. The life and Epistles of St. Paul. ysia, and as wapeXBovrfs canonly signify passing by and not tlnmigh, itis better to interpret it as passing by, not in ageographical, but in a metaphorical sense; thatis, they omitted to preach the Word in Mysia,and hastened down to Troas. The reason of theomission may have been the paucity of inhabi-tants in the mountainous region at the backof the Troad. Chap. X.] ST. PAULS SECOXD CIRCUIT. [ 51] ij<a The town of Troas was on the sea-coast, about four miles from ancient Troy and sixmiles south of the entrance to the Hellespont, and was properly call
. The life and Epistles of St. Paul. ysia, and as wapeXBovrfs canonly signify passing by and not tlnmigh, itis better to interpret it as passing by, not in ageographical, but in a metaphorical sense; thatis, they omitted to preach the Word in Mysia,and hastened down to Troas. The reason of theomission may have been the paucity of inhabi-tants in the mountainous region at the backof the Troad. Chap. X.] ST. PAULS SECOXD CIRCUIT. [ 51] ij<a The town of Troas was on the sea-coast, about four miles from ancient Troy and sixmiles south of the entrance to the Hellespont, and was properly called Alexandria Troas(fig. 89). It was founded by Antigonus, one of the successors of Alexander the Great,and called by him Antigonia Troas, but finished by Lysimachus, another of Alexandersgenerals, and by him called Alexandria Troas.^^ It afterwards received the honour ofbeing a Eoman colony,^ with the Italicum jus, or immunity from direct taxes, asthe land tax and poll tax,» with municipal government; and tliis honour was acquired. J ip !Krn -, , ,» ) \ ;... •- - ^-. iBaUtt ^^^
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