Facade of the Temple of Hathor. Dendera Temple Complex.

Facade of the Temple of Hathor. Dendera Temple Complex.

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Facade of Temple of Hathor. Dendera Temple Complex. Viewed from northeast of the temple's façade. The original temple structure underwent continuous modifications throughout the Middle Kingdom and up until the beginning of the reign of the Roman emperor Trajan. The existing temple's structure began construction in 54 B.C.E, the late Ptolemaic period, under the reign of Ptolemy Auletes.The hypostyle hall was built in the Roman period under Tiberius.mIn Egypt, Trajan was quite active in constructing buildings and decorating them. He appears, together with Domitian, in offering scenes on the propylaeum of the Temple of Hathor. His cartouche also appears in the column shafts of the Temple of Khnum at Esna.

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