• The Temple of Jupiter in Damascus was built by the Romans, beginning during the rule of Augustus[1] and completed during the rule of Constantius II.[2].
  • In 391, the Temple of Jupiter was transformed and rebuilt into an imposing Christian basilica by order of the Christian emperor Theodosius I...
  • Begun during the reign of Emperor Augustus, the Temple of Jupiter in Damascus is a pretty impressive ruin that reminds Syria of its ancient past.
  • The primary landmark of the old city of Damascus. ... 700 BC it was the temple of the Aramaic God 'Hadad), at the Roman time it became the temple of Jupiter.
  • The area of of Jupiter's temple in Damascus under the Romans (117,000 square meters) was far larger than that of the modern Umayyad Mosque (16...
  • Damascus, Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, 1st CE. AD. The west gate of the Jupiter Temple lies in the middle of the historic old town.
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  • Religion played a much greater role in Egypt and in the Near East; this may explain the size of the Temple to Jupiter in Damascus...
  • The Temple of Jupiter in Damascus was built by the Romans, beginning during the rule of Augustus and completed during the rule of Constantius II.
  • ...reconfigured and expanded under the direction of Damascus-born architect Apollodorus and was named the Temple of Jupiter in relation to the god Jupiter.