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	Troas in Asia Minor
		Paul returned from Greece to Troas in Asia Minor.
		Context: Troas was an important port city along the Aegean Sea.
		It was situated in the northwestern part of Asia Minor, south of the ancient city of Troy.
	www.luthersem.edu /ckoester/Paul/journey3/Troas.htm (65 words)

	Troas
		trō´as (Τρῳάς, Trōas): The chief city in the Northwest of Asia Minor, on the coast of Mysia in the Roman province of Asia.
		The name Troas was not confined to the town itself, but it was also applied to the surrounding district, or to that part of the coast which is now generally known as the Troad.
		In its early history it bore the name of Antigona Troas, which was given it by its founder Antigonus, but after 300 BC it was generally known to the classical writers as Alexander Troas, a name given to it by Lysimachus.
	holycall.com /biblemaps/troas.htm (619 words)

	Macedonia
		In 133 BC Troas came into the possession of the Romans, and later, during the reign of Augustus, it was made a Roman colonia, independent of the Roman governor of the province of Asia.
		Troas was situated about 16 kilometers (ten miles) southwest of Hissarlik, the ruins of ancient Troy.
		At Troas, on his second missionary journey, the apostle Paul saw a vision of a "man of Macedonia" inviting him to preach the gospel of Christ in Europe (Acts 16:8-9).
	www.pilgrimtours.com /greece/info/troas.htm (830 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Troas
		The Troas (Troad) is an ancient region in the northwestern part of Anatolia, bounded by the Hellespont to the northwest, the Aegean Sea to the west, and separated from the rest of Anatolia by the massif that forms Mount Ida.
		It is drained by two rivers, the Scamander (modern Karamenderes) and the Simois, which join at the area containing the ruins of Troy.
		As of 2005, Troas is part of the Turkish province of Canakkale.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Troas (436 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Troas
		Traversed by Mt. Ida (Kaz DaÄi) and strategically located on the Hellespont (Dardanelles), it was involved in various struggles to control the straits.
		Troas was the scene of the events of the...
		It flows W and NW from the Kaz DaÄi through the Troas into the Mediterranean Sea.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Troas (583 words)

	Alexandria Troas - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Eski Stambul), an ancient Greek city of the Troad, situated on the west coast at nearly its middle point, a little south of Tenedos.
		Early in the next century the name was changed by Lysimachus to Alexandria Troas, in honour of Alexander's memory.
		As the chief port of north-west Asia Minor, the place prospered greatly in Roman times, and the existing remains sufficiently attest its former importance.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Alexandria_Troas (241 words)

	John Darby Commentary on 2nd Corinthians Chapter 2
		But not finding him at Troas, and being uneasy with regard to the Corinthians, he could not be satisfied with there being a work to be done at Troas, but journeyed on to meet Titus and repaired to Macedonia.
		But this thought of having left Troas affected him, for in fact it is a serious thing, and painful to the heart, to miss an opportunity of preaching Christ, and the more so when people are disposed to receive Him, or at least to hear of Him.
		To have left Troas was indeed a proof of his affection for the Corinthians; and the apostle recalls the circumstance as a strong demonstration of that affection.
	bible.christiansunite.com /darby.cgi?b=2Co&c=2 (1405 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Troas
		Augustus, Hadrian and the rich grammarian Herodes Atticus contributed greatly to its embellishment; the aqueduct still preserved is due to the latter.
		Several of its bishops are known: Marinus in 325, Niconius in 344, Sylvanus at the beginning of the fifth century; Pionius in 451, Leo in 787, Peter, friend of the patriarch Ignatius, and Michael, his adversary, in the ninth century.
		In the tenth century Troas is given as a suffragan of Cyzicus and distinct from the famous Ilium (Gelzer, "Ungedruckte.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15063c.htm (0 words)

	BibleGateway.com- Commentaries » 2 Corinthians 2 » Evangelism in Troas
		When he left Ephesus and went to Troas it was not due to some sudden whim but in order to preach the gospel of Christ (literally, "for the gospel of Christ").
		Troas was an Aegean seaport town located at the northwest corner of Asia Minor on a fifty-mile-wide promontory called the Troad.
		His reference to Troas is important because it shows just how dear the Corinthians were to him.
	www.biblegateway.com /resources/commentaries/index.php?action=getCommentaryText&cid=6&source=1&seq=i.54.2.2 (2968 words)

	AllRefer.com - Troas (Ancient History, Greece) - Encyclopedia
		Traversed by Mt. Ida (Kaz Dagi) and strategically located on the Hellespont (Dardanelles), it was involved in various struggles to control the straits.
		Troas was the scene of the events of the Iliad and was an ancient center of Aegean civilization.
		For the Troas of the Bible, see Alexandria Troas.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Troas.html (185 words)

	Bulletin 66 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They had just missed Sunday service at Troas, and I'm sure Luke and Paul were disappointed, but they were traveling about as they preached the gospel.
		Paul was in a hurry when he arrived at Troas for we are told by Luke in the same chapter, "for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost"(Acts 20:16).
		I hope it is becoming obvious for you that the church at Troas regularly met on Sunday to "break bread" (i.e.
	d21c.com /of-christ/thisweek_66.htm (1244 words)

	Troas
		Paul stopped at Troas on the west coast of Asia Minor.
		During the night he had a vision in which a man told him to come to Macedonia, across the Aegean Sea.
		Built shortly after the time of Alexander the Great, it was situated in northwestern Asia Minor, south of the ancient city of Troy.
	www.luthersem.edu /ckoester/Paul/journey2/Troas.htm (0 words)

