Qasr Chbib Explained

Qasr Chbib
Alternate Name:Qasr Chbib
Map Type:Syria
Map Size:200
Region:al Qunaytirah
Coordinates:33.4167°N 35.85°W
Cultures:Roman
Condition:Ruins
Public Access:Yes

Qasr Chbib is a complex of two Roman temples situated a few hundred meters from the summit of Mount Hermon.[1] Officially in the Quneitra District of Syria, web mapping shows the ruins to be in the Hasbaya District of the Nabatieh Governorate in Lebanon.[2]

Both of the sanctuaries have northern walls that were carved out of solid bedrock. The western temple has an area at the back in place of an Adyton that was also hewn out of the rock escarpment.[3] Kevin Butcher suggested that this design was employed to bring the temples "closer to the gods".[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: E. A. Myers. The Ituraeans and the Roman Near East: Reassessing the Sources. 23 September 2012. 11 February 2010. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-51887-1. 93–.
  2. Book: Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut, Lebanon). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph. 23 September 2012. 2007. Impr. catholique.
  3. Book: Ted Kaizer. The Variety of Local Religious Life in the Near East In the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. 23 September 2012. 2008. BRILL. 978-90-04-16735-3. 76–.
  4. Book: Kevin Butcher. Roman Syria and the Near East. 23 September 2012. 19 February 2004. Getty Publications. 978-0-89236-715-3. 352–.