Aelia Capitolina
Name of the Roman city that Hadrian founded on the ruins of Jerusalem about 130 CE. Jews were barred from entering it after the Bar Kokhba revolt.Continue ▸
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Sources
- The book Israel NOWlej by Richard J. Koret, glossary, page 173.