June 29, 2007
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Philippi
The site of the ancient Roman Agora with Basilica B (5th
Century) in the background.
A baptistery in one of the ruins.
Roman latrines (public toilets) of Philippi.
A church was built on the site (purportedly) of the prison
where Paul and Silas were kept.
The river (Acts 16:13) where Paul and Silas met Lydia and the
other women on the Sabbath day. While
the precise spot is unknown, this is obviously the river and more than likely
within a few hundred yards or less of the site where these outdoor church
services were held, and where Lydia and later the Philippian jailor were
baptized.
A small chapel sits nearby, with these stained glass windows
of Paul and Lydia.
