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There are several hypothesis to it's location and date of existence, in this scenario I assumed that it is located near Wadi Rum in -100 BCE as suggested by Iram's Wikipedia article. https://universes.art/en/art-destinations/jordan/wadi-rum/nabataean-temple/columns
Other theories place it at different places in different times, it’s a personal choice because medieval scholars could understand Aramaic but not Hieratic, so for the players to understand the translation it had to be this language.
More about Iram of the Pillars : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iram_of_the_Pillars
There was indeed an Eclypse at that time on this place 06 Oct 1241 https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/1201-1300/SE1241Oct06Tprime.html
The count of Toulouse did lose his land due to Catharism and Barral des Baux did reconquer it. He was excommunicated many times and did say "The excommunicated are my friends, and those who seek absolution are my enemies."More about Catharism : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade
The entier Malucène church was indeed excommunicated also. http://jean.gallian.free.fr/Barral-Web/P13.html
The conflict between Guelphs (papal supporters) and Ghibellines (imperial supporters) tore apart medieval europe for centuries and this particular reconquest of Provence was just one episode of it. *The Cathar heresy and More about the Albigensian Crusade*The legend of Iram of the Pillars*The medieval pursuit of the Philosopher's Stone through alchemy*The Danse Macabre motifconflict : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelphs_and_Ghibellines
