Jerusalem (Mount of Olives) - DOMINUS FLEVIT (5-7th centuries)

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Source of knowledge
Epigraphy
Archaeological remains
Excavated site
Excavators: 
NameDate
Bagatti
1955-1956
History: 
The monastery was founded in the Byzantine period, in the 5th or 6th century CE. In 614 CE, with the Persian occupation, it was violently destroyed and abandoned. In the 8th century it was rebuilt, following the plan of the early monastery. The monastery was abandoned sometime before the Crusader period but no precise dating has been offered.
State of certainty: 
Archaeologicaly definitive
Architectural evolution
General outline: 
The foundation of the monastery is dated to the Byzantine period. The complex was built around a central courtyard and included a chapel, a diakonikon, dwelling cells, a small stable and other elements.
Phase date
Century: 
5th-6th c.
General outline: 
The monastery was violently destroyed and abandoned apparently in 614 CE during the Persian occupation.
Phase date
Century: 
7th c.
Within century: 
Early
Post Arab conquest history: 
Built anew