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Download Chapter 3: Stratum VII—InitIal Phase of herod’s CIrcus (3.1 MB)
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Description
This is Part 1 of Volume 1 in a series of final reports of the IAA Excavation Project at Caesarea (1992–1998), the renowned ancient city built by King Herod. Volume 1 focuses on Herod’s Circus, the facility Herod designed for chariot races. Volume 1: Part 1 presents the background, architecture and stratigraphy of the complex. Part 2 (IAA Reports 57) describes the find from this complex.
EISBN
9789654065917
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Publisher
Israel Antiquities Authority
City
Jerusalem
Disciplines
Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Life Sciences | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Porath, Yosef, "Caesarea Maritima, Volume I: Herod’s Circus and related Buildings Part 1: Architecture and stratigraphy" (2013). IAA Reports—Monograph Series of the Israel Antiquities Authority. 23.
https://publications.iaa.org.il/iaareports/23
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Comments
Second Temple period, Herod, amphitheater, wall painting, Roman architecture