Caesarea

[ see-zuh-ree-uh, ses-uh-, sez-uh- ]

/ ˌsi zəˈri ə, ˌsɛs ə-, ˌsɛz ə- /

an ancient seaport in NW Israel: Roman capital of Palestine.

ancient name of Kayseri.

Example sentences from the Web for caesarea

Moawiya himself was not present, as he was conducting an attack (the result of which we do not know) on Caesarea in Cappadocia.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 |Various
He rebuilt a city on the coast and called it Caesarea, with a fine haven.

A Thousand Years of Jewish History |Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
He flourished about the beginning of the fourth century, and was Bishop of Caesarea, in Palestine.

Primitive Christian Worship |James Endell Tyler
Caesarea Philippi seemed like a diamond set among green jewels.

Men Called Him Master |Elwyn Allen Smith

Our merchantman would have come upon all that is left of Caesarea of Palestine.

The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. |E. Rameur

Caesarea

/ (ˌsiːzəˈrɪə) /

an ancient port in NW Israel, capital of Roman Palestine: founded by Herod the Great