41. Although It dates back to late Hellenistic age, it was also inhabited during the Byzantine eras . 42. "Starting points for ` The Word'are the Bible and the Byzantine era ," 43. The Cistern Basilica, an underground reservoir supported by ornate columns from the Byzantine era , was undamaged. 44. The town remained a summer resort during the Ottoman time, as it was during the Byzantine era . 45. Um el Kanatir is another impressive set of standing ruins of a Jewish village of the Byzantine era . 46. Discovered in 1962, the necropolis consists of hundreds of stone and marble sarcophagi from the Byzantine eras . 47. Evidence shows that the site was extensively settled and grew in importance during the Roman and Byzantine eras . 48. Gaoz said the area may contain artifacts from the Byzantine era and the period of the Second Jewish Temple. 49. Two churches have been discovered from the Byzantine era , and both churches produced impressive remains of mosaic floors. 50. The vaulted large spaces and large domes were lost in style some Roman architecture continued in the Byzantine Era .
