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Where, on his first journey, Paul confronted a sorcerer and the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus came to faith. Roman Paphos was a grand provincial capital, famous today for its extraordinary floor mosaics; 'St Paul's Pillar' is a traditional site of the apostle's flogging.
- Where it is
- Cyprus
- Scripture
- Acts 13:6-12
What the evidence confirmsRoman Paphos is richly excavated, and its status as a proconsul's seat matches Acts (see also the Sergius Paulus inscription in the finds).
What it does not proveThe confrontation is a narrative, and 'St Paul's Pillar' is a traditional marker, not proven.
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