Map

A geographic view of the early church across the Mediterranean. Drag the scrubber, or hit play, to watch which cities are alive with figures at any given moment between AD 30 and 760. Click a figure to open their page.

AD 50
Apostolic
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GAULITALIAGRAECIAASIA MINORSYRIAAEGYPTUSAFRICAHISPANIABRITANNIABethlehemRomeNazarethAntiochTarsusCyreneEphesusLystraHierapolisSmyrnaSinopeEgyptSyriaSardisSicilyAfricaAlexandriaAthensCarthagePontusBerytusConstantinopleCaesarea MaritimaNaissusTabennisiScetisNitriaNisibisPoitiersSalamisLaodiceaJerusalemToursCaesarea MazacaTrierStridonHippo RegiusBritanniaMarseilleGaulGalatiaArlesNursiaIonaSevilleDamascusCrete
ApostleBishopOther12 alive in AD 50 of 126 mapped (38 minor hidden)