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Aelia Capitolina
Roman colony built on the ruins of Jerusalem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]) was a Roman colony founded during Emperor Hadrian's visit to Judaea in 129/130 AD,[1][2] centered around Jerusalem, which had been almost totally razed after the siege of 70 AD.
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Location | Jerusalem |
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Coordinates | 31.775689°N 35.23104°E / 31.775689; 35.23104 |
A sanctuary to Roman god Jupiter was built on the Temple Mount, and statues of Roman deities were erected in the city, and Jews were forbidden entrance to the city.[2][3] The ban on Jews was maintained until the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 636. The Aelia part of the name was used in Arabic as Īlyāʾ during the Umayyad Caliphate.[3]