Aelia Capitolina (English: /ˈiːliə ˌkæpɪtəˈlaɪnə/ EE-lee-ə KAP-it-ə-LY-nə; full name in Latin: Colonia Aelia Capitolina [kɔˈloːni.a ˈae̯li.a kapɪtoːˈliːna])...

A Roman colonia (pl.: coloniae) was originally a settlement of Roman citizens, establishing a Roman outpost in federated or conquered territory, for the...

significance for the Jews but had been destroyed, was rebuilt as the colonia Aelia Capitolina. Jews were forbidden to settle there or in the immediate vicinity...

Hadrian decided to build a Roman colony in its place, naming it Colonia Aelia Capitolina, after the Roman deities Jupiter, Juno and Minerva (the Capitoline...

Hadrian and dated to 129/130 CE, as well as identification of Colonia Aelia Capitolina struck coins have since been largely accepted as confirmation to...

Roman Empire. Many join Mediterranean ports. Jerusalem is renamed Colonia Aelia Capitolina, in honor of Hadrian. Legio VI Ferrata rebuilds the legionary fortress...

colony with the official name Colonia Aelia Capitolina (Aelia after Hadrian's family name: P. Aelius Hadrianus; Capitolina after Jupiter Capitolinus). The...

AD: Roman emperor Hadrian order construction of a pagan Roman "Colonia Aelia Capitolina" on the ruins of Jerusalem. 132–135 AD: The Bar Kokhba revolt -...

Roman Empire. Many join Mediterranean ports. Jerusalem is renamed Colonia Aelia Capitolina, in honor of Hadrian. Legio VI Ferrata rebuilds the legionary fortress...

destroyed. A few years later, a new colony was founded in its place, named Aelia Capitolina. One scholarly view the aim of renaming Judea was to disassociate the...

Syria Palaestina. Included here are the Galilee and Perea. Legio, Aelia Capitolina [dubious – discuss], Raphana[dubious – discuss] Nisibis, Singara, Ziata...

Roman colony of Aelia Capitolina. Foreign cults were introduced and Jews were forbidden entry. The construction of Aelia Capitolina is considered one...

circumstantial evidence suggesting it was he who renamed it Ælia Capitolina, with a Roman colonia and foreign cults. It is commonly held that this was done...

its name from the Biblical references to Emmaus. Rabbi Akiva: 58  Aelia Capitolina Battle of Emmaus Caesarea Maritima Emmaus (charity) Gezer Horvat 'Eqed...

1873–1874. p. 103. followinghadrian (5 November 2014). "Exploring Aelia Capitolina, Hadrian's Jerusalem". Archived from the original on 18 February 2017...

legions settled here. The city was one of four colonies (with Berytus, Aelia Capitolina and Caesarea Maritima) created in the ancient Levant by Roman emperors...

Anazarbus Turkey Anazarbos Hadrian's Gate 130 2nd century AD Antalya Turkey Attaleia Ecce Homo arch 130 2nd century AD Jerusalem Israel Aelia Capitolina...

legions settled here. The city was one of four colonies (with Berytus, Aelia Capitolina, and Caesarea Maritima) created in the Levant by Roman emperors for...

form the new province of Syria Palaestina, and Jerusalem was renamed "Aelia Capitolina". Some scholars view these actions as an attempt to disconnect the...

Godmanchester United Kingdom 125 AD Hadrianopolis Edirne Turkey 131 AD Aelia Capitolina Jerusalem (part of) Israel / State of Palestine 150 AD Ala Aalen Germany...

began with Colonia and then a more descriptive term. During the Middle Ages, these were often shortened to just Colonia. One of these, Colonia Agrippinensis...