Aelia Capitolina - Jerusalem in the Roman Period

In Light of Archaeological Research
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-40733-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 432, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements / Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity

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 the Christianization of the population and the cityscape in the fourth century. Cemeteries around the city, the rural hinterland, and the imperial roads that led to and from Aelia Capitolina are discussed as well. Due to the paucity of historical sources, the book is based on archaeological remains, suggesting a reconstruction of the city's development and a discussion of the population’s identity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weksler-Bdolah, Shlomit

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah is an archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority. She has directed numerous archaeological excavations in and around the Old City of Jerusalem and published extensively on the city’s archaeology, including The Western Wall Plaza Excavations (2019).