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The amphitheater in Caesarea. From Wikipedia

Distribution of prizes for second and third place in the Olympics - Herod's idea

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Over the course of hundreds of years, a wreath of olive leaves was given only to the winners of the Olympic sports, who also received considerable funding from the cities that represented, until about a decade before the end of the first century BC King Herod held games
Photographs: Engineered gray soil in sand above fresh ground water. Photo. Dr. Itamar Taksel, Antiquities Authority, a lime kiln on top of an embankment. The products of the kiln were apparently used to improve the sand and turn it into fertile soil. Photo. Prof. Yoel Raskin. Photographs of the researchers: Prof. Yoel Raskin - Bar-Ilan University Spokesperson, Dr. Itamar Taksel (on the beach), photographed by Prof. Yoel Raskin.

Near Caesarea, evidence of the beginning of agriculture in the sands was discovered

The system from the tenth century AD, in the Islamic period is the first significant development of agriculture in the sand in human history
The student Stav Meir and the Greek inscription he uncovered, together with the Antiquities Authority member Karam Said. Photo: Antiquities Authority

He went looking for mushrooms and discovered a marble inscription in Greek from the Byzantine period

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The rare treasure in the field. Photo: Yaniv Berman, courtesy of the Caesarea Development Company

A cache of rare gold coins and a 900-year-old gold earring were discovered in the port of Caesarea

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The ram statue discovered in Caesarea, December 2015. Photo: Vared Sharig, Caesarea Port

A statue of a ram was discovered near an ancient church in Caesarea

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The rare treasure. Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

The largest hoard of gold coins in Israel was discovered at the bottom of the sea in the ancient port of Caesarea National Park

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The coffin with the Medusa symbol discovered in Caesarea. Photo: Antiquities Authority

Medusa in the port of Caesarea

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The sea level in Israel has been stable in the last thousand years

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