Caesarea

Excavation at Qesaryya

Excavation at Qesaryya. Qesaryya, Apr 29, 2019. Photo by Sara Yahimovich/TPS

Fragment of a figurine of the head of a bearded man from the Roman period depicting Asclepius, the god of medicine

Fragment of a figurine of the head of a bearded man from the Roman period depicting Asclepius, the god of medicine. Photographic credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Statue of a ram that was discovered next to the vaults at the front of the temple platform

Statue of a ram that was discovered next to the vaults at the front of the temple platform. Photographic credit: Caesarea Development Corporation.

A public fountain (nymphaeum) from the Roman period

A public fountain (nymphaeum) from the Roman period. Photographic credit: Yoli Shwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority.

The Crusader market

The Crusader market. Photographic credit: Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority.

The altar that Herod built in honor of Emperor Augustus and the goddess Roma at the front of the temple.

The altar that Herod built in honor of Emperor Augustus and the goddess Roma at the front of the temple. Photographic credit: Griffin Aerial Photography.

Conservation work and reinforcement of the vaults at the front of the temple platform that Herod built in honor of Emperor Augustus and the goddess Roma.

Conservation work and reinforcement of the vaults at the front of the temple platform that Herod built in honor of Emperor Augustus and the goddess Roma. Photo by Griffin Aerial Photography

The beginning of conservation work on the vaults at the front of the temple platform that Herod built

The beginning of conservation work on the vaults at the front of the temple platform that Herod built in honor of Emperor Augustus and the goddess Roma. Photo by Israel Antiquities Authority

The small tablet engraved with a seven-branched menorah and a coal pan

The small tablet engraved with a seven-branched menorah and a coal pan. Photographic credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority.

The small tablet engraved with a seven-branched menorah and a coal pan

The small tablet engraved with a seven-branched menorah and a coal pan. Photographic credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority.