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Paul and Silas had to flee Thessalonica when strong opposition arose. They made their way west to Berea, where the Jews there "were more noble than those in Thessalonica" (Acts 17:11). The adversaries followed them there, though, and Paul had to be escorted out of the city by night. He went by ship to Athens, where he appeared before the court that met on the Areopagus, the hill in the photo. The court was called by the same name; among other duties it had responsibility for religious affairs for the city. Though Paul had scant success in Athens, one Areopagus judges believed. Dionysius later was canonized and a church was erected next to the Areopagus in his honor.