Caesarea ,Caesarea Maritima,reconstruction
Caesarea is built on the ruins of Stratonospyrgos (Straton's Tower), founded by Straton I of Sidon, Straton's Tower remained a Jewish city for two generations, until the Roman conquest of 63 BCE when the Romans declared it an autonomous city. The pagan city underwent vast changes under Herod the Great, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. In 22 BCE, Herod began construction of a deep sea harbor and built storerooms, markets, wide roads, baths, temples to Rome and Augustus, and imposing public buildings The city hosted major sports competitions, gladiator games, and theatrical productions in its theatre overlooking the Mediterranian city was chiefly a commercial centre relying on trade. apparently until the Crusader conquest in the eleventh century. In 1251, Louis IX fortified the city. The French king ordered the construction of high walls and a deep moat. However strong the walls were, they could not keep out the sultan Baybars, who ordered his troops to scale the walls in several places simultaneously, enabling them to penetrate the city.
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Location: Caesarea ,Caesarea Maritima ,Israel
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Keywords: .byzantine, baybars, bosnia, crusader, empire, great, herod, immigrants, israel, jerusalem, kingdom, mamelukes, muslim, roman, saladin, sultan
