{"id":67493,"date":"2022-05-23T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=67493"},"modified":"2022-11-18T01:59:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T06:59:13","slug":"caesarea_maritima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/bas-onsite\/caesarea_maritima\/","title":{"rendered":"OnSite: Caesarea Maritima"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qq3tsT2Nxtk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/center>The ancient city of Caesarea Maritima, built during the reign of Herod the Great in the late first century B.C.E., played an important role in Roman Palestine and was a major south Levantine harbor during Paul\u2019s missionary journeys. One of the most advanced cities of its day, Caesarea was a wonder to behold. Today, it is the site of an expansive archaeological park, located halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa. Explore this magnificent city with this short video tour of Caesarea, its monumental remains, and its beautiful setting, led by <em>Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em> assistant editor Nathan Steinmeyer.<\/p>\n<hr \/><h3 style=\"color: red; margin: 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 0px;\">Become a BAS All-Access Member\u00a0Now!<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 22px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0 0 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px\">Read <i>Biblical Archaeology Review<\/i> online, explore 50 years of <b>BAR<\/b>, watch videos, attend talks, and more<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/subscribe-new?utm_term=W26009B0\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53973 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/57;border: none;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2019\/04\/button-all-access-pass.jpg.avif\" alt=\"access\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2019\/04\/button-all-access-pass.jpg.avif 376w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2019\/04\/button-all-access-pass-300x57.jpg.avif 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/button-all-access-pass.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/button-all-access-pass.jpg 376w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/button-all-access-pass-300x57.jpg 300w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Caesarea Maritima in the Bible<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Caesarea Maritima is mentioned several times in the Book of Acts. By the early first century C.E., Caesarea was the capital of the Roman province of Judea and the location of the governor\u2019s residence. According to Acts 10, the city was the site of the conversion of the Roman centurion Cornelius. The city is mentioned several times in association with Paul\u2019s missionary journeys and is the location of an early church.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68407\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/bas-onsite\/caesarea_maritima\/attachment\/the-theater-of-herod-the-great-at-caesarea-maritima-courtesy-nathan-steinmeyer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68407\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68407\" class=\"wp-image-68407 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg.avif\" alt=\"theater at Caesarea Maritima\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1024x768.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-768x576.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1536x1152.jpg.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-2048x1536.jpg.avif 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/338;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-theater-of-Herod-the-Great-at-Caesarea-Maritima.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-2048x1536.jpg 2048w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The theater of Herod the Great at Caesarea Maritima. <em>Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The most important reference to Caesarea Maritima, however, comes in Acts 23\u201326, where it is the location of Paul\u2019s trial before the Roman governors Felix and Festus and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/news\/judaea-capta-coin-uncovered-in-bethsaida-excavations\/\">King Herod Agrippa II<\/a>. After claiming the right of a Roman citizen to be tried before the emperor, Paul began his long journey to Rome from the port at Caesarea. Archaeologically, Caesarea Maritima is also the site of the discovery of the famous \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imj.org.il\/en\/collections\/395572\">Pilate Stone<\/a>,\u201d which records a dedicatory inscription by the Roman governor Pontius Pilate who presided over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/people-cultures-in-the-bible\/jesus-historical-jesus\/jesus-before-pilate\/\">trial of Jesus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68403\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/bas-onsite\/caesarea_maritima\/attachment\/the-remains-of-herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-paul-courtesy-nathan-steinmeyer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68403\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68403\" class=\"wp-image-68403 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg.avif\" alt=\"promontory palace at Caesarea Maritima\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1024x768.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-768x576.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1536x1152.jpg.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-2048x1536.jpg.avif 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/338;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-remains-of-Herods-promontory-palace-possibly-the-site-of-the-trial-of-Paul.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-2048x1536.jpg 2048w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The remains of Herod\u2019s promontory palace, possibly the site of Paul\u2019s trial. <em>Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Caesarea Maritima under Herod the Great<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Construction of the massive city of Caesarea Maritima <a href=\"https:\/\/en.parks.org.il\/reserve-park\/caesarea-national-park\/\">began in 30 B.C.E.,<\/a> during the reign of Herod the Great, who named the city in honor of Caesar Augustus. Like many of Herod\u2019s construction projects, Caesarea was built to rival the grandest cities in the Roman world. Built over the small Phoenician village of Straton\u2019s Tower, Herod\u2019s city of Caesarea stretched across more than 150 acres. It featured a palace, civil halls, an amphitheater, a hippodrome, aqueducts, a high defense wall, and an exquisite temple dedicated to Rome and Augustus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68404\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/bas-onsite\/caesarea_maritima\/attachment\/overlooking-herods-artificial-harbor-courtesy-nathan-steinmeyer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68404\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68404\" class=\"wp-image-68404 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg.avif\" alt=\"Habor at Caesarea Maritima\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1024x768.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-768x576.