IN THIS WAY WE CAME TO ROME

With Paul on the Appian Way

Glen L. Thompson and Mark Wilson

In This Way We Came to Rome: With Paul on the Appian Way

Copyright 2023 Glen L. Thompson and Mark Wilson

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Fig. 1: Glass flasks of Puteoli, CMoG 62.1.31. Image licensed by The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (www.cmog.org), under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Used by permission.

Fig. 10: VCC under San Lorenzo ad Septimum. Graphic by Pasquale Argenziano (Melillo Faenza, Jacazzi, and Argenziano 2009, 213). Used by permission.

Fig. 11: Inscription on Appius Claudius Caecus. Image by Olga Lyubimova, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, http://ancientrome.ru/art/artworken/img.htm?id=6189.

Fig. 14: VA on the Peutinger Map. Images courtesy of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Used by permission.

Fig. 30: Bridge at Forum Appii. Image courtesy of Associazione culturale GoTellGo / Maria Teresa Natale. Used by permission.

Fig. 31: Artistic reconstruction of Forum Appii. Art by Evelien Witmer, Groningen Institute of Archaeology, commissioned by Gijs Tol and Tymon de Haas for Tol, de Haas, and Anastasia 2019. Used by permission.

Fig. 32: Excavations at Tres Tabernae. Photo by Bárány László. Used by permission.

Fig. 45: Reconstruction of the Chelmsford mansio. Courtesy of the Chelmsford City Museum (Chelmsford, Essex, UK). Used by permission.

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are the author’s own translation.

Print ISBN 9781683597247

Digital ISBN 9781683597254

Library of Congress Control Number 2023933079

Lexham Editorial: Barry J. Beitzel, Douglas Mangum, James Spinti, Katy Smith, Erin Mangum

Cover Design: Joshua Hunt

Contents

List of Maps and Key

List of Figures

Abbreviations

Preface

Acts 28:11–31: Paul’s Arrival in Rome

Introduction: Voyage to Italy

Day 1: Puteoli to Capua

Day 2: Capua (RM 132) to Sinuessa (RM 107)

Day 3: Sinuessa (RM 107) to Itri (RM 83)

Day 4: Itri (RM 83) to Tarracina (RM 63)

Day 5: Tarracina (RM 63) to Forum Appii (RM 43)

Day 6: Forum Appii (RM 43) to Aricia (RM 16)

Day 7: Aricia (RM 16) to Rome

Conclusion: Paul in Rome

Appendix 1: Paul’s Land Journey in Bible Atlases

Appendix 2: Bypass at Tarracina

Appendix 3: Mansiones and Stationes

Appendix 4: GPS Coordinates for Places Mentioned

Bibliography

Index of Bible Passages

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Modern Authors

List of Maps

Map 1. Paul’s Route to Rome

Map 2. Paul’s Captivity Journey

Map 3. Gulf of Naples

Map 4. Puteoli and Its Harbor

Map 5. Puteoli to Capua

Map 6. Puteoli to Ad Quartum

Map 7. Northward from Ad Quartum

Map 8. Ad Septimum to Capua

Map 9. Capua

Map 10. Capua to Sinuessa

Map 11. Capua to Urbana

Map 12. Urbana to Sinuessa

Map 13. Sinuessa

Map 14. Sinuessa ...