Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix

settlement · 1200 BC – 2100 AD

An ancient settlement in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because "with its colossal structures, [it] is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its apogee."

Heliopolis/Col. Iulia Augusta Felix
Coordinates
34.00638, 36.20385
Also known as
Baalbeck (por), Baalbek (en), Baalbek (en), Balbec, Baʿalbek (ota), Baʿlabak, Baʿlabakk, Ba'labakk, Ba'labak, Baalabakk, Baalabak, Ba'albak, Ba'albakk (arb), Ba‘albak, Baalbak, Baalbek (ar), Col. Iulia Augusta Felix, Colonia Heliopolis (lat), Colonia Jul. Aug. Fel. H., Colonia Iulia Augusta Felix Heliopolis, Colonia Iulia Augusta Felix (ka), Colonia Julia Augusta Felix Heliopolitana (lat), Heliopolis, Hēliopolis, Heliopolis (grc), Hēlioupolis, Helioupolis (grc), Qalaa Baalbak, Zitadelle von Baalbek (deu), citadel of Baalbek (eng), بعلبك (ara), بعلبك‎ (ar), قلعة بعلبك (ara), Ἡλίου πόλις (grc), Ἡλιούπολις (grc), 巴勒贝克 (zho)
Dating
attested

Sources

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