凯撒利亚古城位于特拉维夫以北50公里处，曾是以色列在地中海的最大港口。                                                 湛蓝色的地中海，明媚的阳光，古城风光优美而壮观。                                                                                   凯撒利亚意为“罗马皇帝之城”，是罗马帝国时期的君主希律王于二千年前，花费十二年建造起来的都城。        这里的建筑依照希律王的喜好，集合了罗马和希腊的风格，极尽奢华和宏伟。                                                 公元639年凯撒利亚被阿拉伯人占领，1101年又落入十字军之手，1254年法国国王路易九世重新构筑工事，修建十字军城堡。其后几经战乱和地震，凯撒利亚古城的建筑大都损毁和沉入海底。                                          十九世纪末，人们开始在凯撒利亚进行考古发掘工作，                                                                                      希律王的古城和十字军堡垒得以重见天日，并辟为以色列国家公园。

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 这是古城外围残壁下的雕像，尽管已是无首断脚，但依然传递了当时精湛的雕刻技艺与文化

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          凯撒利亚古城存留着不少的遗迹：                                                                                                                    希律王建造的古码头，十字军堡垒，圆形剧场，跑马场，罗马宫殿，古城墙等等。

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 圆形剧场是以色列最古老的剧场 ，这是剧场当时的看台，还标有数字。

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             现在的圆形剧场，已被改造过。                                                                                                                      在剧场就可以眺望地中海，歌剧《图兰朵》曾在这里演出。

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          圆形剧场外有很多这样的拱门

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             罗马宫殿建筑构件遗迹                                                                                                                                      虽已风化成残片，但仍能感受昔日的辉煌                                                                         



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       从拱门进入剧场的游人



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     清澈的地中海水如同一汪池水




                                                           海边生长着的茂盛植物

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    希律王时期的公共浴室

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   远处伸入海里的建筑是当年的十字军堡垒

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           变换着不同色彩的地中海，很美

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         



                                                                                                                                                                                                                         罗马宫殿遗址，虽已残损，依旧傲然



                                                                                                                                                                                                                             被古城的沧桑氛围所包裹，所感染



                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                    当年的竞技场。                                                                                                                                              公元66年，城中的犹太人不满罗马人的统治揭竿而起，遭到残酷的镇压，两万多犹太人被血腥屠杀。               那些战俘就像牲口一样被扔进竞技场自相残杀，直到不剩一人。                                                                         ----                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      残壁上的细部



                                                                                                                                                                                                              猜猜这是当年做什么用的？看看两个孩子俏皮的表情就知道了

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          凯撒利亚古城历经沧桑，终于得见天日，我们有幸看到



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 （谢谢浏览    待续）