the ruins of the colossal Corinthian columns of the basilica at Al–Ashmunayn April 19, 2017 4912 × 3264 the ruins of the colossal Corinthian columns of the basilica at Al–Ashmunayn Photo: Shangyun Shen, the ruins of the colossal Corinthian columns of the basilica at Al–Ashmunayn that was once the famous Hermopolis Magna which probably date back to the first half of the first century.