Used as a hunting lodge by the seventh- and eighth-century Muslim Ummayad dynasty, from what little remains, including some excellent mosaics, it is obvious that it must have been palatial.
The building dates from the first century A.D.
mnli hypothesis: The building dates from the first century A.D. premise: Used as a hunting lodge by the seventh- and eighth-century Muslim Ummayad dynasty, from what little remains, including some excellent mosaics, it is obvious that it must have been palatial.