As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s UNESCO status might save them. Search Query Show Search.

First visitors at Baalbek temple followng Israeli strikes that left trail of destruction nearby. Posted: November 28, 2024 | Last updated: November 28, 2024.

The change of venue from Baalbek, where the annual music festival is usually held under the towering columns of the Roman Temple of Jupiter, is the latest fallout from Syria’s civil war, which ...

The appeal highlights the threat to the citadel of Baalbek, which houses a renowned ancient temple complex BEIRUT, November 8. /TASS/. Over 100 members of the Lebanese parliament have signed an ...

“Some citizens went to the Baalbek citadel,” he told NPR, referring to the part of the ancient site where the 2,000-year-old temple of Jupiter and temple of Bacchus are located.

BEIRUT — As Israel intensified attacks in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek this week, residents with nowhere else to go fled to the ancient Roman temples, hoping the archaeological site’s ...