A city and region in the northwest corner of Asia Minor; Paul had a vision while visiting there (Acts 16:8–9).
About Troas
A city in ancient times that was located in what is now Turkey. It was located 16.1 kilometers (10 miles) south of Troy. Troy was famous as the place where the Trojan War happened, which the ancient poet Homer wrote about. Both Troy and Troas were built on an area called the Troad Plain, which stretched about 16.1 kilometers (10 miles) along the sea. The apostle Paul traveled from Troas to Macedonia after receiving a vision where a man said, “Come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9).
About 300 BC, the Seleucid king Antigonus founded the city and named it after himself. Later, the name of the city changed to Alexandria Troas in honor of Alexander the Great. He had passed through Troas in pursuit of the Persians. The city became a Roman colony when Roman power replaced the Greeks. According to some scholars, Julius Caesar envisioned Troas as his eastern capital. Later, Constantine the Great first considered making it his capital before Byzantium (Constantinople).
Key References
All Scripture References (6)
Acts (4)
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
2 Corinthians (1)
Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
2 Timothy (1)
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.