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Hadrian renames Jerusalem and bars Jews from the city
Hadrian gave Jerusalem the name Aelia Capitolina, raised a pagan temple on the site where the Second Temple had stood, and banned Jews from living there.
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In an attempt to wipe out the Jewish character of the land, Hadrian renames Jerusalem Aelia Capitolina and builds a Roman monument over the site of the Temple Mount. Jews are banned from living and visiting Jerusalem and Judea is renamed Syria Palestina, referring to the Greek words for both the Levant as well as the region at the time..
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Hadrian bans Jews from Jerusalem
After crushing the Bar Kokhba revolt, Emperor Hadrian refounded Jerusalem as the pagan colony Aelia Capitolina, barred Jews from entering it and banned key religious practices such as circumcision and Torah study.
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- Emperor Hadrian (Roman Empire)
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The Roman emperor Hadrian, among other provocations, renames Jerusalem " Aelia Capitolina " and prohibits circumcision. Simon bar Kokhba (Bar Kosiba) leads a large Jewish revolt against Rome in response to Hadrian's actions.
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Hadrian's penal laws against the Jews
Hadrian imposed harsh penal laws on the Jews, including a ban on circumcision. Antoninus Pius later let these laws lapse.
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- Emperor Hadrian
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- Roman Empire (several countries)
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