[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

caesarea
     n : an ancient seaport in northwestern israel; an important
         roman city in ancient palestine

[2] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

caesarea
   palestinae, a city on the shore of the mediterranean, on the
   great road from tyre to egypt, about 70 miles northwest of
   jerusalem, at the northern extremity of the plain of sharon. it
   was built by herod the great b.c. 10, who named it after
   caesar augustus, hence called caesarea sebaste gr. sebastos =
   "augustus", on the site of an old town called "strato's tower."
   it was the capital of the roman province of judaea, the seat of
   the governors or procurators, and the headquarters of the roman
   troops. it was the great gentile city of palestine, with a
   spacious artificial harbour. it was adorned with many buildings
   of great splendour, after the manner of the roman cities of the
   west. here cornelius the centurion was converted through the
   instrumentality of peter acts 10:1, 24, and thus for the first
   time the door of faith was opened to the gentiles. philip the
   evangelist resided here with his four daughters 21:8. from
   this place saul sailed for his native tarsus when forced to flee
   from jerusalem 9:30, and here he landed when returning from
   his second missionary journey 18:22. he remained as a prisoner
   here for two years before his voyage to rome acts 24:27; 25:1,
   4, 6, 13. here on a "set day," when games were celebrated in
   the theatre in honour of the emperor claudius, herod agrippa i.
   appeared among the people in great pomp, and in the midst of the
   idolatrous homage paid to him was suddenly smitten by an angel,
   and carried out a dying man. he was "eaten of worms" 12:19-23,
   thus perishing by the same loathsome disease as his granfather,
   herod the great. it still retains its ancient name kaiseriyeh,
   but is now desolate. "the present inhabitants of the ruins are
   snakes, scorpions, lizards, wild boars, and jackals." it is
   described as the most desolate city of all palestine.
   

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