Sunday, February 18, 2018

Caesarea Maritima, City of Herod the Great




A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints” ~Wilfred Peterson





A beautiful view of the Mediterranean Sea




Herod the Great acquired the site of this former Phoenician naval harbor in 30 BC.  He built a palace, hippodrome and coliseum.  As I understand it he was also the first to use concrete for the first time to  build underwater breakwaters.  It's an interesting place to visit and a testament to what can be built when you have the money to do so.  This site was dedicated in honor of his patron Caesar Augustus.

A tour of the Holy Land is a magnificent experience.  It is difficult to tell you all I've seen in the last 4 days.  There is so much history, religious and secular, that I'm not surprised there have been so many books written about it.  There will be ore later!  

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Thanks be to God!

Cathy
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13 comments:

  1. Hello, beautiful view of the Mediterranean Sea! I am sure you are enjoying the trip to the Holy Land, there is so much history there to see. Happy Sunday, enjoy your new week!

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  2. Your statement about money and building is so true. Back in ancient times, people built monuments to last, unlike today. It's wonderful that you are able to enjoy your trip to the Holy Land and I look forward to more posts about it.

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  3. Lucky you! Enjoy. Happy Monday.

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  4. I'm going to write that quote in my journal tonight...how true! And I'm so glad you got to take this fabulous trip! Hugs!

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  5. How fortunate you are to see all of this, Cathy! I'd love to visit the Holy Land one day.

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  6. Such an amazing trip you are on. I really do like the saying at the top of this post too -- so many different ways to adventure; I believe in what he says implicitly. (And I enjoyed this mini-adventure I have just had reading your post!). Thanks for sharing.

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  7. What a wonderful shot of the Med! It reminds me of the views we see when we visit Cyprus. Glad you're enjoying the trip, looking forward to seeing more soon.

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  8. How wonderful!
    Kay
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  9. The mosaic offers some very cool snippets of architecture! I think today's phenomenon of crowd-funding offers a new avenue for 'building' something even if you don't have the resources to do so! I look forward to hearing and seeing more of your Holy Land trip!

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  10. What a beautiful place and gorgeous photography!

    Happy Weekend to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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