Thessalonica

This term at motiv8 we are going to be studying 1 Thessalonians. 

As well as (obviously) reading 1 Thessalonians and Acts 17, here are a few resources I have found helpful in orientating me as to where Thessalonica was (and is!!) and what was going on there:


Click on this map and you will clearly see where Thessalonica is:

This is helpful too, showing why it must have made such a good port:

Here is a map showing the Via Egnatia (the M1 of the day?):

And here is a short video that gives a pretty good intro into the scene at Thessalonica:

This is what wiki has to say about it.