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Paul’s Last Journey
ROME

Day 8 – Friday,
PAUL’S ROME
By coach and on foot to see the Rome that Paul knew –

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 amphitheater in the Roman world. Unlike many earlier mphitheaters, 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 ower 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.
Simon bar Giora, the Jewish revolutionary leader, was captured in Judea and brought to
Rome to be displayed during the triumphal procession and imprisoned here.
Dinner & Overnight in
ROME