136 ⟶ Jerusalem Renamed Aelia Capitolina and Jews Banned
Hadrian renames Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina and builds a R...
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✂️ Hadrian Bans Circumcision
Roman Emperor Hadrian bans Circumcision, making Judaism de facto illegal.⟶
Roman EmpireHadrianReligious PersecutionCircumcisionLegal RestrictionsJudaism
Israel💔 Bar Kokhba Revolt Crushed and Jewish Diaspora Begins
Crushing of the Bar Kokhba revolt. According to Cassius Dio 580,000 Jews are killed. Hadrian orders the expulsion of Jews from Judea, which is merged with Galilee in order to form the province of Syria Palaestina. Although large Jewish populations remain in Samaria and Galilee, with Tiberias as the headquarters of exiled Jewish patriarchs, this is the start of the Jewish diaspora. Hadrian constructs a pagan temple to Jupiter at the site of the Temple in Jerusalem, builds Aelia Capitolina among the ruins of Jerusalem.⟶
Roman EmpireBar Kokhba RevoltDiasporaHadrianMassacreJudeaJerusalemSyria Palaestina
Israel🚫 Jerusalem Renamed Aelia Capitolina and Jews Banned
Hadrian renames Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina and builds a Roman monument over the site of the Temple Mount. Jews are banned from visiting. Judea is renamed to Syria Palestina, referring to the Greek words for both the Levant as well as the region at the time.⟶
Roman EmpireHadrianJerusalemAelia CapitolinaJewish DiasporaReligious PersecutionSyria Palaestina
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🏚️ Expulsion of Jews from the Old City of Jerusalem
During the Siege of Jerusalem of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Arab armies were able to conquer the part of the West Bank and Jerusalem; they expelled all Jews (about 2,000) from the Old City (the Jewish Quarter) and destroyed the ancient synagogues that were in the Old City as well.⟶
1948 Arab-Israeli WarJerusalemWest BankJewish QuarterExpulsionReligious persecutionArab-Israeli conflictSynagogue destruction
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