In 135 AD, the Greek "Syria Palaestina" [lower-alpha 2] was used in naming a new Roman province from the merger of Roman Syria and Roman Judaea after the Roman authorities crushed the Bar Kokhba Revolt. There is no evidence as to who was responsible for the name change, but circumstantial evidence links Hadrian to it, and the precise date is not certain.[18] The common view that the name change was intended "sever the connection of the Jews to their historical homeland" is disputed.[19]