# Acts 28:15

> The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.

— Acts 28:15, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Rome** (Italy · today Rome) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/rome
- **Forum of Appius** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/forum-of-appius
- **Three Taverns** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/three-taverns

## When

- c. AD 60-62 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 28:30 gives two full years of house arrest in Rome.

## Who ruled

- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Porcius Festus**, procurator of Judea, AD 59-62 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9

## What happened

- **Paul preaching in Rome, under arrest** (AD 60-62)
  Acts ends without saying what happens to Paul. It ends by saying that he preached freely. That is the point of the whole book.

## See also

- Hebrews 13:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/13/3
- Romans 15:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/15/24

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/28/15
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/28
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).