Acts 20:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Came to Mitylene - This was the capital of the island of Lesbos. It was distinguished by the beauty of its situation, and the splendor and magnificence of its edifices. The island on which it stood, Lesbos, was one of the largest in the Aegean Sea, and the seventh in the Mediterranean. It is a few miles distant from the coast of Aeolia, and is about 168 miles in circumference. The name of the city now is Castro.

Acts 20:14

14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.