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Amman Temple of Hercules

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, remains of capitals and frieze Deity, Sanctuary
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, parts of a statue Deity, Sanctuary, Sculpture
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, temenos Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, temenos Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules 00 Deity, Sanctuary
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Deity, Sanctuary
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, exterior Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, remains of columns and capitals Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, remains of columns, capitals and frieze Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, remains of columns, capitals and frieze Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, remains of columns, capitals and frieze Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, remains of columns, capitals and frieze Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, remains of base and frieze with Greek inscription Deity, Inscription (Greek), Sanctuary
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, exterior Deity, Sanctuary
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Amman, Citadel, Temple of Hercules, temenos Column, Deity, Sanctuary, Stoa
Date: CE_0161c-CE_0166c
Category: Roman Empire
Institution:
Place of discovery: Philadelphia
Collection: Livius

Surroundings:

Amman, Citadel, Fortification walls

Amman, Citadel, Fortification walls and tower

Amman, Citadel, Wall and tower

Amman, Citadel, remains of Remains of Byzantine church,

Amman, Citadel, remains of Remains of Byzantine church,

Amman, Citadel, remains of Remains of Byzantine church,

Amman Triumphal Arch in 1900

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street

Amman, Citadel, cardo

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street

Colonnaded street, Amman

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street

Amman, Citadel, Umayyad Palace, colonnaded street, with remains of a mosk

Amman, Limestone statue of Yerah Azar

Amman, Head of an Ammonite man

Amman, Ammonite capital

Amman, Man on horse

Amman, Citadel, God-head-shaped jug

Amman, Pedestal with relief of the god Sun

Amman, Basalt mortar

Amman, Citadel, Ammonite inscription

Amman, Man on horse

Amman, Headless Egyptian style statue/relief

Amman, Head of Tyche

Amman, Basalt sarcophagus

Temple or sanctuary

Location:

Jordan, Amman
geo:31.953936,35.934868
Location ± 5-25 m.

Period or year:

170~ / unknown

Class:

Temple or sanctuary
visible

Identifiers:

vici:place=11317

Annotations

Temple of Hercules - Philadelphia was built in the reign of the emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD). Also known as the Great Temple of Amman.

See:

http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/tourism1.html

Relevant museums

Archeologisch museum van Amman

Het oude archeologische museum van Jordanië.

Amman, Jordan Museum

The new historical museum of Jordan; substantial archaeological collection.

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre

Nearby

Archeologisch museum van Amman

Het oude archeologische museum van Jordanië.

Amman, Citadel, Hellenistic walls

Amman, Citadel, Hellenistic walls

Amman, Byzantine Basilica

Byzantine basilica.