🏛️ Caesarea Maritima
Roman port city and administrative centre on the Israeli coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded by Herod the Great circa 25 BCE as a major Mediterranean port
- Named after Caesar Augustus and served as the Roman provincial capital of Judaea
- Located on the central Israeli coast, approximately 40 km north of Tel Aviv
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (2001); primarily an archaeological park with partially reconstructed monuments
Caesarea Maritima stands as one of the most significant Roman archaeological sites in the eastern Mediterranean. Built by ...