When the ancient Greeks settled here, they called their city Hierapolis (Holy City). What destroyed it?

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: When the ancient Greeks settled here, they called their city Hierapolis (Holy City). What destroyed it?

A Earthquakes
B Warfare
C Plague

After earthquakes in 17 CE and 60 CE left the city in ruins, Hierapolis was rebuilt in the Roman style. But then another devastating earthquake occurred in the 7th century, from which the city never fully recovered.

The correct answer is Earthquakes.

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