	Ancient coins of Troas
		Inscr., COL AVG TROAD; COL TROA; COL ALEXAND AVG.
		Assus (Bekhram), a flourishing stronghold of southern Troas, incor- porated with the kingdom of Pergamum in B.C. Athena Polias was the principal goddess (B. Troas, p.
		Its coins chiefly date from the period B.C. 355-334, when the Athenian general Chares, son of Theochares, was despot of the place, and the types of the coins are unmistakably Athenian.
	www.snible.org /coins/hn/troas.html (1899 words)

	bible.org: The Sufficiency of God Through His Spirit (2 Cor. 2:12–4:6)
		For the Apostle Paul, Troas held many memories, for it was here that Paul and his companions found themselves on his second missionary journey described in Acts 16.
		At Troas, the Holy Spirit gave Paul what is known as the “Macedonian vision” (Acts 16:9-10), which prompted him to cross the Aegean Sea to Macedonia.
		Paul’s brief description of his troubles in Troas is the setting for the entire section, beginning at 2:12 and ending (to some degree) in 4:6.
	www.bible.org /page.php?page_id=1216 (10648 words)

	Troas - Dalyan
		Located in the south of Dardanelles, Troas is one of the cities visited by Paul during his second and third missionary trips.
		Paul came to Troas second time during the first missionary trip after the Silversmith Riot in Ephesus.
		During his stay in Troas, Paul performed one of his miracles.
	www.biblicalturkeyguide.com /troas.htm (0 words)

	Holy Land Photos
		Alexandria Troas was an Aegean seaport located in northwestern Turkey.
		The term "Troas" was added to "Alexandria" in order to distinguish it from other cities named "Alexandria." It was here, on Paul's second missionary journey, that in a vision he received a call to proceed to Europe (Acts 16:8—11).
		As Paul was traveling from Corinth to Jerusalem at the end of his third journey he stopped in Troas for seven days (Acts 20:6—12).
	www.holylandphotos.org /browse.asp?s=1,3,7,20,65 (245 words)

	Alexandria Troas
		Alexandria Troas, Assos and Troy are all on the Northern Aegean coast of Turkey between Çannakale and Izmir.
		It was a major sea port in NW Asia Minor and the port to cross over to Neapolis in Macedonia for the land route to Rome.
		Mentioned six times in the bible it is the place, on his second missionary journey, where Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Acts 16.9, which was the first time that Paul preached the gospel in Europe (Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens).
	www.imagesoftheworld.org /Ephesus/troas.html (499 words)

	Troas
		The city was first called Sigia; it was enlarged and embellished by Antigonus, who peopled it with inhabitants drawn from other cities, and surnamed it Antigonia Troas (Strabo, 604, 607); it was finally enlarged by Lysimachus, who called it Alexandria Troas (Strabo, 593; Pliny, V, 124).
		The name Troas is the one most used.
		Luke came to Troas to join St. Paul and accompany him to Europe (Acts, xvi, 8-11); there also many of St. Paul's friends joined him at another time and remained a week with him (Acts, xx, 4-12).
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/t/troas.html (350 words)

	Troas - Pastor Peter's Bible Insights
		Troas is a very special place to visit.
		Troas actually began in Jerusalem following his report to the Council of Jerusalem after his
		The trip from Jerusalem to Troas was Paul’s longest land trip, covering over 750 miles of
	hometown.aol.com /peterwebit/TurkTroas.html (988 words)

	troas - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Troas a city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor, named after ancient Troy, which was at some little distance from it (about 4 miles) to the north.
		He visited this place also on other occasions, and on one of these visits he left his cloak and some books there (2 Cor.
		The ruins of Troas extend over many miles, the site being now mostly covered with a forest of oak trees.
	dict.die.net /troas (115 words)

	Alexandria in Troas
		Alexandria Troas, modern Dalyanköy in Turkey, was almost certainly founded in 306 BC by
		in the Syrian war, Alexandria Troas was declared 'free and autonomous' (188).
		After all, it was very close to Troy, the town that was believed to have been the mother-city of Rome.
	www.livius.org /aj-al/alexandria/alexandria_troas.html (208 words)

	Babakale-Lekton (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Roman sentiment attracted them to Troas, the alleged seat from whence Aeneas, the fabled progenitor of Rome's founder, originally migrated.
		There are many quarries of Roman Emperor in the area of Troas.The columns of meters of leght and tones of weight were made here and sent to many big cities of Roman Emperor between 300 BC and 400 AD.
		In the middle age in renaissance,these columns were dismentled from ancient constructions and used some churchs and basilicas like St Clemente, St Vitale,St Prassede in Rome and St Marco in Venice You can still see easily these ancient quarries and ancient harbour from where the columns were transported to all Roman Emperor.
	www.babakale.com /english/troas/index.htm (574 words)

	Bible Study Aids on ChristiansUnite.com
		Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
		Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
		Furthermore, when I came to Troas to [preach] the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened to me by the Lord,
	bible.christiansunite.com /search.cgi?version=all&passage=2Co+2:12 (168 words)

	Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. II: The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus.: Miracle ...
		This having been done, Silvanus resided at Constantinople, where he practiced so great austerities that, despising the luxurious refinements of the age, he often appeared in the crowded streets of that populous city shod with sandals made of hay.
		Some time having elapsed, the bishop of Troas died; on which account the inhabitants of that city came to Atticus concerning the appointment of a successor.
		But although many strong ropes were attached to it, and the power of a vast number of persons was applied, the vessel was in no way moved.
	www.sacred-texts.com /chr/ecf/202/2020254.htm (618 words)

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