Caesarea Maritima
ancient Levantine city
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Summary
Caesarea Maritima is a Roman archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of roman archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,825 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Caesarea[3], Syria Palaestina[4], Palaestina Prima[5]
- Country: Israel[6], Roman Empire[7], Mandatory Palestine[8]
- Instance of: Roman colony[9], depopulated Palestinian village[10], human settlement[11], village[12], former settlement[13]
- Commons category: Caesarea Maritima[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[15]
- Inception: 13 BC[16]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1265[17]
- Significant event: Siege of Caesarea Maritima[18], slighting[19]
- Official website: https://www.parks.org.il/en/reserve-park/caesarea-national-park/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caesarea Maritima[21]
- Population: 5343[22]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[23], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], New International Encyclopedia[31]
- Replaces: Straton's Tower[32]
- Capital of: Judaea[33], Palaestina Prima[34], Syria Palaestina[35]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[36]
- Category for people born here: Q8057215[37]
- Category for people who died here: Q32654479[38]
- Native label: קֵיסָרְיָה[39]
- Category of associated people: Q113969443[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 20 m[41]
- Culture: Ancient Rome[42]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[43], (iv)[44], (v)[45], (vi)[46]
Why It Matters
Caesarea Maritima has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]