Acts 28:13

περιελθόντες, having made a circuit. They made this winding course because the favourable wind, for which they had probably been waiting during the three days’ stay at Syracuse, did not come.

κατηντήσαμεν εἰς Ῥήγιον, we arrived at Rhegium. The modern Reggio, situated at the southern point of Italy, on the straits of Messina. At this place Caligula designed to construct a harbour for these corn ships coming from Egypt to Italy, but his intention was never carried out.

ἐπιγενομένου νότου, when a south wind sprang up. Thus by a change of wind they were able to go speedily forward, instead of tacking as they had been obliged to do from Syracuse to Rhegium.

εἰς Ποτιόλους, to Puteoli. This is the modern Pozzuoli, near Naples. In St Paul’s day it was a principal port of Rome, and to it came most of the corn supply from Egypt.

A Greek name of Puteoli was Δικαιαρχία. Philo in Flaccum 521. Josephus, Vita 3.