Bordeaux, France
2nd century AD
Saintes, France
40-50 AD
Andernos-les-Bains, France
1st-3rd century AD
Fontvieille, France
2nd century AD
Bavay, France
16-13 BCE
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
0-100 AD
Fréjus, France
0-100 AD
Vernègues, France
1st century BCE
Jublains, France
1st century AD
Chaponost, France
1st century AD
Saint-Thibéry, France
30 BC to 14 AD
Vienne, France
100-200 AD
Gennes, France
2nd century AD
Séviac, France
2nd century AD
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, France
72 BCE
Vieux, France
0 - 200 AD
Saintes, France
1st century AD
Valognes, France
0 - 100 AD
Villetelle, France
300 BC
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil, France
1st-3rd 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.