Jupiter Capitolinus
deity sky Roman single tradition · 1
Jupiter Capitolinus is the chief god of the Roman pantheon, identified with the sky and thunder. In Aelia Capitolina a temple was erected to him on the former site of the Jewish temple, reflecting his role as a protector of the Roman state. He is invoked as the supreme authority over both gods and mortals.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- 130 – 2020
- Historical notes
- The temple to Jupiter Capitolinus was built by Hadrian in A.D. 131 on the former Jewish temple site.
Sources
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Source passages
“Capitolina from that of Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom a temple was built on the site of the Jewish temple.”
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