Ancient Port City
Rhegium
REE-jee-um · Modern Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy · 38.1147° N, 15.6500° E
Rhegium, founded c. 720 BC by Greek colonists from Chalcis, sat on the Strait of Messina opposite Sicily. Acts 28:13 records it as a stop on Paul's voyage to Rome as a prisoner: after three days in Syracuse, the ship "weighed anchor and came to Rhegium," waiting there for a favorable south wind before sailing to Puteoli.
Archaeology
Rhegium's Greek origins are well documented archaeologically — remains of the Hippodamian grid city plan, fragments of ancient Greek walls, an acropolis, and Roman-era baths have been excavated in the city center; finds are housed in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia. There is no specific excavated site tied to Paul's brief stopover — Acts records only a short layover awaiting wind.
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