Caesarea in Hadera, Haifa District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

Roman and Byzantine Statuary at Caesarea

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 3, 2023

1. Roman and Byzantine Statuary at Caesarea Marker

Inscription. Most of Caesarea's statues were found headless. Roman statuary, which represented emperors(?), deities or local dignitaries, remained part of the urban ornament of the Byzantine city, and was sometimes displayed in Christian contexts alongside Christian symbols.

The statue representing Jesus as the "Good Shepherd", is the Christian adaptation of a motif whose origin goes back to the beginnings of Greek sculpture and continues into Hellenistic and Roman arts.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 32° 29.787′ N, 34° 53.485′ E. Marker is in Caesarea, Haifa District, in Hadera. It can be reached from Israel National Trail. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Herod's Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); A Collection of Architectural Artifacts (within shouting distance of this marker); Architectural Elements (within shouting distance of this marker); The Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Column Capitals (within shouting distance of this marker); Caesarea National Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Sarcophagi

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(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Power and Control (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caesarea.

More about this marker. The marker is located in Caesarea National Park.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 3, 2023

2. Roman and Byzantine Statuary at Caesarea Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.