Die Colonia Aelia Capitolina: Überlegungen zur Anfangsphase der zweiten römischen Kolonie in der Provinz Iudaea-Syria Palaestina
Die Colonia Aelia Capitolina: Überlegungen zur Anfangsphase der zweiten römischen Kolonie in der Provinz Iudaea-Syria Palaestina

Summary/Abstract: The colonia Aelia Capitolina, founded by Hadrian instead of Jerusalem, was certainly established only after summer 130, as a letter of the emperor to Hierapolis shows, which was written at this time in Jerusalem. One can conjecture who was settled in the colonia at that time, but concrete evidence is hardly to be found in the epigraphic tradition. The territory of the colonia might have been quite large, but cannot be determined in detail. The Roman character of the new city is most evident in the inscriptions, the vast majority of which are written in Latin. The name Aelia is still used for the city well into the Christian era.

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