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Rhegium

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Rhegium , ancient city, S Italy, on the Strait of Messina. It is the modern Reggio di Calabria . Founded (c.720 BC) as a colony of Chalcis, many Messenians later settled there. It was powerful until its defeat and destruction (386 BC) by Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse. The Romans, who favored it, called the city Rhegium Julium. It is mentioned in Acts 28.13. The name is also spelled Regium.

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Rhegium

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Rhegium Port on S. Italian coast. Paul's journey to Rome was held up for one day at this port because of the need to wait for a favourable wind (Acts 28: 13). The city was noted for its Greek culture, but the emperor Augustus augmented its population with veterans from his fleet.

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