Corinth was destroyed in 146 B.C., but it was rebuilt exactly a century later by Julius Caesar, and in 27 B.C. it became the capital of the province of Achaia. It was a commercial center and noted for its sexual immorality.

In some languages one cannot employ a temporal marker such as after this. Rather, it is necessary to stipulate precisely what event is referred to—for example, “after Paul had spoken at the court of the Areopagus.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .