Acts 27:2

Most likely Paul sailed from Caesarea. His ship originated from the port of Adramyttium just south of Troas opposite the island of Lesbos. It was a coastal vessel that docked at most ports along the northeastern Mediterranean shoreline.

Aristarchus, like Luke, seems to have stayed with Paul during his Caesarean imprisonment (cf. Acts 19:29) and travelled with him all the way to Rome (Colossians 4:10; Philemon 1:24). The presence of these companions with the apostle probably contributed to the respect that Paul received as he travelled. [Note: See Ramsay, St. Paul . . ., p. 316.]