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<< Our Photo Pages >> Banyas - Ancient Temple in Syria

Submitted by motist on Friday, 30 July 2010  Page Views: 7003

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Banyas Alternative Name: Caesarea Philippi, Paneas; Greek: Πανειάς;, Arabic: با
Country: Syria Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Kiryat Shmona  Nearest Village: Snir
Latitude: 33.248619N  Longitude: 35.694444E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Banyas submitted by SolarMegalith : General view of the ceremonial complex, with Tomb Temple of the Dancing Goats on the right, followed by Court of Nemesis and Temple of Zeus (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
From Motist: Banias is an archaeological site by the uninhabited former city of Caesarea Philippi, located at the foot of Mount Hermon (Ba'al-Hermon, Arabic: جبل الشيخ‎, Jabal esh-Shaiykh, Hebrew: הר חרמון‎, Har Hermon) in the Golan Heights. The site is 150 km north of Jerusalem and 60 km southwest of Damascus.

The city was located within the region known as the "Panion" (the region of the Greek god Pan), and is named after the deity associated with the grotto and shrines close to the spring called "Paneas".

The temenos (sacred precinct) included a temple, courtyards, a grotto and niches for rituals, and was dedicated to Pan. It was constructed on an elevated, 80m long natural terrace along the cliff which towered over the north of the city. A four-line inscription at the base of one of the niches relates to Pan and Echo, the mountain nymph, and was dated to 87 CE.

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From SolarMegalith: around Pan's grotto there are excavated remains of sanctuary, consisting mostly of buildings from Roman period. Among the preserved structures there are ruins of Augustus temple, Court of Nemesis and Tomb Temple of the Dancing Goats. On the other side of the road there are excavated remains of a town founded by Herod the Great.
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Banyas submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of Augustus temple (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Banyas submitted by SolarMegalith : View from the rock shelter towards Court of Nemesis (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Banyas submitted by SolarMegalith : Tomb Temple of the Dancing Goats located in sanctuary complex near Pan's grotto (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Banyas submitted by SolarMegalith : Excavated remains of Caesarea Philippi, the city founded by Herod the Great (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Banyas submitted by durhamnature : Caves at Banyas, from "Survey of Western Palestine" via archive.org Site in Israel

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Re: Banyas Pan Temple by motist on Saturday, 31 July 2010
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More:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banias

http://www.jewishmag.co.il/34mag/banyas/banyas.htm

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Archaeological+Sites+in+Israel+-+Banyas-+Cult+Cent.htm

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