We persevered through strong winds, heavy rain, and a raging sea to visit Caesarea. This extravagant port city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea was built by Herod the Great to honor Caesar. It included what was likely the world's first man-made harbor to foster trade and the collection of taxes, a Roman amphitheater, Herod's Palace, a hippodrome, and an aqueduct.
A noteworthy archeological discovery is a stone bearing the name of Pontius Pilate, who was doubted to exist by some archeologists because the Bible is the only historical document where his name appears.Read more