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| Title: Aelia Capitolina and the Location of the Camp of the Tenth Legion Secondary Title: PEQ Volume: 130 Pages: 8-19 Type: Journal Article Year: 1998 Abstract: Matthews, Christopher R. in: NTAb 43.1 (1999), 100: "The Tenth Legion, known as "Fretensis", was the regular garrison deployed by the Romans in Jerusalem after the destruction of the Temple in A.D. 70. The article shows that the question of the location of the legionary camp is still far from being settled. Josephus' description (War 7:1-5) and several archaeological finds from the city indicate that, while we cannot doubt the existence of the camp somewhere inside the city boundaries, the question of its actual location is still intriguing and unresolved". // Stemberger, Günther in: JSJ 29.4 (1998), 471: "Based on Josephus and archaeological finds, most scholars are convinced that the camp of the Tenth Legion after 70 C.E. was on the south-western ill of Jerusalem's Old City. In reality, the question of the location of the camp is still unresolved. No traces of Roman building activity could be found in the area. The hill was only sparsely populated and perhaps not even part of Aelia Capitolina. Even in the early Byzantine period, the hill was not part of fortified Jerusalem. It is suggested that the camp should be sought in the area of the Holy Sepulchre and that the forum of Aelia was situated north of the Temple Mount." Keywords: Archaeology, topography, local and regional history |