Caesarea Maritima was a city and harbor built by Herod the Great about 25–13 BC. Herod built his palace on a small piece of land jutting out into the sea, with a decorative pool . In 13 BCE, Caesarea became the civilian and military capital of Judaea, and the official residence of the Roman procurators and governors.
Caesarea has recently become the site of the world's first underwater museum, where 36 points of interest on four marked underwater trails through the ancient harbor can be explored by divers equipped with waterproof maps.
A popular destination for tourists who throng to the shops and galleries, Caesarea is also home to the rich and famous including opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu and Russian millionaire Arcady Gaydemak.09/23/08
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