When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment. Arstarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was also with us. We left on a ship whose home port was Adramyttium on the northwest coast of the province of Asia; it was scheduled to make several stops at ports along the coast of the province. (vv. 1-2, NLT)