Room: Before the Docile Tetrarch Baalbek
This room is within Palace of Diocletian.
Center map on Before the Docile Tetrarch Baalbek
Before the Docile Tetrarch Baalbek - - - (-------------------------------------------------) W <---(M)---> E - S - Centered in this room is a huge limestone lintel throne, and wedged between the echoing shapes of the chair is a fragile young man. This man, tetrarch Baalbek, has a full-lipped face, heavy-lidded eyes, and dreaming expression, appears to be preoccupied with his own personal problems. It is common knowledge that he is easy to manipulate and has become dangerously unqualified for his position. An unusual head ornament projects from the top of his throne, made of silver and mercury. The head is slightly under life size and appears to be hammered from a single sheet of silver. Equally luxurious are the marble steps that flow from the base of the throne. The nave arcade continues south, and the tetrarch chamber extends west. Tetrarch Baalbek is here sitting on a huge limestone lintel throne.