<P> Under the Romans, Corinth was rebuilt as a major city in Southern Greece or Achaia . It had a large mixed population of Romans, Greeks, and Jews . The city was an important locus for activities of the imperial cult, and both Temple E and the Julian Basilica have been suggested as locations of imperial cult activity . </P> <P> Corinth is mentioned many times in the New Testament, largely in connection with Paul the Apostle's mission there, testifying to the success of Caesar's refounding of the city . Traditionally, the Church of Corinth is believed to have been founded by Paul, making it an Apostolic See . </P> <P> The apostle Paul first visited the city in AD 49 or 50, when Gallio, the brother of Seneca, was proconsul of Achaia . Paul resided here for eighteen months (see Acts 18: 1--18). Here he first became acquainted with Priscilla and Aquila with whom he later traveled . They worked here together as tentmakers (from which is derived the modern Christian concept of tentmaking), and regularly attended the synagogue . In AD 51 / 52, Gallio presided over the trial of the Apostle Paul in Corinth . This event provides a secure date for the book of the Acts of the Apostles within the Bible . Silas and Timothy rejoined Paul here, having last seen him in Berea (Acts 18: 5). Acts 18: 6 suggests that Jewish refusal to accept his preaching here led Paul to resolve no longer to speak in the synagogues where he travelled:' From now on I will go to the Gentiles' . However, on his arrival in Ephesus (Acts 18: 19), the narrative records that Paul went to the synagogue to preach . </P> <P> Paul wrote at least two epistles to the Christian church, the First Epistle to the Corinthians (written from Ephesus) and the Second Epistle to the Corinthians (written from Macedonia). The first Epistle occasionally reflects the conflict between the thriving Christian church and the surrounding community . </P>

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