Southern Entrance to the Temple

View looking east at the southern entrance to the Late Roman Temple in Antioch on the Orontes. The ramp to the left of the man and the olive tree leads into the inner portion of the temple area

On the left, note the portion of a red column resting in the shallow excavation in front of the wall—in the shade

The outer foundation wall of the Temple Platform is preserved to a height of 15 feet! It is built of opus caementicium (roman concrete) with pebble stones and cement mortar.

The outer perimeter of the Temple measures 350 x 233 feet, which is larger than the Parthenon in Athens (228 x 101 feet)!