Typology (Honorific / Funerary / etc.):
Honorific building dedication.
Original Location/Place:
Western edge of the Old Forum, Lepcis Magna.
Actual Location (Collection/Museum):
Physical Characteristics:
Pseudo-peripteral temple, oriented to the south-east of the Old Forum of Lepcis Magna. A large temple of c. 46 x 20 m, constructed from limestone from Ras el-Hammam (although later restored in places with marble). The temple is made up of a podium, reached by staircases in the side. The portico was made up of Ionic columns of grey limestone, which were replaced with marble versions in the 2nd century CE. The temple was situated between two temples, dedicated to Hercules and Liber Pater/Shadrap, to which it was linked by arches that connected the podia on each side.
The below inscription was carved all around the doorway.