1229 ⟶ Jews Banned from Jerusalem
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🚫 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

🔥 Massacre of Jews in Jerusalem
Byzantine Emperor Heraclius with his army marches into Jerusalem. Jewish inhabitants support him after his promise of amnesty. Upon his entry into Jerusalem the local priests convince him that killing Jews is a good deed. The only Jews that survived were the ones who fled to Egypt or the mountains.⟶

Byzantine EmpireJerusalemReligious ViolenceHeracliusPogrom600sForced ConversionJewish HistoryMartyrdomPersecution

