Aelia capitolina was the name of a city built by the emperor
Hadrian in the year
131, and occupied by a Roman colony, on the site of
Jerusalem, which was in ruins when he visited his Syrian dominions.
Aelia is derived from the emperor's family name, and Capilolina from that of
Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom a temple was built on the site of the Jewish temple.
Based on an article from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
- The History of the Ancient Near East
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Edited 11/11/2002