Caesarea Philippi

Caesarea Philippi, originally called Banias, is an ancient site at the foot of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights. The spring is the source of the Banias River, one of the main tributaries of the Jordan River [1]. Archaeologists uncovered a shrine dedicated to Pan and related deities, and the remains of an ancient city dating from the Hellenistic and Roman periods [1][2]. The city was renamed Caesarea Philippi by Herod's son Philipus to distinguish it from other cities named Caesarea, such as Caesarea Maritima [3].