Spring shipping would begin to move when the sealanes opened up again to commerce about the beginning of March - early spring in the Mediterranean. At that time a ship from Alexandria, which had wintered at Malta’s main port was ready to sail. Centurion Julius, with his soldiers and prisoners, was eager to complete the final leg of his journey. Paul and the others were therefore taken aboard the "Twin Brothers" or "Twin Gods" for the trip northward past Sicily and up the west coast of Italy to Rome. The name of the ship refers to the twins Castor and Pollux, who were among the heroes of Roman mythology. This is the only time in the journeys of Paul that the name of a ship is given, again representing Luke’s faithful note-taking and factual reporting.

The "Twin Brothers" was doubtless a Ro…