 The cult of Jupiter Dolichenus is especially difficult to assess in this respect because the archaeological finds at Dülük indicate that, at some point, Roman material was "exported to" Doliche, thus obscuring the distinction between Roman and native cult there.These scholastic issues notwithstanding, the Romans perceived Jupiter Dolichenus as 'Syrian', and that perception, not the reality, influenced the Roman world.Reinvented or not, the Roman cult appears to have been informed by Baal's roles as a national god and as a 'king' god (i.e.