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• Ma'ani, Sultan Abdullah
• Al-Maani, Abd alrzaq
• Al-Nasarat, Mohammed

This study is a review and in several cases it sheds light upon the history of Jerusalem City during the Roman and Byzantine epochs through focusing on a) the demography of the city, b) the names which had been mentioned in historical sources, c) ancient inscriptions and d) its urban design.The review goes through Jewish sources, particularly those which deal with the reign of the Roman leader, Pompey (Pompey the Great) and the Maccabees (Machabees); the reign of the Roman Emperor, Titus, during which the Jews were tortured; the reign of the Roman king of Jews, Herod (or Herod the Great); the reign of the Roman Emperor, Hadrian; and the converting of the City from paganism to Christianity.

• History and Archaeology

• Αρχαιολογία

Jerusalem, Roman epoch, Byzantine epoch, Hasmonean dynasty, historical sources, inscriptions

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