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    Temple of Bel 
    Bel is identified by the 
    Greeks as Zeus and as Jupiter by the Romans, and is lord and master of the 
    universe, creator of the world and leader of the gods. He was originally a 
    Babylonian god, and was often mentioned in a triad with the inferior 
    Yarhibol, god of Sun, and god of the moon Aglibol. 
    The temple is set on an artificial mound that dates back to 
    the 2nd millennium BC and it is almost sure that this site has always been 
    the site of a shrine. This sanctuary is walled and has a courtyard in the 
    center of it, and in the center of the courtyard the cella, which is the 
    original place of worship. 
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