Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina

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The Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina was an ancient monumental entrance built by the Romans in the 2nd century CE as part of the city’s fortifications and street plan in what is now Jerusalem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman architectural structure ⓘ
city gate ⓘ
approximateDate after Bar Kokhba revolt ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus partially preserved remains ⓘ
architecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Roman Jerusalem ⓘ
Roman urban planning ⓘ
builtBy Romans ⓘ
builtUnder Roman imperial administration ⓘ
category Ancient Roman gates in Jerusalem ⓘ
Roman city walls and gates ⓘ
cityServed Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
constructionTechnique Roman stone masonry ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
culture Roman ⓘ
dateOfConstruction 2nd century CE ⓘ
designedFor defensive control of city access ⓘ
monumental display of Roman power ⓘ
function city gate ⓘ
control of access to the city ⓘ
integration with street grid ⓘ
monumental entrance ⓘ
heritageType ancient monument ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
historicalEra Roman period in the Levant ⓘ
historicalLocation Roman provincial city of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
linkedTo transformation of Jerusalem into Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
locatedIn Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
modernCountry State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
orientation aligned with Roman street grid ⓘ
partOf city walls of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
linked to: Walls of Jerusalem

fortifications of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
urban street plan of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
politicalContext Roman rule over Judea/Palestina ⓘ
region Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
religionContext pagan Roman city of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd century CE ⓘ
urbanRole connection between exterior roads and cardo/decumanus ⓘ
entrance to planned Roman street network ⓘ
usedFor pedestrian traffic ⓘ
vehicular traffic (carts and animals) ⓘ

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Damascus Gate → hasPredecessor → Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina → partOf → fortifications of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ
linked to: Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina