This Pagan temple was erected in 3rd century A.D. with the purpose of swearing in officers and granting them their medals. The Kalybe incorporates architectural elements from an older building which the locals refer to as Bed of the King’s Daughter. According to local legend, a king of Bosra had an only daughter whom his fortune tellers predicted would soon die. To protect his daughter from any harm, the king built a tall structure and housed his daughter at the very top of it thinking he could defy fate. The servants lifted food and drink to the daughter on top of the structure, but death eventually found its way to her through the sting of a scorpion that hid in a bunch of grapes. The building stretches to the north and forms a wide arch to the east with buildings on both sides all the way to the Corinthian column standing to the north. The exterior walls had decorative niches on the north portion overlooking the main road, some of these are still visible today.