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1536x1152.jpg.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-2048x1536.jpg.avif 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/338;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Overlooking-Herods-artificial-harbor.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-2048x1536.jpg 2048w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overlooking Herod\u2019s artificial harbor. <em>Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Situated between the ancient ports of Jaffa and Dor, Caesarea lay along a 40-mile stretch of inhospitable Mediterranean coastline without any natural harbors. This would not stop Herod, however. As stated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baslibrary.org\/authors\/lindley-vann\">Lindley Vann<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baslibrary.org\/biblical-archaeology-review\/9\/3\/9\">1983 article<\/a> in <em>Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe harbor at Caesarea was an engineering marvel. On a stretch of eastern Mediterranean coastline known for its dangers to mariners and lacking sheltered anchorage, Herod built a harbor as large as Piraeus, the port of Athens. Two breakwaters, one on the north and one on the south, with a 60-foot entrance between them, enclosed a protected anchorage. The breakwaters extended as much as 1,500 feet from the shore. Within the main harbor was a sheltered inner harbor.\u201d The harbor, which utilized recently invented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/roman-concrete\/\">Roman concrete<\/a>, was one of the two or three largest ports in the ancient world, and certainly one of the most advanced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Caesarea Maritima under the Romans<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When Judea became a Roman province in 6 C.E., Caesarea Maritima replaced Jerusalem as the provincial capital. Likewise, in 135, following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/biblical-artifacts\/dead-sea-scrolls\/rare-coin-from-bar-kokhba-revolt-discovered-in-jerusalem\/\">Bar Kokhba Revolt<\/a>, it would become the capital of the Roman province of Syria Palaestina, and later the capital of Palaestina Prima. The city flourished during the Roman and Byzantine periods (first\u2013seventh centuries C.E.) and was larger than Jerusalem. During this time, the city greatly expanded, adding new walls, aqueducts, a second hippodrome, and more. The city was an important Christian center during this time as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68405\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/bas-onsite\/caesarea_maritima\/attachment\/the-byzantine-bathhouse-complex-courtesy-nathan-steinmeyer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68405\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68405\" class=\"wp-image-68405 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg.avif\" alt=\"Bathhouse at Caesarea Maritima\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1024x768.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-768x576.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1536x1152.jpg.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/01\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-2048x1536.jpg.avif 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/338;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/The-Byzantine-Bathhouse-complex.-Courtesy-Nathan-Steinmeyer.-2048x1536.jpg 2048w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Byzantine bathhouse complex. <em>Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Caesarea in the Islamic and Crusader Periods<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Caesarea Maritima was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.parks.org.il\/reserve-park\/caesarea-national-park\/\">conquered and partly destroyed by Muslim forces in 640 C.E<\/a>. During the Early Islamic period (634\u20131099 C.E.), the city is thought to have experienced an economic and social decline, losing its status as a provincial capital, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/dig\/caesarea-maritima\/\">new excavations<\/a> aim to improve scholarly understanding of the city\u2019s role during this period. In 1101, the Crusaders conquered Caesarea and built a small harbor in the area of the former Herodian harbor. However, in 1291, the city was once again conquered, this time by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Malik Al-Ashraf. Afterwards, the city was largely destroyed and eventually deserted until it was eventually resettled as a small fishing village in the late 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This article was first published in Bible History Daily on January 24, 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Read more in <em>Bible History Daily<\/em>:<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gyG4cLRRhi\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/onsite-the-walls-of-jerusalem\/\">OnSite: The Walls of Jerusalem<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;OnSite: The Walls of Jerusalem&#8221; &#8212; Biblical Archaeology Society\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/onsite-the-walls-of-jerusalem\/embed\/#?secret=k55Ao9E033#?secret=gyG4cLRRhi\" data-secret=\"gyG4cLRRhi\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MZ2e1hBRDi\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/bas-onsite\/onsite_tel_gezer\/\">OnSite: Tel Gezer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;OnSite: Tel Gezer&#8221; &#8212; Biblical Archaeology Society\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/bas-onsite\/onsite_tel_gezer\/embed\/#?secret=nNMoZpUGCP#?secret=MZ2e1hBRDi\" data-secret=\"MZ2e1hBRDi\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>All-Access members, read more in the <em>BAS Library<\/em>:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baslibrary.org\/biblical-archaeology-review\/8\/3\/3\"><strong>Caesarea Beneath the Sea<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baslibrary.org\/biblical-archaeology-review\/9\/3\/9\"><strong>News from the Field: Herod\u2019s Harbor Construction Recovered Underwater<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not a <em>BAS<\/em> Library or All-Access Member yet? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/subscribe-new\/?utm_term=W26009B0\">Join today.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeffThe ancient city of Caesarea Maritima, built during the reign of Herod the Great in the late first century B.C.E., played an important role in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":68899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21872,399],"tags":[251,2813,141,16968,151,21948,10721,21875,21949,21874],"class_list":["post-67493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bas-onsite","category-video","tag-biblical-sites","tag-caesarea-maritima","tag-herod-the-great","tag-israel","tag-new-testament","tag-onsit","tag-pontius-pilate","tag-tour","tag-trial-of-paul","tag-video-tour"],"acf":[],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>OnSite: Caesarea Maritima - Biblical Archaeology Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Travel on-site at Caesarea Maritima with BAR assistant editor, Nathan Steinmeyer. 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