Temple of Bel

Temple of Bel

The Temple of Bel is an ancient stone ruin located in Palmyra, Syria.

What can be seen today are the remnants of a Roman temple constructed in the first century AD. However, the area may have been used as a temple site for over three thousand years. Bel was the superor Babylonian god was subsequently adapted by the Greeks as Zeus and by the Romans as Jupiter.

External links

* [http://www.syrianembassy.us/Aboutsyria/temple_of_bel.htm Syrian embassy site with history of the site]
* [http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/templeofbel.shtml Travel site with images]


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