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In 3 BCE, Herod's son, Philip (also known as Philip the Tetrarch) founded a city which became his administrative capital, known from Josephus [20] and the Gospels of Matthew and Mark as Caesarea or Caesarea Philippi, to distinguish it from Caesarea Maritima and other cities named Caesarea (Matthew 16, Matthew 16:13, Mark 8, Mark 8:27).
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Caesarea Καισάρεια קיסריה The ruins of Caesarea Maritima, with the modern resort town of Caesarea (Keisarya) shown in the top right Shown within Israel Location Caesarea National Park, Hof HaCarmel Regional Council, Israel Region Sharon plain Coordinates 32°30′0″N 34°53′30 ...
The Battle of Panium / p ə ˈ n aɪ. ə m / (also known as Paneion, Ancient Greek: Πάνειον, or Paneas, Πανειάς) was fought in 200 BC near Paneas (Caesarea Philippi) between Seleucid and Ptolemaic forces as part of the Fifth Syrian War. The Seleucids were led by Antiochus III the Great, while the Ptolemaic army was led by Scopas ...
Caesarea (modern town), official name Qeysarya, a modern town in Israel built near the site of ancient Caesarea Maritima; Caesarea ad Libanum, a Roman name of Arqa in Lebanon; Caesarea Philippi, an ancient city at Banias in the Golan Heights; Caesarea Magna, formerly Larissa in Syria, now Shaizar, an ancient Roman city and modern Syrian town
Caesarea Maritima: This port city is the location of the 1961 discovery of the Pilate stone, the only archaeological item that mentions the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate, by whose order Jesus was crucified. [2] [3] [35] Sychar: The encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4:4–26 takes place in Sychar in Samaria near Jacob's Well ...
It is known that Philip the Tetrarch rebuilt the city of Caesarea Philippi, calling it by his own name to distinguish it from the Caesarea on the sea-coast, which was the seat of the Roman government.
Caesarea Maritima was the capital of Roman Iudaea province and after the Bar Kokhba revolt it was the metropolis of the diocese of Palaestina Prima. Until the establishment of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, it was subject to the patriarch of Antioch. The most notable bishop of Caesarea was Eusebius of Caesarea, also known
It was located on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, whereas Gerasa and Gadara were several kilometers south-east of it. Hippos, Gerasa, and Gadara were all counted in the Decapolis, an informal grouping of Greco-Roman cities just south of the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi.