abl ature . ▁Their ▁capit als ▁remain ▁nearly ▁perfect ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side , ▁while ▁the ▁Be q aa ' s ▁winter ▁wind s ▁have ▁worn ▁the ▁northern ▁faces ▁almost ▁bare . ▁The ▁remaining ▁arch it ra ve ▁and ▁fr ie ze ▁blocks ▁we igh ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁, ▁with ▁one ▁corner ▁block ▁weight ing ▁over ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁raised ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁method ▁of ▁construction ▁remains ▁an ▁ar che ological ▁mystery . ▁▁ ▁This ▁quar ry ▁was ▁slightly ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁temple ▁complex , ▁so ▁no ▁lif ting ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁stones . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁Roman ▁c ran es ▁were ▁not ▁capable ▁of ▁lif ting ▁stones ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁t onne ▁range . ▁The ▁large ▁stones ▁may ▁have ▁simply ▁been ▁rolled ▁into ▁position ▁along ▁temporary ▁ear then ▁banks ▁from ▁the ▁quar ry ▁or ▁multiple ▁c ran es ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁combination , ▁or ▁they ▁might ▁have ▁altern ated ▁sides ▁a ▁little ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁filling ▁in ▁supports ▁under ne ath ▁each ▁time . ▁ ▁Cont in ued ▁ar che ological ▁investig ations ▁have ▁been ▁h inder ed ▁by ▁civil ▁un rest ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Function ▁Mac rob ius , ▁writing ▁c . ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁temple ▁held ▁a ▁golden ▁statue ▁of ▁Apol lo ▁or ▁Ze us . ▁Represent ed ▁as ▁a ▁be ard less ▁youth ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁gar