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 (11,754 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]
- Inception: 13 BC[15]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1265[16]
- Significant event: Siege of Caesarea Maritima[17], slighting[18]
- Official website: https://www.parks.org.il/en/reserve-park/caesarea-national-park/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caesarea Maritima[20]
- Population: 5343[21]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[22], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], New International Encyclopedia[30]
- Replaces: Straton's Tower[31]
- Capital of: Judaea[32], Palaestina Prima[33], Syria Palaestina[34]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[35]
- Category for people born here: Q8057215[36]
- Category for people who died here: Q32654479[37]
- Native label: קֵיסָרְיָה[38]
- Category of associated people: Q113969443[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 20 m[40]
- Culture: Ancient Rome[41]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[42], (iv)[43], (v)[44], (vi)[45]
Why It Matters
Caesarea Maritima has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]