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Caesarea is derived from Caesarea, which see
Philippi is derived from Philip, which see

Caesarea Philippi was situated at the foot of Lebanon near the sources of the Jordan in Gaulanitis, and formerly called Paneas; but afterward being rebuilt by Philip the tetrarch, it was called by him Caesarea, in honour of Tiberias Caesar; subsequently called Neronias by Agrippa II, in honour of Nero.
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Additional information:
Although Caesarea Philippi was indeed formerly called Paneas by the Greeks, before them, it was called the "Gate of Hell", which see.

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