The apostle Paul, and Luke (note the “we”), passed through the port of Patara as they were heading towards Jerusalem at the end of Paul’s Third Missionary Journey.
Acts 21:1–2 “After we had torn ourselves away from them [from the Ephesian elders at Miletus, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Cos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from there to Patara. We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went on board and set sail.”
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Although at certain periods in ancient times the Erechtheion was the most important temple on the acropolis, the larger and more prominent Parthenon came to dominate the terrain.