Aelia Capitolina - Jerusalem in the Roman period : : in light of archaeological research /

Aelia Capitolina - Jerusalem in the Roman period : : in light of archaeological research / / by Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah.

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The book discusses the history and the archaeology of Jerusalem in the Roman period (70-400 CE) following a chronological order, from the establishment of the Tenth Roman Legion’s camp on the ruins of Jerusalem in 70 CE, through the foundation of Aelia Capitolina by Hadrian, in around 130 CE, and th...

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Superior document:History of Modern Science; volume3
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Weksler-Bdolah, Shlomit,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:History of Modern Science; volume3.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Foreword
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  •  1  Chronological and Historical Framework
  •  2  History of Research
  •  3  Sources of Information for the Investigation of Aelia Capitolina
  • 2 The Camp of the Legion  X Fretensis
  •  1  The Camp’s Fortifications and Related Structures
  •  2  Structures, Roads and Installations inside the Camp
  •  3  The Roman Dump on the Slopes of the Southwestern Hill
  •  4  A Few Comments Relating to the Army in Aelia Capitolina
  • 3 Aelia Capitolina
  •  1  The Foundation of the Colony
  •  2  The Urban Layout: The City Gates
  •  3  Streets and Plazas
  •  4  The Buildings of Aelia Capitolina
  • 4 Aelia Capitolina in the Fourth Century
  •  1  The Expansion of the City’s Limits
  •  2  The Construction of a Wide-Circumference City Wall
  •  3  The Identity of the Population
  •  4  The Christianization of the Cityscape
  •  5  Aelia/Hierosolyma in the Fourth Century: Summary and Conclusions
  • 5 Water Supply: Cisterns, Pools and Aqueducts
  • 6 The City’s Cemeteries
  •  1  The Northern Cemetery
  •  2  The South and Southwest Cemeteries
  •  3  The East Cemetery
  • 7 The Rural Hinterland of Aelia Capitolina
  •  1  The Imperial Roads
  •  2  Military Sites in the Rural Hinterland of Aelia Capitolina
  •  3  Settlements and Residential Buildings
  •  4  Rural Cemeteries
  •  5  Road Stations
  • 8 The City and Its Population 70 CE –c. 400 CE : Discussion and Summary
  •  1  From Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina—Aspects of Change and Continuity
  •  2  The Urban Development of Aelia Capitolina In Light of Archaeological Research, a Synthesis
  •  3  Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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