Herod’s Palace in Caesarea
No tour through Caesarea is complete without a visit Herod’s palace. Although completely in ruins enough remains for us to see the enormous size of the largest of all the palaces built by Herod the Great. The partial reconstruction is an invaluable addition to understand what Herod’s palace must have looked like. Share and Enjoy:
Tel Aviv Ancient Past
Just last year, 2009, Tel Aviv celebrated its centennial. But that is the modern city. Who would think of Tel Aviv as hiding old treasures? Of having people living there thousands of years ago? During the preparation for construction of a new apartment complex in the Ramat Aviv neighborhood of Tel Aviv, remains of prehistoric [...]
Caesarea
Caesarea is probably one of the most famous ancient cities of Israel, apart from Jerusalem.
It was founded around the year 22 BCE* by Herod the Great, and named in honor of Caesar Augustus.