Difference between revisions of "Category:Caesarea Philippi (subject)"

Caesarea Philippi (Banias, Paneas) (now in the Golan Heights) was a Hellenistic town.

Overview

Paneas was first settled in the Ptolemaic period and named in honor of the god Pan. The Seleucids built a temple there.

The region was annexed to the kingdom of Herod the Great. After his death, Herod Philip founded a city at Paneas in 3 BCE as the administrative capital of the Tetrarchy of Batanaea. The city was named Caesarea in 14 CE in honor of the deceased emperor Augustus.

When Herod Philip died, the city was incorporated in the Province of Syria. Later, between 61 and 68 CE, when Herod Agrippa II ruled on the region, the city was briefly renamed Neronia in honor of Emperor Nero.

During the Jewish War, the city served as a Roman stronghold for the invading troops.

The city continued to flourish in the Christian and Muslim periods, but lost importance in modern times.

Caesarea Philippi in ancient sources

Gospel of Mark

Mark 8:27 -- And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

Gospel of Matthew

Mattew 16:13 -- Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

Caesarea Philippi in Scholarship

Excavations were conducted at the site by Zvi Uri Ma'oz on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Caesarea Philippi in Fiction

Related links

External links

• Wikipedia
• Jewish Virtual Library / [ BiblePlaces.com]