Herod built the seaport of Caesarea Maritima (formerly
known as Straton's Tower). His engineers constructed a circular breakwall
to create a sheltered harbor (Josephus, Ant. 15.336).
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Amphitheatre at Caesarea, probably built during Herod's
time
(Source: http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/archair.html)
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Herod built an aquaduct to bring water to Casarea
Maritima. It extends for six and a half miles from a spring in the Mt.
Carmel range to the city.
(Source: http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/archair.html) |
Close-up of the Aquaduct at Caesarea Maritima
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Remains of sixth-century church built over the temple
to Roma and Augustus that Herod built.
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Josephus describes the temple to Roma and Augustus at
Caesarea 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). Josephus says that
the building of Caesarea took a decade to complete (Ant. 16.136). |
