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Aelia Capitolina
Morrish Bible Dictionary
The name given by the Roman emperor Hadrian to a city he raised on the ruins of Jerusalem about A.D. 136. He refused to let any Jews enter the city and sought to stamp out the very name of Jerusalem. Temples were erected to Capitoline Jupiter and to Phrygian Astarte. The city bore the above name for centuries.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Aelia Capitolina'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/a/aelia-capitolina.html. 1897.