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<< Our Photo Pages >> Baitokaike Temple of Zeus - Ancient Temple in Syria

Submitted by AlexHunger on Monday, 26 December 2022  Page Views: 12088

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Baitokaike Temple of Zeus Alternative Name: Husn Suleiman, Hosn Soleiman, حصن سليمان, Baetocaese
Country: Syria Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Tartus  Nearest Village: Safita
Latitude: 34.930750N  Longitude: 36.245410E
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:
5Superb
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
0No data.
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
0no data
5

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Bashendi visited on 26th May 2008 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 1 I think you will find that it's called Husn Suleiman (حصن سليمان) and that its ancient name was Baetocaese. I would go nowhere near it at present! It is seriously remote and the dangers are great.

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger : The old Phoenician temple of Baal was sucsessively converted to a temple of Zeus first by the Greeks and then by the romans. The temple is surounded by a compound wall of absolutely massive blocks up to 5 Meters long. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Visited in 2006, a Helenistic/Roman Temple precinct of Zeus with earlier foundations for a Temple of Baal in valey. A little to the north there are the remains of a smaller temple which was used as a monastery in the 4th Century CE. 807 meters altitude and in perfect north - south orientation.
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Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger : The old Phoenician temple of Baal was sucsessively converted to a temple of Zeus first by the Greeks and then by the Romans. The temple is surounded by a compound wall of absolutely massive blocks up to 5 Meters long. Entrance Gate. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger : The old Phoenician temple of Baal was sucsessively converted to a temple of Zeus first by the Greeks and then by the romans. The temple is surounded by a compound wall of absolutely massive blocks up to 5 Meters long. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger

Baitokaike Temple of Zeus
Baitokaike Temple of Zeus submitted by AlexHunger

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