Caesarea Philippi in Israel - Church of Christ | Zion, Illinois | Gurnee, Waukegan, Kenosha,
2. In 2 B.C. Herod the Great’s son Philip named it Caesarea in honor of Augustus, and, to differentiate it from Caesarea Maritima, it became known as Caesarea Philippi. 3. Later, Herod Agrippa would call the place Neroneas in honor of the Roman Emperor Ner...