  One of the most complex architectural feats ever conceived is the magnificent
temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, Lebanon. Several issues remain unsolved about
this site, and in particular the chronology and dating of the two podia and the
true nature of the cult. We present here some hints coming from orientation and
from other features of the temple, which seem to point to a unified project of
both podia, originally conceived under Herod the Great.
