The Harbor "Sebastos"

The Harbor "Sebastos" (HM2IOP)

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N 32° 30.124', W 34° 53.468'

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The construction of the harbor was a far reaching enterprise, involving artificial islands built in the open sea and serving as bases for piers and breakwaters. Apparently, the raw materials and technology came with the Roman engineers sent by Emperor Augustus to assist Herod's architects with the project.

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It seems that transit trade and services provided to ships en route from Egypt to Rome were the harbor's raison d'être.
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HM NumberHM2IOP
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Date Added Thursday, July 11th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)25S E 322338 N 3597664
Decimal Degrees32.50206667, -34.89113333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 30.124', W 34° 53.468'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 30' 7.4399999999999" N, 34° 53' 28.08" W
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