Abstract
The great Sun temple of Emesa, mentioned by Herodian in his account of the revolt of Elagabalus, has never been found. Recently, Warwick Ball has suggested that it is to be identified with the temple complex at Baalbek. The evidence which he provides for this assertion, however, does not prove his case and in some cases rests upon false assumptions. When the textual, archaeological and epigraphic evidence is examined, it is clear that the temple must have been in the city of Emesa itself, and therefore it is yet to be located.
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