Aelia Capitolina Jerusalem in the Roman Period: In Light of Archaeological Research

‎Contents
‎Preface
‎Figures and Tables
‎Abbreviations
‎Chapter 1. Introduction
	‎Chronological and Historical Framework
	‎History of Research
	‎Sources of Information for the Investigation of Aelia Capitolina
		‎The Historical Sources
		‎The Archaeological Evidence
‎Chapter 2. The Camp of the Legion X Fretensis
	‎The Camp’s Fortifications and Related Structures
	‎Structures, Roads and Installations inside the Camp
	‎The Roman Dump on the Slopes of the Southwestern Hill
	‎A Few Comments Relating to the Army in Aelia Capitolina
		‎Possible Reasons for the Sparsity of Remains of the Roman Army Camp in Jerusalem
		‎The Role of the Army in Aelia Capitolina
		‎Stamp Impressions of the Legio X Fretensis on Roof Tiles, Bricks and Ceramic Pipes
‎Chapter 3. Aelia Capitolina
	‎The Foundation of the Colony
	‎The Urban Layout: The City Gates
	‎Streets and Plazas
		‎The Plaza inside Damascus Gate
		‎The Western Cardo
		‎The Municipal Forum in the City Center
		‎An Ancient Street along Christian Quarter Street (HaNotsrim, Hâret en-Naşârâ)
		‎The Eastern Cardo
		‎The south Decumanus along David Street and the Street of the Chain
		‎David Street
		‎The Street of the Chain
		‎The Northern Decumanus along the Route of the Via Dolorosa
		‎The East Forum and the Ecce Homo Arch
		‎Summary: The Urban Street System
	‎The Buildings of Aelia Capitolina
		‎Temples and Ritual Compounds
		‎Public Buildings in the Southeast of the City
		‎Private Dwellings
‎Chapter 4. Aelia Capitolina in the Fourth Century
	‎The Expansion of the City’s Limits
	‎The Construction of a Wide-Circumference City Wall
	‎The Identity of the Population
	‎The Christianization of the Cityscape
	‎Aelia/Hierosolyma in the Fourth Century: Summary and Conclusions
‎Chapter 5. Water Supply: Cisterns, Pools and Aqueducts
‎Chapter 6. The City’s Cemeteries
	‎The Northern Cemetery
	‎The South and Southwest Cemeteries
	‎The East Cemetery
‎Chapter 7. The Rural Hinterland of Aelia Capitolina
	‎The Imperial Roads
		‎The ‘Starting Point’ of the Imperial Roads
	‎Military Sites in the Rural Hinterland of Aelia Capitolina
		‎Military Outposts and Stations
		‎A Military (?) Water Device near the Western Road
		‎A Military Workshop for Pottery and Building Materials
	‎Settlements and Residential Buildings
		‎Moẓa/Colonia: A Settlement along the Western Road
		‎Shuʿfaṭ
		‎Betar, Khirbet el-Yahud
		‎Two Roman Villas along the Jerusalem–Eleutheropolis Road
		‎The Roman Villa of Ramat Raḥel, along the Jerusalem–Hebron Road
		‎A Villa on Shuʿfaṭ Ridge, Kh. Er-Ras
	‎Rural Cemeteries
		‎Manaḥat
		‎A Rural Cemetery at Beit Tsafafa
		‎The Cemetery of Ramat Raḥel
	‎Road Stations
		‎The Spring of ʿEin el-Hanniya
‎Chapter 8. The City and Its Population 70CE–c. 400CE: Discussion and Summary
	‎From Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina—Aspects of Change and Continuity
		‎Urban Topography
		‎Building Materials and Pottery in Daily Use
		‎Burial Practices
		‎Religion and Ritual
		‎Epigraphy and Language
	‎The Urban Development of Aelia Capitolina In Light of Archaeological Research, a Synthesis
	‎Epilogue
‎Bibliography
‎Index