Parts of the road Paul walked to his execution in Rome still exist. It’s the Appian Way. Flat stone blocks placed together like a jigsaw puzzle.Parts of the road Paul walked to his execution in Rome still exist. It’s the Appian Way. Flat stone blocks placed together like a jigsaw puzzle. The road is arched high in the middle to shed water to the sides. In Paul’s day, it stretched some 130 miles (210 km) from Rome to Capua, just north of Naples. Who’s Who and Where’s Where in the Bible 2.0, p. 39.
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STEPHEN M. MILLER is an award winning bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s and Where’s Where in the Bible.
The Appian Way, did not have a chance to see it when in Rome a few years ago. It occurs to me that the closet thing we will ever have to this in our country is Route 66, which exists only in spots now. There is a great preserved stretch of it in Kingman, AZ, but we’re talking about the Appian Way, not Americana!