Jerusalem in the Byzantine Period (Drawing)
In the five centuries following the Bar Kokhba revolt, Jerusalem remained under Roman and then Byzantine rule and became heavily Christianized. In the fourth century, the Roman emperor Constantine I constructed many Christian places of worship in Jerusalem, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Church of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives. Later emperors added the Nea Church, the basilica of Holy Zion, and the Siloam Church, among others.
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Credits
Dr. Leen Ritmeyer, Ritmeyer Archaeological Design.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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