Rasson and Seigne (2019) state that a Christian monastery was established on the site of the Temple of Zeus between 455 and 485 CE and was destroyed in the mid-6th century CE, which they attribute to a violent expulsion of its occupants. In contrast, Jean-Pierre Braun in Egan and Bikai (1998:598) argues that the collapses and damage resulted from an earthquake, a view also supported by Seigne (1986:247), who notes that the earthquake “destroyed the peristyle of the great temple.” Rasson and Seigne (2019) also report that mosaic floors and painted decoration from the upper chapel were found in the street below, a circumstance that may indicate deliberate human action.