Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)' has mentioned 'Byzantine' in the following places:
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| In 2004, the site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[1] and is valued by archaeologists for its extensive ruins dating to the Roman, Byzantine, and early Muslim periods. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Early history 2 Mosaics 3 Byzantine period 4 Muslim conquest 5 Stylite tower 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 8.1 Bibliography 9 External links | WIKI |
| [6] Also, the excavation of a Byzantine church here exposed an inscription naming the area as "Castron Mephaa" further supporting the theory that Umm-ar Rasas and the biblical Mephaat are one and the same. | WIKI |
| Byzantine period[edit] | WIKI |
| Umm ar-Rasas was converted into an ecclesiastical center boasting numerous Byzantine churches. | WIKI |
| [12] Discontented with Byzantine control, local Arab-speaking tribesmen living in the desert expanses willingly aided the Muslim invaders easing their conquest. | WIKI |
| [13] Byzantine churches were infrequently transformed into mosques, but especially during the Abbasid period, the Muslim government actively enforced restrictive laws against Christian images. | WIKI |
| [14] Many of the monasteries and churches built by Byzantine Christians were ultimately abandoned. | WIKI |
| [16] Ornamented with carved Christian symbols on all four sides, the square pillar endures in the distance as evidence of the once flourishing community established in the Byzantine era as a center for spiritual enlightenment. | WIKI |
| It comprises remains from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods (end of 3rd to 9th centuries AD) including a fortified Roman military camp and sixteen churches, some with well-preserved mosaic floors. | UNESCO |