Studies in the archaeology and history of caesarea maritima: caput judaeae, metropolis palaestinae

Caesarea Maritima, the capital of the Roman province of Judaea / Palaestina, was founded in 10/9 BCE by Herod the Great to serve as an administrative and economic center. It was named after his Roman patron Caesar Augustus, the firstRoman emperor. The book, well illustrated, presents the results of the large scale excavations at the site during the 1990’s and early 2000’s in their wider historical and cultural context: the architectural evolution and transformation of the thriving city from its foundation to its decline caused by the Arabconquest (640/41 CE), its conversion to a Roman...

• ISBN: 978-90-04-17511-2
• Editorial: Brill
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 330
• Fecha Publicación: 31/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés