Temple of Hercules Gaditanus
The Temple of Hercules Gaditanus, Temple of Melqart or Temple of Hercules-Melqart was a place of worship in Antiquity in the southern outskirts of Gadir-Gades (current-day Cádiz)[n. 1] perhaps dating as early as the 8th century BC. Operating under Tyrian, Carthaginian and Roman rule,[3] it once was one of the most important sanctuaries in the Western World.[4][5] It was paid respect by the likes of Hannibal, Scipio Africanus and Caesar.[3]
Julius Caesar visiting the Temple of Hercules Gaditano.
It was initially dedicated to Phoenician god Melqart and then to Hercules.
References
- Informational notes
- Using LiDAR technology, different research group have pinpointed its specific location to either an underwater location in the estuarine marsh of Sancti Petri or to the cerro de los Mártires (300 metres inland), sparking a controversy pitting groups linked to the University of Seville and the Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico against other research groups linked to the Universities of Cádiz and Córdoba.[1] The University of Seville researchers examined the contours of earth in the coastal area of Sancti Petri Channel and found a 984 feet long and 492 feet wide structure.[2]
- Citations
- Olaya, Vicente G.; Cañas, Jesús A. (18 December 2021). "Duelo entre arqueólogos por la ubicación del templo de Hércules-Melqart en Cádiz". El País.
- Cañas, Jesús A. (2021-12-17). "Spanish researchers discover possible location of legendary temple of Hercules Gaditanus". EL PAÍS English Edition. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- Van Berchem 1967, p. 6.
- Mierse 2004, pp. 574.
- Marín Ceballos & Jiménez Flores 2004, p. 235.
- Bibliography
- Mierse, William Edwin (2004). "The Architecture of the Lost Temple of Hercules Gaditanus and Its Levantine Associations". American Journal of Archaeology. 108 (4): 545–575. JSTOR 40025730.
- Marín Ceballos, María Cruz; Jiménez Flores, Ana María (2004). "Los santuario fenicio-púnicos como centros de sabiduría: el templo de Melqart en Gadir" (PDF). Huelva Arqueológica. 20: 215–240.
- Van Berchem, D. (1967). "Sanctuaires d'Hercule-Melqart. Contribution à l'étude de l'expansion phénicienne en Méditerranée". Syria. Archéologie, Art et histoire. 44 (1–2): 73–109. ISSN 2076-8435.
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