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[whencyclopedia]

Caesarea Maritima

Caesarea Maritima was a city built over 2,000 years ago (c. 22-10 BCE) on the coast of the Eastern Mediterranean. With Roman engineering and largesse, Herod the Great (r. 37-4 BCE) accomplished this feat by constructing a whole metropolis with a colossal harbor that would make Caesarea the maritime trading oasis of its day.

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[byfaithmedia]

The ancient Jewish vaults under the Temple Mount are off limits to be studied & explored.

[pasthistoricalevents]

Uncovering the TRUTH: Kings Who Were Actually MONSTERS

[juliahoskins]

Caesaria, Israel.

Layer upon layer of history.  A Phoenician port later built over by Herod.  (His private swimming pool is pictured.)  The Crusaders took hold in the 12th century to be booted out by the Mamelukes in the late 13th.

[angpama]

Mi último estiaje de 2020 en @laopiniondemurcia salió el pasado lunes 28 de diciembre, día que la iglesia católica celebra la festividad de unos "santos inocentes" supuestamente asesinados por orden de Herodes I el Grande, y en él repasaba brevemente de las razones históricas que demuestran la inexistencia de tal matanza. No traerlo aquí a Instagram aquel mismo día 28 por la noche, como hago cada lunes, fue simplemente un olvido por razones navideño-familiares, no una treta consciente para comprobar si alguién lo echaba de menos (cosa que de todas formas —todo hay que decirlo— tampoco sucedió) #ángelpaniagua #estiajes #laopinióndemurcia #wintercolumn #columnadeinvierno #december28 #28dediciembre #dayoftheholyinnocents #díadelossantosinocentes #gospelofmatthew #evangeliodemateo #newtestamentapocrypha #evangeliosapócrifos #herodthegreat #herodeselgrande #slaughterofchildren #matanzadeniños #thethreeewisemenfromtheeast #losreyesmagosdeoriente #flaviusjosephus #flaviojosefo #censusofquirinius #censodequirino #therewasnosuchslaughter #noexistiótalmatanza #iwasnottestingyou #noosestabaprobando #yasiesomedecíssiosgusta https://www.instagram.com/p/CJo_mFnl8dm/?igshid=1uf32w1zfyt1a

[duendearts]

Dead Sea from the Ruins of Masada, Israel © 2020 Orlando Gustilo. All rights reserved. #duendearts #photographer #travelisrael #israel #holyland #masada #travelphotography📷 #travelphotography #discoverisrael #canonphotography #herodthegreat #jewishhistory #history #archaeology #landscape #landscapephotography https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sPGFcgasD/?igshid=6osf1p762k0z

[whencyclopedia]

Caesarea Maritima's Role in the Roman Empire

Caesarea Maritima, the city Herod the Great (r. 37-4 BCE) built for Rome on the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean served as the Roman Empire's powerbase of operations both commercially and militarily. With Rome's ultimate goal of adding Mesopotamia to its list of conquered territories, Caesarea would initially play an important role for Rome in the Near East.

Ancient Ruins of the Harbor at Caesarea Maritima

Ron Gafni (CC BY-SA)

The Parthian Factor

During the period when Caesarea Maritima and Herod's harbor were built, the extent of the Roman Empire included Europe, Anatolia, Northwest Africa, Syria, Phoenicia, and Egypt, but Rome's expansionist efforts did not stop there. Looking to expand beyond the immediate eastern Mediterranean areas, there was, however, Parthia: Rome's ablest competitor. A superpower in its own right, Parthia ruled a vast empire from 247 BCE to 224 CE. With control over an expanse of land ranging between the Mediterranean Sea in the west to India in the east, the most productive portion of its empire, key to its wealth and power, was the lucrative northern east/west Silk Road through Mesopotamia. Thus, any desire of Rome for expansion in the east would be molded and affected by Parthia's presence.

After Crassus (b. 115 BCE) had been defeated at the Battle of Carrhae, 53 BCE, and Mark Antony's Parthian campaign had failed in 36 BCE, a peace agreement was reached with Parthia, in 20 BCE. However, with the long-term strategy of still winning Mesopotamia, as Rome concentrated on solidifying control of the eastern Mediterranean region, Parthia's presence and jurisdiction of the silk routes through Mesopotamia was counterbalanced by the eastern trade network of ancient Rome via land routes through Arabia and sea routes by way of the Red Sea – and it would be Caesarea, with its strategic location, that would serve as Rome's base of power in the East.

