Rhegium

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(breach or rupture) (Acts 28:13)—modern Reggio at the southern extremity of Italy by the Strait of Messina, past which Saint Paul’s ship sailed from Malta toward Rome. The source describes it as a harbor trading in silk, fruit, and oil and relates its name to the ancient belief that an earthquake separated Sicily from Italy at this point.

Scripture cited

Acts 28:13

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