Seleucia Modern Antalya Perga Antioch in Pisidia Iconium Lystra Derbe Second Missionary Journey Tarsus Cilician Gates Troas Neapolis Philippi Basilica B Thessalonica Odeon in Thessalonica Berea Corinth Judgment Seat Cenchrea Ephesus Third Missionary Journey Brothel Ad Marble Street Rhodes Tyre Roman covered street Jerusalem Temple Complex Malta Port of Syracuse Pozzuoli Porta Appia

Tarsus surely was the base from which Paul and Silas visited the churches of Cilicia and Syria. It also was Paul’s hometown, a major city that has existed at least since the Stone Age. In Paul’s day it was a renowned center of Stoic philosophy and boasted a major university. The present city is much smaller than in Paul’s time and the Roman city lies perhaps 20 feet below the present level. The photo is of Cleopatra’s Gate, a monumental arch which existed when Cleopatra’s boat sailed up the Cydnus River to meet with Marc Antony in their famous rendevous. The city also boasts "Saint Paul’s Well," which is ancient enough to have been there in Paul’s day.