Herod the Great rebuilt of the port city known as Straton's Tower, which he renamed Caesarea, in honor of Caesar Augustus; it took a decade to complete the project. When the Romans assumed direct control over Judaea in 6, after the deposition of Archaelus, Herod's son, Caesarea became the capital of the province and the seat of Roman administration. Since Caesarea did not have a natural harbor, Herod buillt two breakwaters that together created a circular harbor capable of holding large fleets of ships. The two breakwaters, two hundred feet wide, were constructed of blocks of stone fifty feet long, eighteen feet wide and ten feet high. A wall divided the breakwater lengthwise and on the harbor side of this wall were situated towers and other structures. The southern breakwater extended out from the shore and then curved northward. The northern breakwater extended outward perpendicular to the shore. The entrance to the harbor faced north, and at the end of the southern breakwater was situated a lighthouse. As a result of this artifical harbor, Caesarea became an important point along important trade routes. Herod also constructed a temple to Roma and Augustus on a mound, so that it is visible from sea. Josephus describes the temple to Roma and Augustus as follows, "In a circle around the harbor there was a continuous line of dwellings constructed of the most polished stone, and in their midst was a mound on which there stood a temple of Caesar, visible a great way off to those sailing into the harbor, which had a statue of Rome and also one of Caesar" (Ant. 15.339).  He also built a palace, theater, amphitheatre hippodrome, public baths, sewers and forum (see Ant. 15.331-41; 16.136-41; War 1.408-16). To provide the needs of the population, Herod built an aqueduct to bring water to the Caesarea. It extends for six and a half miles from a spring in the Mt. Carmel range to the city.