   thumb|aerial view, 2014 antipatris (ancient greek: ÎÎ½ÏÎ¹ÏÎ±ÏÏÎ¯Ï), one of two places known as tel afek (), is an archaeological site in israel. it was inhabited from the chalcolithic time to the late roman period,kochavi, 1997, p. 147-151 but is named after antipatris, a city built in the site by herod the great, and named in honour of his father, antipater ii of judea. an ottoman fortress was built in its place in the 16th century. it lays between caesarea maritima and lydda, two miles inland, on the roman road from caesarea to jerusalem. tel afek lies east of petah tikva and west of kafr qasim and rosh haayin, near the source of the yarkon river. ==history== ===tel afek=== prior to the establishment of classic antipatris, tel afek had earlier served as a fortress and major strategic points in battles between the egyptians, israelites and philistines in the bronze and iron age, until it fell into ruin prior to herod's rebuilding. afek is mentioned in the hebrew bible as an organization point of philistines during the struggle with israelites. the bronze age saw the construction of defensive walls,  to  wide, and a series of palaces. on e of these is described as an egyptian governor residence of the 15th century bc, and within, an array of cuneiform tablets were found. philistine ware is found in the site in 12th century bc layers. ===establishment of antipatris=== antipatris was a city built by herod the great, and named in honor of his father, antipater ii of judea. it lay between caesarea maritima and lydda, two miles inland, on the great roman road from caesarea to jerusalem. paul the apostle was brought by night from jerusalem to antipatris and next day from there to caesarea maritima, to stand trial before the governor antonius felix.<refl. only one of the early bishops of the christian bishopric of antipatris, a suffragan of caesarea, is mentioned by name in extant documentation: polychronius, who was present both at the robber council of ephesus in 449 and the council of chalcedon in 451.michel lequien, oriens christianus in quatuor patriarchatus digestus, paris 1740, vol. iii, coll. 579-582 no longer a residential bishopric, antipatris is today listed by the catholic church as a titular see.annuario pontif
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