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Herod's harbor was severely damaged c150 CE by an earthquake, but the city still flourished during the Byzantine period. Caesarea declined rapidly after the Islamic conquest. Louis IX of France built there a short-lived Crusader fortress. After the Muslim reconquest, Caesarea laid in ruins, only to be used to resettle a small group of Circassian and Bosnian refugees in the 1870s and 1880s. | Herod's harbor was severely damaged c150 CE by an earthquake, but the city still flourished during the Byzantine period, becoming one of the major centers of Christianity in the East. Caesarea declined rapidly after the Islamic conquest. Louis IX of France built there a short-lived Crusader fortress. After the Muslim reconquest, Caesarea laid in ruins, only to be used to resettle a small group of Circassian and Bosnian refugees in the 1870s and 1880s. | ||
Excavations of ancient Caeserea have been carried out starting from the 1950s. They have unearthed conspicuous remains of Roman Caesarea, including the ancient theater with the renowned inscription carrying the name of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate. | Excavations of ancient Caeserea have been carried out starting from the 1950s. They have unearthed conspicuous remains of Roman Caesarea, including the ancient theater with the renowned inscription carrying the name of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate. | ||
Today Caesarea is a popular archaeological site, visited by thousands of tourists. | Today Caesarea is a popular archaeological site, visited by thousands of tourists. | ||
==Caesarea in ancient sources== | ==Caesarea in ancient sources== | ||
Revision as of 03:33, 26 June 2010
Caesarea Maritima was a seaport on the Mediterranean.
History
The seaport of Caesarea, originally a small fortified Phoenician anchorage named Strabo's Tower, was built in the 1st century BCE by Herod the Great and renamed in honor of Augustus. Its artificial harbor was one of the technical wonders of antiquity.
After 6 CE Caesarea was used by the Romans as the capital of the province of Judea and the seat of the Roman Governors.
Christian sources refers to Caesarea as a place where the new faith was preached by Philip and Peter, and as the port of arrival and departure of Paul's journeys. Caesarea was also the place where Paul was in custody for two years under Felix and Festus, before being sent to Rome.
Caesarea remained under Roman control during the Jewish War. It was there that Vespasian was acclaimed emperor by his own legions.
Later developments
Herod's harbor was severely damaged c150 CE by an earthquake, but the city still flourished during the Byzantine period, becoming one of the major centers of Christianity in the East. Caesarea declined rapidly after the Islamic conquest. Louis IX of France built there a short-lived Crusader fortress. After the Muslim reconquest, Caesarea laid in ruins, only to be used to resettle a small group of Circassian and Bosnian refugees in the 1870s and 1880s.
Excavations of ancient Caeserea have been carried out starting from the 1950s. They have unearthed conspicuous remains of Roman Caesarea, including the ancient theater with the renowned inscription carrying the name of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate.
Today Caesarea is a popular archaeological site, visited by thousands of tourists.
Caesarea in ancient sources
Caesarea in Scholarship
Caesarea in Fiction
Related categories
- Herod the Great (subject)
- Roman Governors (subject) / Pilate (subject) / Felix (subject) / Festus (subject) / Paul of Tarsus (subject)
External links
Pages in category "Caesarea Maritima (subject)"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.