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Caesarea, (“Ruins of Caesarea”), ancient port and administrative city of Palestine, on the Mediterranean coast of present-day Israel south of Haifa. It is often referred to as Caesarea Palaestinae, or Caesarea Maritima, to distinguish it from Caesarea Philippi near the headwaters of the Jordan.
Caesarea in Cappadocia, modern Kayseri, an ancient Roman and modern Anatolian city. Caesarea in Bithynia, alias Germanicopolis (Bithynia), former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. Caesarea in Cilicia, renamed Anazarbus, an ancient Cilician and Roman city in Turkey.
Oct 17, 2023 · Caesarea Maritima was an important trade center in antiquity, known for its colossal harbor built by Herod the Great. After the second Jewish Revolt, also known as the Bar-Kochba Revolt (132-136 CE), Caesarea became the capital of the Roman province of Syria-Palestina.
Nov 24, 2020 · Caesarea or “Keysarya” was an Ancient Roman city which is now a large archaeological site in Israel. History of Caesarea. It is believed that the city of Caesarea was initially founded atop the ruins of Straton’s Tower, a third century BC Phoenician port city.
Caesarea is a magnificent site, a national park where amazing ancient harbor ruins, beautiful beaches, and impressive modern residences sit side by side. Named by Travel & Leisure as the best tourist spot in the Middle East in 2020, Caesarea is originally an ancient Herodian port city located on Israel’s Mediterranean Coast about halfway ...
May 23, 2022 · Today, it is the site of an expansive archaeological park, located halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa. Explore this magnificent city with this short video tour of Caesarea, its monumental remains, and its beautiful setting, led by Biblical Archaeology Review assistant editor Nathan Steinmeyer.
May 26, 2024 · Nestled along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, the ancient city of Caesarea has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, the birth of new faiths, and the clash of civilizations.
Caesarea (/ ˌ s ɛ z ə ˈ r iː ə, ˌ s ɛ s-, ˌ s iː z-/ SE(E)Z-ə-REE-ə, SESS-; Koinē Greek: Καισάρεια, romanized: Kaisáreia; Hebrew: קֵיסָרְיָה, romanized: Qēsāryā; Arabic: قيسارية, romanized: Qaysāriyyah), also Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palaestinae or Caesarea Stratonis, [1] [2] [a] was an ancient and medieval port city on the coast of the Eastern ...
Nov 7, 2023 · Herod the Great (r. 37-4 BCE), as a client king of Rome, constructed a whole city, Caesarea Maritima in modern-day Isreal, complete with a temple, palaces, amphitheater, theater, paved streets, waterworks, and a colossal harbor.
Caesarea , modern Ḥorbat Qesari, Ancient seaport, Palestine. Located on the coast of present-day Israel south of the city of Haifa, it was originally a Phoenician settlement. Taken by the Romans and rebuilt in the 1st century bc by Herod the Great, it was renamed for his patron Augustus.
