Paneas: Religion in the Ancient City of Pan

Paneas: Religion in the Ancient City of PanIn antiquity, the Greeks founded a shrine to the woodland god Pan at a large cave in northern Israel. The site had been a shrine to Semitic gods for centuries and with the advent of Hellenism, it became associated with Pan. When Herod the Great built a temple to Augusus there, it paved the way for a city which would survive for centuries under a numer of names, including Paneas, Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Paneas, and Banias. Noteable figures from

In antiquity, the Greeks founded a shrine to the woodland god Pan at a large cave in northern Israel. The site had been a shrine to Semitic gods for centuries and with the advent of Hellenism, it became associated with Pan. When Herod the Great built a temple to Augusus there, it paved the way for a city which would survive for centuries under a numer of names, including Paneas, Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Paneas, and Banias. Noteable figures from Jesus to Mark Twain have stopped at the site for a myriad reasons. This book addresses the ancient history of Paneas from prehistory to Late Antiquity. Its author, Dr. Judd H. Burton helped to excavate the site, wrote his dissertation on the subject, and has maintained an abiding interest in the history of the site and its region.