Colony

Narrator: Chris Genthree
Duration: 18sec
{{{{{{{{{{{tcl11}tcl10}tcl9}tcl8}tcl7}tcl6}tcl5}tcl4}tcl3}tcl2}tcl1}Acts 16:12,21
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Spoken of Philippi in Macedonia. Under Augustus that city became a Roman colony (Acts 16:12, 2112And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. (Acts 16:12)
21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. (Acts 16:21)). Such colonies were subject to the parent government, and the townsmen enjoyed the privilege of Roman citizenship.