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Paul’s Last Journey
ROME

Day 11 – 17 April, Wednesday
PAUL’s ROME

…..and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli. ……
and so we went toward Rome. (Acts 28:13-14)
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain
of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
(Acts 28:16)
The Appian Way -
A walk on a preserved section of this ancient Roman road on which St. Paul would certainly
have travelled.
Of all the roads that led to Rome, Via Appia Antica (built in 312 B.C.) was the most famous –
hence the expression, “All roads lead to Rome”.

The Colosseum –
Visit the huge structure of Imperial Rome where the roar of the crowds would have been
heard by Paul as he wrote his Epistle. Measuring some 620 by 513 feet, the Colosseum was
the largest amphitheatre in the Roman world. Unlike many earlier amphitheatres, which
had been dug into hillsides to provide adequate support, the Colosseum was a freestanding
structure made of stone and concrete.

The Forum –
Walk through Rome’s main market place as it would have been in Paul’s day and the central
area for public speaking, banking, trading and shopping. For centuries the Forum was the
center of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue
for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial
affairs.

The Underground Church –
Underneath St. Clement’s Church, is a 4th-century basilica that had been converted out of
the home of a Roman nobleman, part of which had in the 1st century, briefly served as an
early church - rooms of this ancient building is where the early believers met and worshipped.

The Mamertine Prison –
The site has been used for Christian worship since medieval times and is currently occupied
by two superimposed chapels - an upper and lower church. The Cross on the altar in the
lower chapel is upside down, since according to tradition Peter was crucified that way. It has
been long referenced that St. Peter was imprisoned here.
Dinner & Overnight in
ROME