ANTIPATRIS

City some 26 miles (41.8 kilometers) south of Caesarea rebuilt by Herod the Great in 9 BC in honor of his father, Antipater. Before its rebuilding, it was known as Aphek. Paul passed through Antipatris under Roman guard on his way from Jerusalem to Caesarea (Acts 23:31). Antipatris served as a Roman military relay station and marked the border between Judea and Samaria.