[intofarlands]

I created an interactive map overlaying Apostle Paul’s 20,000km of journeys on a 1st century Roman Roads network, with modern vs. ancient cities and site photos. The base map utilizes the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire (DARE), which was embedded into ArcGIS, with all four of Paul’s journeys with every stop added. The Roman Roads map can also be switched to a modern map to compare the ancient vs. modern locations.

This is part of a personal project I am embarking on called Kingdoms Collide, where I plan to retrace every step of Paul’s journeys across the ancient Roman Roads.

[teytra]

Interesting. Is it possible to add what sources you use for each datapoint? The Acts and Epistles of course (verse numbers would be nice), but you use more sources, right?

[intofarlands]

Thanks for checking it out! I have the verse references, with plans to add all the relevant verses within the box as well.

Most of the locations are known historically, however some could benefit with additional sources, such as Malta. I will try to add those as well

[turing_complete]

It already shows the sources if you click on the markers

[IncreasePosts]

Why Paul? Is it because he was just particularly well traveled and well documented?

[swader999]

Not op, but Paul was on his way to persecute Christians when he was confronted by a vision of the risen Jesus.

Acts 9:15 – The Lord said to Ananias about Paul: “This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.”

His mission to bring the Gospel to the Gentiles makes him a good choice for this work.

[intofarlands]

I’ve been fascinated by the Roman Empire and their road network that was unprecedented at this time in history.

Paul was able to traverse thousands of miles along these networks and what he did really changed the course of history. He confronted the Roman Empire at its absolute height, and despite being shipwrecked twice, imprisoned at least three times, beaten and stoned many times… he still carried on. I thought it would be cool to visualize what he accomplished in a unique way.

[tonymet]

why Herodotus? Why Thucydides ?

[furyofantares]

I'd love to know the distance traveled by boat vs by.. foot? donkey? camel? Just boat vs non-boat would be interesting. But foot vs animal, if that data is even possible to figure out, would also be interesting.

[intofarlands]

I believe most of the journeys by land were done by foot. The Roman Roads were unprecedented in history at the time, especially by the 1st century, enabling someone like Paul to actually be able to traverse like he did.

I have plans to include the distances and approx. time for each of the legs.

[bambax]

Magnificent project, congrats!

Is ArcGIS free for this kind of project?

[intofarlands]

Thank you!

Yes, it is free through ArcGIS Online, their web-based mapping software

[w0de0]

Do you also plan to take the sea journey?