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98 LIFE OF PAUL . CHAPTER X. PAUL AT CORINTH . PAUL did not wait at Athens for hisbrethren, Silasand Timothy,but leavingword forthem to follow him , went at once to Corinth. Here he enteredupon a differentfieldof laborfrom that which he had left. Instead of the curious and criticaldisciplesofschoolsofphilosophy,he came in contactwith the busy, changing population of a great center of commerce . Greeks , Jews , and Romans , with travelersfrom every land, mingled in itscrowdedstreets,eagerlyintenton businessand pleasure,and havinglittlethought orcarebeyond theaffairsofthepresentlife. Corinthwas one of theleadingcities,not only of Greece, but of the world. Situatedupon a narrow neck of land between two seas,itcommanded the trade of both the east and the west . Itspositionwas almost impregnable. A vast citadelof rock,risingabruptlyand perpendicularlyfromtheplaintotheheightoftwo thousand feetabove the levelof the sea,was a strong natural defenseto the cityand itstwo sea-ports. Corinthwas now more prosperousthan Athens, which had once taken the lead. Both had experienced severe vicissitudes; but the former had risenfrom her ruins,and was far in advance of her former prosperity, while the latterhad not reachedto her past magnificence. Athens was the acknowledged centerof art and learning; Corinth,the seatof government and trade. This large mercantilecitywas in directcommunicationwith Rome ,whileThessalonica,Ephe-