. The life and Epistles of St. Paul. igh eminence stood conspicuous a far-famed temple of Diana, the great goddess of the place (fig. 70), in whose honour wascelebrated a yearly festival. Here the Apostles landed, but apparently they madeno stay, and did not formally commence their evangelical labours. ^ Appian, B. C. v. 75 ; see Fasti Sacri, p. 480. Sec Fasti Sacri, ]). >S2, No. 675. Cic. Verr. 2nd act. i. 20. (i6 6 Kfcrrpos ttotujios, ov avairKfixravTi (rra-Bious i^rjKovTa Ilepyj; TToKii, Ka\ ttXt/ctiov cVi ^CTf topovTOTTOV TO Tiis- llfpyalas AprefiiSos Upbv iv a iravfjyv-pis KOT f
. The life and Epistles of St. Paul. igh eminence stood conspicuous a far-famed temple of Diana, the great goddess of the place (fig. 70), in whose honour wascelebrated a yearly festival. Here the Apostles landed, but apparently they madeno stay, and did not formally commence their evangelical labours. ^ Appian, B. C. v. 75 ; see Fasti Sacri, p. 480. Sec Fasti Sacri, ]). >S2, No. 675. Cic. Verr. 2nd act. i. 20. (i6 6 Kfcrrpos ttotujios, ov avairKfixravTi (rra-Bious i^rjKovTa Ilepyj; TToKii, Ka\ ttXt/ctiov cVi ^CTf topovTOTTOV TO Tiis- llfpyalas AprefiiSos Upbv iv a iravfjyv-pis KOT fTos o-uvreXeiTai. Strabo, xiv. 4: (p. 218, Tauclmitz). Perga est oppidum, et Dianas, quamab oppido Pergffiam vocant, templum. Mela, Pergfe fanum antiquissimum et Diawte scimus esse. Cic. in Verr. 2nd 20. The city is now a ruin, and the stadiumhas been converted into an inclosure for nursingcamels. Fellowss Asia Minor and Lycia (1852),p. 143. To race Vol. 1-p. 134-. PLAX OF THE CITY OF PERGA. FROM LvriS^n Belli-Sons, ClIAP. VIII.] ST. PAULS FIRST CIRCUIT. [ 4G] The cause of Christianity may have suffered from the waywardness of Mark, theirminister, the cousin of Barnabas. He was a young man, and perhaps not pre-pared to hazard himself upon the troubled ocean on which the Apostles were nowembarking. We have seen that his mother Mary was living at Jerusalem, and thathe had accompanied Barnabas to Antioch. He had since attended on Paul andBarnabas in their peregrination over Cyprus, the native country of Barnabas, andwhere therefore Mark, as the cousin of Barnabas, had, we may suppose, many friendsand relations. But, now that the Apostles were extending the sphere of their exer-tions to more distant regions, Mark, who had not contemplated so wide a circuit.
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