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Aelia Capitolina
Also known as Colonia Aelia Capitolina
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31.7757, 35.2310 · Wikidata Q1250874 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map
Hadrian's Roman colony built on Jerusalem's ruins after 135.
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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. This act marked a significant transformation of the city from a Jewish metropolis to a small pagan settlement dedicated to the cult of Capitoline Jupiter.
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