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

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

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, a...

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Main Author: Weksler-Bdolah, Shlomit (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Series: History of Modern Science; volume3.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004393820.

Subjects:

Romans > Jerusalem > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Jerusalem.
Jerusalem > Antiquities, Roman.
Jerusalem > Buildings, structures, etc.
Jerusalem > History > To 1500.

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Call Number: DS109.15 .W45 2020

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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.