Interactive Map of the Paul's Missionary Journeys Across the Roman Roads

Use the interactive map to explore all four of Paul's journeys across the Roman World. Explore every stop he visited, the corresponding bible passages, and the stories that came about.

Into Far Lands

Some colours were more difficult to obtain and hence, more precious than others in ancient times… It makes me wonder if ordinary people felt starved of colour in their day to day life,compared to the elite? As their choices of pigments were obviously much more restricted when it came to clothing and homes.

Roman snail dye found in UK for first time https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjje132jvygo
#tyrian #purple #romanworld #colours #pigments

Roman snail dye found in UK for the first time

Experts say the pigment was worth more than gold and used to dye the clothes of imperial figures.

BBC News
https://orbis.stanford.edu/ ORBISThe Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World #archaeology #history #romanworld #map #mapnerds
ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World

For the newly discovered (by me) hashtag #RomanSiteSaturday, photos I took a few years ago of the massive (nearly 50m high) Pont Du Gard aqueduct & bridge in southern #France, constructed in the 1st century CE.

#romanruins #romancivilization #Romanworld #Roman #PhotographyOnMastodon #photography #travelphotography