Complex sentence: The first of these was likely a 4th century CE cruciform church, while a church built during the Crusader era appears to have been destroyed after the Saladdin's victory over the Crusaders in the Battle of Hittin in 1187.
Split into simpler sentences: The first of these was likely a 4th century CE cruciform church. A church built during the Crusader era sppears to have been destroyed after the Saladdin's victory over the Crusaders in the Battle of Hittin in 1187.