Aelia Capitolina
other
former Roman colony
Location: 31.7757, 35.2310
Who is recorded here
- Sextus Julius Africanus birth · AD 160
- Narcissus of Jerusalem death · AD 211
In art
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About the place
Aelia Capitolina was a Roman colony founded during the Roman emperor Hadrian's visit to Judaea in 129/130 CE. It was founded on the ruins of Jerusalem, which had been almost totally razed after the siege of 70 CE.
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