CAESAREAses-a-re'-a, se-za-re'-a (Kaisareia):(1) Caesarea Palestina (pal-es-ti'na).The ancient name in the Arabic form Qaisariyeh still clings to the ruins on the sea shore, about 30 miles North of Jaffa. It was built by Herod the Great on the site of Strato's Tower (Ant., XIII, xi, 2; XV, ix, 6), and the name Caesarea Sebaste was given it in honor of August... View Details