This page contains information about places mentioned in the book of Acts.

Achaia

• Pronounced Uh-kay'-ya
• Achaia was another name for Greece. It was the region south of Macedonia.
• The major cities of Achaia were Athens and Corinth.
• The whole world used Greek, the language of Achaia, as a common language.
• The New Testament was written in the common Greek.
• The Greek culture was so widespread that all Gentile persons were known as Greeks (Rom 1:16).
• Paul preached extensively in Achaia/Greece during his 3rd missionary journey (Acts 19:21, 20:2-3).
• Christians of Achaia helped other Christians in trouble (Rom 15:26, 2Co 9:1-5).
• Among the first converts of Achaia were Epenetus and the family of Stephanus (Rom 16:5, 1Co 16:15).

Adramyttium

• Pronounced Add-ruh-mit'-ee-um.
• A coastal town of Asia.
• Paul, on his way to Rome, first sailed on a ship whose home port was Addramyttium (Acts 27:2).

Adria

• Pronounced Aid'-ree-uh.
• This is the Adriatic Sea, which lies between Italy and Achaia.
• Adria is mentioned in connection with Paul’s journey to Rome (Acts 27:27).

Alexandria

• Alexandria was a coastal city and port of Egypt.
• The greatest city of the world except for Rome.
• Apollos was born there (Acts 18:24).
• On his way to Rome, Paul sailed on ships that came from Alexandria (Acts 27:6, 28:11).
• Men from this city disputed with Stephen (Acts 6:9).

Amphipolis

• Pronounced Am-fip'-pol-iss
• A Roman military station 50km southwest of Philippi.
• Paul called there on his 2nd missionary journey (Acts 17:1).

Antioch Pisidia

• Pronounced An'-tee-ock of Piss-id'-ee-ya.
• Pisidian Antioch stood on a plateau 3,600 feet above sea level.
• Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 1st missionary journey.
• Paul and Barnabas had to climb a hard mountainous road to get there and preach in the synagogue (Acts 13:14-16).

Antioch Syria

• Pronounced An'-tee-ock of See'-ree-ya.
• Syrian Antioch was the world's third greatest city, bettered only by Rome and Alexandria.
• Antioch stood 25km up river from its seaport Selucia, where the Crontes River entered the Great Sea.
• Infamous for immorality in the form of lustful sports and pleasures.
• A center fo the worship of Daphne, a godess whose priestesses were prostitutes.
• Before continuing through the following points on Syrian Antioch, it would be helpful to read Acts 11:19-30 and mark the place.
• When persecution in Jerusalem gave impetus to evangelism, some of the scattered Christians reached Antioch (Acts 11:19).
• A strong church of Christ was established there, and this is where the disciples were first called Christians (Acts 11:19,26).
• From Antioch, a great new missionary effort reached out to the Gentile world (Acts 11:19-21, Acts 13:1-4, Acts 14:24-28).
• Paul spent a lot of time in Antioch prior to his 1st missionary journey (Acts 11:25-26, Acts 15:35).
• Several other church leaders also spent time there (Acts 11:27, Acts 13:1).
• Antioch was the center of a controversy involving Gentile Christians and Jewish law (Acts 11:19-22, Acts 15:22-35, Gal 2:11-21).
• From Antioch, relief was sent to famine-hit brethren in Judea (Acts 11:27-30).

The two Antiochs

Maps by Ron Graham