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Paul's Epic 1,250-Mile Journey: New Insights on Roman Roads

12/10/2025

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Paul the Apostle, an early Christian missionary, began his second missionary journey in AD 49 to spread Christianity.
He traveled about 1,250 miles from Jerusalem to Alexandria Troas.
The journey required roughly 524 hours on foot or 466 hours by donkey.
A Nature study updates the Roman Empire road length to 187,460 miles.
The study, led by archaeologist Tom Brughmans, provides the Itiner-e digital atlas for modeling travel times.

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Story summary

Paul the Apostle, an early Christian missionary, began his second missionary journey in AD 49 to spread Christianity.
He traveled about 1,250 miles from Jerusalem to Alexandria Troas.
The journey required roughly 524 hours on foot or 466 hours by donkey.
A Nature study updates the Roman Empire road length to 187,460 miles.
The study, led by archaeologist Tom Brughmans, provides the Itiner-e digital atlas for modeling travel times.