. . . "Caesarea Maritima (Greek: Par\u00E1lios Kais\u00E1reia, \u03A0\u03B1\u03C1\u03AC\u03BB\u03B9\u03BF\u03C2 \u039A\u03B1\u03B9\u03C3\u03AC\u03C1\u03B5\u03B9\u03B1) was one of four Roman colonies for veterans in the Syria-Phoenicia region created by the Roman Empire. The ancient Caesarea Maritima (or Caesarea Palestinae) city and harbor was built by Herod the Great about 25\u201313 BC. The city had been populated through the late Roman and Byzantine era."@en .