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Re:Interactive Map of Paul's First Century Travels in Roman ... by parodysbird on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @04:20AM (#45023765)
He was also a Roman citizen, so he could pull some privileges for free rides like getting to Rome through exercising his right to appeal directly to the Emperor
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Re:Interactive Map of Paul's First Century Travels in Roman ... by shusaku on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @05:25AM (#45024199)
As an American, I’m planning a similar strategy to finance my vacation to Ecuador.
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Re:Interactive Map of Paul's First Century Travels in Roman ... by teruakohatu on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @04:25PM (#45031898)
His main privilege was that petty local rulers were more reluctant to persecute him than they would a non-citizen.

Seneca’s brother, most well known as the recipient of Seneca’s letters, was one such judge who dismissed the charges against him when he found out that he was a citizen.

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Re:Interactive Map of Paul's First Century Travels in Roman ... by parodysbird on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:07PM (#45033887)
> His main privilege was that petty local rulers were more reluctant to persecute him than they would a non-citizen

It's more than that. Basically everywhere he went local commoners wanted to kill him and it was the elite local rulers that safeguarded him

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