appii forum Summary and Overview

i.e., "the market of Appius" (Acts 28:15, R.V.), a town on the road, the "Appian Way," from Rome to Brundusium. It was 43 miles from Rome. Here Paul was met by some Roman Christians on his way to the capital. It was natural that they should halt here and wait for him, because from this place there were two ways by which travellers might journey to Rome.

(market-place of Appius), a well-known station on the Appian Way, the great road which led from Rome to the neighborhood of the Bay of Naples. #Ac 28:15| There is no difficulty in identifying the site with some ruins near Treponti. [THREE TAVERNS]

AP'PII FO'RUM (market-place of Appius), a place on the famous Appian Way, 43 miles south-east of Rome, where the disciples met Paul. Acts 28:15. It was at the end of a canal, and hence filled with taverns and boatmen. Its ruins are still seen near Treponti.

(Acts 28:15.) A stage 48 miles from Rome, on the Appian Way, the road from Rome to the Bay of Naples. Here Christian brethren from Rome met Paul. Called from Appius Claudius, who constructed this part of the road. The site is still marked by ruins near Treponti.