CaesareaIsrael did not possess any good natural harbors so Herod the Great decided to build one on the Mediterranean. He constructed a 200 foot wide breakwater to enclose the harbor so that it was only open to the north. This city took 12 years to build.
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![]() The site chosen for the city did not contain any natural springs or rivers, so it was necessary to have fresh water transported down the coast along several aquaducts. |
![]() The aquaduct ran down from Mount Carmel from the north and supplied the city with fresh water. |
![]() Most ancient city gates contain only the foundations, but this full crusader gate gives some idea of what the earlier gates looked like. The gates of those ancient cities contained a number of large chambers and were regularly used to conduct both the business and even the social life of the city. |