Author
Fuhrmann-Naaman; Yael ; Porath; Yosef
Year
2017
Publisher
Israel Antiquities Authority / ____ _______
Language
English
Pages
8
ISBN
978-9-65406-672-3
Last Update
01-Nov-2024
Keywords
Archaeology ; Art & Art History
Ancient Caesarea was built during the time of Herod, King of Judea, on the Mediterranean coast in the northern part of the Sharon plain, with a large artificial harbor. The city was called Caesarea in honor of Herod’s patron, Octavian Caesar, and the harbor was named Sebastos, Greek for the title ‘Augustus.’ The city and the harbor were built in twelve years on the site of the Hellenistic city of Straton’s Tower (Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities 15, 331–341), midway between ‘Akko and Jaffa.
The western Sharon plain has three kurkar (calcareous sandstone) ridges parallel to the coast, between which...
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