▁Pierre ▁College ▁Brothers , ▁the ▁Official ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁B ask inta ▁and ▁the ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁School . ▁ ▁History ▁B ask inta ▁car ries ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁monuments , ▁c em eter ies , ▁and ▁num ism at ics , ▁pot tery ▁remains ▁that ▁date ▁as ▁back ▁as ▁the ▁Pho en ician ▁and ▁the ▁Greek ▁ages . ▁The ▁Gree ks ▁knew ▁B ask inta ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁it ▁several ▁pal aces ▁- ▁of ▁which ▁enorm ous ▁stones , ▁pill ars ▁stands , ▁and ▁under ground ▁pass ages ▁still ▁exist . ▁ ▁Bac chus ▁temple ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁known ▁as ▁Q an at ▁Bak ish , ▁con notes ▁Bac chus , ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁mer r iment ▁and ▁wine ▁in ▁Greek ▁myth ology . ▁The ▁Fa q ra ▁temple ▁ru ins ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Ad on is ▁and ▁At arg atis ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁ 1 1   km ▁north ▁of ▁B ask inta ▁nearby ▁M za ar ▁K far deb ian , ▁the ▁largest ▁ski ▁resort ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁Golden ▁num ism at ics , ▁co ins , ▁j ew els ▁that ▁belonged ▁to ▁Queen ▁Hel ena ▁( Saint ▁Helen ▁of ▁Constantin ople , ▁( c .   2 5 0 ▁– ▁c .   3 3 0 ), ▁mother ▁of ▁Const antine ▁the ▁Great ) ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁too ▁and ▁they ▁go ▁back ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Sul j ok ▁and ▁Anto kh ios ▁the ▁ 1 st , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁the ▁