A New Look at the Geometric Mosaic in the Promontory Palace at ...
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Content Inside: 21 A NEW LOOK AT THE GEOMETRIC MOSAIC IN THE PROMONTORY PALACE A New Look at the Geometric Mosaic in the Promontory Palace at Caesarea Maritima Yehudit Turnheim and Asher Ovadiah Department of Art History, Tel Aviv University erod began construction of the new town of Caesarea Maritima in 22 BCE and inaugurated it in10-9 BCE. Josephus describes at length the magnificence of the town and its large harbour. 1 During the reign of Tiberius, Caesarea became the residence of the Roman procurators, including Pontius Pilate (27-37 CE). With the end of the first procuratorial period in Judea and the return of the Herodian dynasty to the throne in the reign of Agrippa I, Caesarea’s status was reinforced. Agrippa was the last Jewish king to rule the city and he died there, while watching a performance in the hippodrome. A Latin inscription on an altar discovered in Caesarea Maritima mentions Pontius Pilate and the Tiberieum, indicating that this Judean procurator would appear to have erected a temple or a sacred place there in honour of the Emperor. 2 The mosaic floor that is the subject of this article comprises a geometric carpet and was unearthed by an archaeological expedition on behalf of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, in 1975, 3 within an extensive and magnificent architectural complex situated west of the Roman theatre, the so-called ‘Promontory Palace’. 4 The complex may well be Herod’s palace itself, mentioned by Josephus: 5 His notice was attracted by a town on the coast, called Straton’s Tower, which, though then dilapidated, was, from its advantageous situation, suited for the exercise of his liberality. This he entirely rebuilt with white stone, and adorned with the most magnificent palaces, displaying here, as nowhere else, the innate grandeur of his character. (Jos. War I . xxi. 5 [408]). He set about making a magnificent plan and put up buildings all over the city, not of ordinary material but of white stone. He also adorned it with ...
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