Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Syracuse?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Syracuse.

First appears in Acts 28:12 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A city on the south-east coast of Sicily, where Paul landed and remained three days when on his way to Rome (Acts 28:12). It was distinguished for its magnitude and splendour. Modern identification: Syracuse.

Syracuse is represented in the local geography layer as Syracuse. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 28:12 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Rome

About 588 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Syracuse today

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Syracuse is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Syracuse is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Syracuse

37.064°N · 15.293°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

1 chapter · 1 verse mention