Acts 28:11-16
[Cir. A.M. 4067. A.D. 63.]
ship <4143> [a ship.]
figurehead <3902> [whose.]
Syracuse <4946> [Syracuse.]
Syracuse was the capital of Sicily, situated on the eastern side of the island, 72 miles S. by E. of Messina, and about 112 of Palermo. In its ancient state of splendour it was 22« in extent, according to Strabo; and such was its opulence, that when the Romans took it, they found more riches than they did at Carthage.
Rhegium <4484> [Rhegium.]
Rhegium, now Reggio, was a maritime city and promontory in Italy, opposite Messina.
a south wind <3558> [the south.]
Puteoli <4223> [Puteoli.]
Puteoli, now Puzzuoli, is an ancient sea-port of Campania, in the kingdom of Naples, about eight miles S. W. of that city, standing upon a hill in a creek opposite to Baiae.
found <2147> [we found.]
were invited <3870> [and were.]
brothers ........................... Paul <80 3972> [when.]
Forum of Appius <675 5410> [Appii forum.]
Appii Forum, now Borgo Longo, was an ancient city of the Volsci, fifty miles S. of Rome.
Three Taverns <5140 4999> [The three taverns.]
The Three Taverns was a place in the Appian Way, thirty miles from Rome.
thanked <2168> [he thanked.]
Rome <4516> [Rome.]
Rome, the capital of Italy, and once of the whole world, is situated on the banks of the Tiber, about sixteen miles from the sea; 410 miles S. S .E. of Vienna, 600 S. E. of Paris, 730 E. by N. of Madrid, 760 W. of Constantinople, and 780 S. E. of London.
<1543> [the centurion.]
<4759> [captain.]
<1161> [but.]
