Later Earthquake(s)
Korzhenkov et al. (2016) identified
evidence for two earthquake events at Qasr Bint, the earlier of which
likely corresponds to one of the
363 CE Cyril Quakes, followed by a
subsequent seismic episode. Similarly,
Tholbecq et al. (2022:67) interpreted
fallen blocks near the
apse as the result of damage from two separate
earthquakes: one attributable to the southern 363 CE Cyril event, and a
later event such as the
419 CE Monaxius and Plinta Quake or,
as later suggested by
Tholbecq et al. (2023:33), one of the
mid-8th-century CE earthquakes.
Jones (2021) further suggested that
Qasr al-Bint may have suffered damage during a late 6th-century CE
earthquake, possibly the
Inscription at Areopolis Quake. At the
same time, Jones noted that
Renel (2013:349) proposed an end to
post-363 CE occupation in the early 5th century CE, potentially as a
result of major flooding, as argued by
Paradise (2011). Jones therefore
concluded that while abandonment in the 5th century CE due to flooding
remains plausible, Qasr al-Bint may nonetheless have sustained
additional damage during a later seismic event in the 6th century CE.