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Earthquake Destroyed Everything

On the other hand, Hippos was almost entirely devastated by a catastrophic earthquake in 749 A.D., and the city was lost to time for the next 1,000 years. Archaeologists began excavating the area in the mid-twentieth century. A fascinating tale started to unfold over the course of many decades.

Earthquake Destroyed Everything

A Grand Church

Researchers started uncovering ancient domestic buildings in the ruins of Hippos in the 1950s, including the ruins of a grand church in the city’s southeast. On the other hand, large-scale excavations did not begin until around the turn of the century, when an international team began an ambitious project.

A Grand Church