Herodian Hippodrome
Herodian Hippodrome is an archaeological site in Haifa District, Israel. Herodian Hippodrome is situated nearby to Horbat Qesari, as well as near the archaeological site Promontory Palace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient Roman hippodrome in Caesarea
- Also known as: “Caesarea Circus West”, “Caesarea hippodrome”, “Caesarea Hippodrome”, and “Caesarea West hippodrome”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caesarea and Caesarea Amphitheater.
Caesarea
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
Caesarea is a national park on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, in the northern part of the Sharon region. The park encompasses a vast archaeological site that showcases the remains of the Roman Imperial city of Caesarea Maritima.
Caesarea Amphitheater
Theater building
Photo: Giladtop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caesarea Amphitheater is a theater building, which is situated 280 metres south of Herodian Hippodrome.
Obelisk
Monument
The Caesarea obelisk is a red granite Obelisk 12 metres high, which was erected in the hippodrome of Herod the Great's new-built Roman city of Caesarea Maritima, now Israel. Obelisk is situated 740 metres east of Herodian Hippodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sdot Yam and Caesarea.
Sdot Yam
Village
Sdot Yam is a kibbutz in the Haifa District of Israel. Located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.
Caesarea
Town
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
Caesarea, also transliterated as Keisarya or Qaysaria, is an affluent resort town in north-central Israel, which was named after the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima situated 1–2 kilometres to the south in the adjacent Caesarea National Park.
Or Akiva
Town
Photo: Jim Greenhill, CC BY 2.0.
Or Akiva is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, on the country's coastal plain. It is located inland from the ancient port city of Caesarea and the Mediterranean Sea, and to the north of the city of Hadera. Or Akiva is situated 3 km east of Herodian Hippodrome.
Herodian Hippodrome
- Categories: circus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.49858° or 32° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
34.89066° or 34° 53′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8G4PFVXR+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 318664239OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q110300838
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Herodian Hippodrome” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Circo romano di Cesarea marittima”
- French: “Hippodrome Caesarea Maritima”
- Hebrew: “ההיפודרום המערבי קיסריה”
- Hebrew: “ההיפודרום המערבי”
- Hebrew: “היפודרום”
- Italian: “Circo romano di Cesarea marittima”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Horbat Qesari and Promontory Palace.
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