ARAM, 23 (2011) 645-668, doi 10.2143/ARAM.23.0.2959677 THE CHRISTIAN SETTLEMENTS ON THE GOLAN DURING THE LATE ROMAN-BYZANTINE PERIOD Mr. ROBIN FROUMIN (Israel) INTRODUCTION The infiltration of Christianity occurred in the Golan Heights during the Late Roman and Byzantine periods (132 - 638 C.E.). Judaism and paganism were already established here,. but Christianity was beginning to make its mark. The aims of this paper are three-fold: 1) an attempt to establish the boundaries of the Christian settlement within the area, 2) the number of settlements and 3) an attempt to date the beginnings of C-hristianity in the Golan. The main sources used in this study in order to identify Christian settlements and establish boundaries are the results of 6 surveys. The surveys in question are those by Schumacher,' Epstein and Gutman.i Dauphin and Schonfield.' Hartal,qponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA 4 and Gregg and Urman. 5 Apart from these sources, other sources were used as well as personal communication with Dr. H. Ben-David, Dr. M. Hartal, and Dr. Z.-U. Maoz. Gottlieb Schumacher's bookaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA The Jaulan, published in 1888, was the first survey of the area and was used as a basis for further studies and surveys of the Area. Moreover he provided the first detailed map of the Golan. Epstein and Gutman's work was part of an archaeological survey that encompassed other parts of the country. Dauphin and Schonfield give a preliminary report of three seasons of survey in the central parts of the Golan. Urman published a profile of the region during the Roman and Byzantine periods. Hartal surveyed the Northern Golan Heights. Gregg and Urman published a book, based on Urman's survey of the Golan regarding sites containing Greek and other inscriptions from the same period. 1 Schumacher:baZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA The Jaulan 2 Epstein and Gutman: Judaea, Samaria and the Golan 3 Dauphin and Schonfield: Settlements of the Roman and Byzantine Periods on the Golan Heights 4 Hartal: Northern Golan Heights 5 Gregg and Urman: Jews, Pagans and Christians in the Golan Heights