What is "paralia"

Paralia (Greek: Παραλία) is a Greek term meaning "coastline" or "beach".

The Paralia (Greek: Παραλία) was a coastal eparchy in Palestine during Hellenistic and Roman times. According to Josephus, the inhabitants of the region were primarily Greek city-dwellers.

The region was originally set up by the Seleucids. Josephus wrote that the Paralia was outside Jewish jurisdiction throughout the Second Temple Period except for a short period under the Hasmoneans and during the reign of Herod the Great and the Agrippas.