I’m wondering about the travels of Saint Paul…how long did it take in ancient times, to travel from Palestine to Rome? Was there regualrly scheduled passenger service on the Mediterranean? Or did a traveller have to go to a port city, and wait for a ship (headed to his destinantion)? Did you have to negotiate with the captain?Or did the ancient merchants have agents in the ports to handle passengers?
If one chose to go to Rome via land, how long would the journey (across Asia Minor) take?
I understand that tourism (by wealthy Romans) was popular in the time of St. Paul-couldmany of his converst have been tourists?
Finally, how did you pay for a trip in ancient times…did you have to carry allof the necessary money on you? Or were there banks were you could cash a check?
I think he was the apostle who was shipwrecked on Malta for 2 years. I found a little out of the way church there that was positively crammed with artifacts and a number of his “relics.” He was stranded until another ship came by, so he preached while he waited.
So I assume he had secured passage both times on a ship that was already going there.