Caesarea was the provincial capital from which Roman governors (such as Herod) ruled over Palestine. It was thus an appropriate place for him to go once the festival in Jerusalem was over.1
Caesarea was the provincial capital from which Roman governors (such as Herod) ruled over Palestine. It was thus an appropriate place for him to go once the festival in Jerusalem was over.1
19 Hérode, s'étant mis à sa recherche et ne l'ayant pas trouvé, interrogea les gardes, et donna l'ordre de les mener au supplice. Ensuite il descendit de la Judée à Césarée, pour y séjourner.