Mérida, Spain
2nd century AD
A Guarda, Spain
100 BCE
Alcúdia, Spain
123 BC
Vigo, Spain
0-300 AD
Cartagena, Spain
3rd century BCE
Iruña de Oca, Spain
1st century AD
Mérida, Spain
1st century AD
Alaior, Spain
1400 BCE
Medellín, Spain
1st century BCE
Seville, Spain
68-65 BCE
Toledo, Spain
10th century
Murcia, Spain
11th century
Alicante, Spain
3rd century BCE
Mérida, Spain
c. 20 BCE
Alcántara, Spain
103 AD
Pedrosa de la Vega, Spain
350-400 AD
Ibiza, Spain
7th century BCE
Torrox, Spain
2nd century BCE
A Lanzada, Spain
800-200 BCE
Alange, Spain
2nd century AD
The Temple of Edfu is one of the best preserved ancient shrines in Egypt. It was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC.
Edfu was one of several temples built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom, including the Dendera Temple complex, Esna, the Temple of Kom Ombo, and Philae. Its size reflects the relative prosperity of the time. The present temple initially consisted of a pillared hall, two transverse halls, and a barque sanctuary surrounded by chapels. The building was started during the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes and completed in 57 BC under Ptolemy XII Auletes. It was built on the site of an earlier, smaller temple also dedicated to Horus, although the previous structure was oriented east–west rather than north–south as in the present site.