page_title: Culture of Israel
section_title: Roman Judea
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Israel / Performance art / Theatre / Roman Judea
caption_attribution_description: English: Caesarea maritima, roman theatre Français&#160;: Théâtre romain de Césarée en Israel
context_page_description: The roots of the culture of Israel developed long before modern Israel's independence in 1948 and traces back to ancient Israel. It reflects Jewish culture, Jewish history in the diaspora, the ideology of the Zionist movement that developed in the late 19th century, as well as the history and traditions of the Arab Israeli population and ethnic minorities that live in Israel, among them Druze, Circassians, Armenians and others.
  Israel is the birthplace of the Jewish culture and its culture encompasses the foundations of many Jewish cultural characteristics, including philosophy, literature, poetry, art, mythology, folklore, mysticism and festivals; as well as Judaism, which was also fundamental to the creation of Christianity and Islam.
  Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are considered the main cultural hubs of Israel. The New York Times has described Tel Aviv as the "capital of Mediterranean cool," Lonely Planet ranked it as a top ten city for nightlife, and National Geographic named it one of the top ten beach cities.
  With over 200 museums, Israel has the highest number of museums per capita in the world, with millions of visitors annually.
context_section_description: During the Roman rule, some theaters were built in Judea, located in places such as Caesarea, Beth Shean and Jerusalem. The theater in Caesarea Maritima was built by Herod the Great and had a seating capacity of about 4000 seats in its final stage. Another theater, in Bet Shean, was built in the end of the 2nd century CE with a capacity of 7000 seats.
caption: Remains of the Roman theater in Caesarea Maritima
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