Ancient Greek/Roman City
Syracuse
SIR-uh-kyooz · Modern Syracuse (Siracusa), Sicily, Italy · 37.0755° N, 15.2866° E
Founded by Corinthian settlers in 733 BC, Syracuse became one of the greatest cities of Magna Graecia. Acts 28:12 records that the ship carrying Paul to Rome, after leaving Malta, "put in at Syracuse, and stayed there three days" before continuing toward Rhegium and Puteoli.
Archaeology
Syracuse is one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the Mediterranean, containing the 5th-century BC Greek Theatre, a Roman amphitheater, the Latomie quarries, and remains on the island of Ortigia. The site is UNESCO-listed. No specific ruin is tied to Paul's three-day stop — the biblical account records only a brief stopover.
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