Caesarea was a Roman city built by Herod the great in 22 BC. Herod was an amazing architect, but also a crazy man. He killed his children because they were getting too popular. We sang two worship songs while sitting in the ancient amphitheater that seats 4000 people. It was amazingly moving. The amphitheater was designed so that people in the audience could hear the people on stage without the need of microphones and speakers. The Mediterranean Sea was the backdrop. The hippodrome (race track) that Herod had built was unearthed not too long ago. We also saw the 16 mile aqueduct that brought fresh water from a spring on Mt. Carmel to Herod’s palace. It’s hard to believe we sat in an amphitheater that was more than 2000 years old.