Place details
Place nameQesari, Horbat
Other namesCæsarea, Caesarea, Caesaria Maritima, Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palestinae, Qisaraya, Qisarya, Kaisariy, Horbat Qesari
CountryYisra'el
Latitude32.5
Longitude34.883
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Site used by Herod as navy base. Important center of early Christianity, made Roman capital of Judaea in 6 CE. Capital of Palaestina Prima under Byzantine Empire. Fortifications strengthened 1251 by Louis IX. Destroyed by Baybars I 1265.