Caesarea

Caesarea

Roman splendor on the sea

Caesarea was built by Herod the Great between 25 and 13 BCE and named for the Roman emperor Augustus. Its artificial harbor, a feat of ancient engineering, made it the main port of Judea, and under Roman rule it was the seat of the provincial governor, Pontius Pilate among them. Visitors can see a Roman theater that hosts concerts again, a hippodrome, and an aqueduct that carried water from springs miles away. Crusaders later fortified the town, and their walls and moat stand beside the harbor.

Glossary: Caesarea