Digital Reconstruction of Caesarea Maritima: A Gallery of 11 Images
Caesarea Maritima was a bustling trading hub of the Eastern Mediterranean. Built on earlier ruins, the new metropolis was commissioned by Herod the Great (reign 37-4 BCE), and it became one of the most important trade centers of the day due to its colossal harbor. Herod's harbor was a fortress at sea which both facilitated trade in the Roman Empire and served a military purpose. Besides the harbor, the city had a temple, palaces, an amphitheater, a theater, paved streets, and waterworks.
This gallery features digital reconstructions created as a collaboration of Lithodomos and Patrick Scott Smith, based on archaeological reports and comparative analysis of known Roman construction techniques, Josephus' eyewitness descriptions, and Herodian fortification work at Jerusalem and Masada.
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⇒ Digital Reconstruction of Caesarea Maritima: A Gallery of 11 Images