Caesarea Philippi

Pagan Roman city in far north Galiliee, at the foot of the Golan Heights, where Peter made his confession of Jesus as the Messiah (Matt. 16:13). Site of several Pagan temples, including to Pan.

View toward the springs (the headwaters of the Jordan River) and the Temple ... ... ruins beyond. The grotto is where the Temple of Pan was located. Walkways along the walls around the springs. Walking along the partially buried walls of the city. Depiction of the Pagan temples in their Height. Remains of the outdoor temples. Remains of the Roman Temple to the Emperor Augustus. Looking toward the Temple of Pan foundations. Altar of Pan. This site was destroyed by an Earthquake. Here, we were just 35 miles southwest of Damascus, the Syrian Capital.