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[byfaithmedia]

Excavations in Caesarea Maritima have revealed the prison where St. Paul was held, below the Governor’s Palace. Archaeologists are still searching & have found prayers of a Christian pleading for mercy inscribed within the dungeon.

[justinsandler]

On our way down the #coast of the #meditteraneansea stopped at the ancient #ruins of #Caesarea. This city & #harbor was built over 2000 years ago by #KingHerod. Among other things, it was used for sports like #chariotraces. The construction was quite impressive & way ahead of its time. Only the best for #herodthegreat. #Epic @honeymoonisrael #Journey #Israel #honeymoonisrael #HMILosAngeles #HMILASept2016 #ItsAboutTheJourney #Love #Community #Judaism #honeymoon #History #caesar #roman #romancolosseum #romancolumns #meditteranean #sea (at Caesarea Maritima)

[waynestiles]

Saw the sarcophagus of #HerodTheGreat today in the #IsraelMuseum. #dwsisraelifl2016 (at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem)

[historyoftheancientworld]

Caesarea Aqueduct. Caesarea was an important port city built by Herod the Great between 23-13 BC. The aqueduct brought running water to the city from springs 10 km away. Herod build the first aqueduct when the city was founded. The Romans expanded the ancient aqueduct in the 2nd century AD. This section tapped into the older aqueduct and doubled its capasity. The aqueduct continued to supply water for 1200 years. During the ages it was repaired several times. #caesareaaqueduct #ancientaqueducts #ancientruins #ancienthistory #caesarea #city #travel #instatravel #instagram #photooftheday #amazing #water #herodthegreat #history #historylovers #romans #ancientworld

[gatewaytoisrael]

The Pontius Pilatus Stone in #nationalpark of #cesarea is the name given to a damaged block (82 cm x 65 cm) of carved limestone with a partially intact inscription attributed to, and mentioning, #PontiusPilate, a prefect of the #Roman province of Judaea from AD 26–36. It was discovered at the #archaeological site of #Cesarea Maritima in 1961. The artifact is particularly significant because it is the only widely accepted #archaeological find, to date, of an authentic 1st-century #Romaninscription mentioning the name "Pontius Pilatus". The limestone block was discovered in June 1961 by Italian archaeologists led by Dr. Antonio Frova while #excavating in the area of an #ancienttheatre built by decree of #HerodtheGreat around 22-10 BC, along with the entire city of #Caesarea. #igourisrael #israeltours #israeltourguide #gatewaytoisrael #archaeologists (at Caesarea, Israel)

[originalsbyitalia]

#Masada is a #rugged #natural #fortress, of #majesticbeauty, in the #JudaeanDesert overlooking the #DeadSea.

It is a #symbol of the #ancientkingdom of #Israel, its #violentdestruction and the #laststand of #JewishPatriots in the face of the #RomanArmy, in 73 A.D. (C.E.)

It was built as a #palace complex, in the #classicstyle of the early #RomanEmpire, by #HerodtheGreat, #KingofJudaea, who reigned from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C. (B.C.E.).

The #camps, #fortifications and #attackramp that encircle the #monument constitute the most complete #Roman #siege works surviving to the #presentday.

#Jewish #History #Travel #BeautifulPlaces

[satanaku]

LA STRAGE DEGLI INNOCENTI: Power-mad, Roman-appointed King of the Jews, HEROD The Great (73BCE - 4BCE) ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem, just to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn king of the Jews as foretold by a Magi. It is a Biblical narrative in the Gospel of Matthew that is open for debate until now. The Innocents' Day is celebrated worldwide on various dates within the last week of December. Pictured here is a portion of a painting done by Baroque-styled Italian master painter Guido Reni. #Massacre #Slaughter #Infanticide #HerodTheGreat #Christian #DeathAllOverBethlehem #KillingSpree #ExecutiveOrder66

[leisahanks]

Ruins of Caesarea! Amazing!#trialofpaul#herodthegreat#israeladventure (at Caesarea, Israel)

[samyudha]

Right now I feel my whole body is very unstable. Push everything to the limit. Pict. #westtunnel #jerusalem #underground #lamentwall #herodthegreat