SCRIPTORIA BIBLE

Sardis

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • sprd Aramaic
  • Σάρδεις Sardeis, Sparda Greek
  • Šibartu Akkadian

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Thyatira Thyatira Smyrna Smyrna Philadelphia Philadelphia Pergamum Pergamum Laodicea Laodicea Asia ASIA Ephesus Ephesus Sardis Sardis 50 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 8 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH ASIA · EPHESUS · LAODICEA · PERGAMUM AND 3 MORE, named in the same passages

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How to cite: Scriptoria, Bible Atlas, 2026. scriptoria.digital. License CC BY 4.0.

Map: Scriptoria, CC BY 4.0. Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0. Coast and rivers: Natural Earth, public domain. Relief: ETOPO 2022 (NOAA NCEI), public domain. The credits are in each sheet's footer.

Ruins at Sardis.

Ruins at Sardis.

PHOTO: simonjenkins’ photos CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons

DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Philadelphia ABOUT 28 MI (44 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 2 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Thyatira ABOUT 32 MI (51 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 3 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Smyrna ABOUT 49 MI (79 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 4 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Ephesus ABOUT 54 MI (86 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 4 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Pergamum ABOUT 64 MI (100 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 5 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Laodicea ABOUT 73 MI (120 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 6 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 620 MI (990 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

3 PASSAGES

COORDINATES 38.4883, 28.0403

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