In 3 BCE, Herod's son, Philip II (also known as Philip the Tetrarch) founded a city which became his administrative capital, known from Josephus and the Gospels of Matthew and Mark as Caesarea or Caesarea Philippi, to distinguish it from Caesarea Maritima and other cities named Caesarea (Matthew 16:13, Mark 8:27).On the death of Philip II in 34 CE his kingdom was briefly …

Caesarea Philippi, also known as Paneas to the Greeks and Romans and Baniyas in modern times. Caesarea Philippi was a very lush place feeding the Jordan River her waters and the ancient Greeks said the water flowed from the cave, but Josephus reported that an earthquake altered the area so the waters flowed from underground springs. The area produced a lush …

Caesarea, on the seacoast just northwest of Jerusalem, at first Caesarea Maritima, then after 133 Caesarea Palaestina, was built by Herod the Great, c. 25–13 BC, and was the capital of Iudaea Province ... Of note are Paul's Epistles to the Thessalonians and to Philippi, which is often considered the first contact of Christianity with Europe.

Cesareia de Filipe (em latim: Caesarea Philippi) era uma antiga cidade, localizada no sopé sudoeste do monte Hermom [5] (em árabe transl. Jebel esh-Sheikh), na atual região arqueológica de Banias.Por volta do ano 20 a.C. o rei Herodes, o Grande, construiu aos pés do monte Hermom um templo branco de mármore, e dedicou a César Augusto.Quando Herodes morreu a cidade …

Philippus wird ab dem 12. Jahrhundert dargestellt mit einem Buch oder einer Rolle. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist der 1185 entstandene Dreikönigenschrein im Kölner Dom. Beginnend mit dem 14. Jahrhundert kam auch das lateinische †-Kreuz (crux immissa) oder das griechische T-Kreuz (crux commissa) hinzu, wie etwa im aus dem Jahr 1340 stammenden Relief im Lübecker Dom oder …