en_tn/act/17/13.md

General Information:

Athens was south of Berea. Both were on the coast of Macedonia. Athens was one of the most important cities in Greece. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

went there and stirred up

This speaks about their agitating people as though it were a person stirring a liquid and causing the things at the bottom of the liquid to rise to the surface. Alternate translation: "went there and agitated" or "went there and disturbed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

troubled the crowds

"worried the crowds" or "caused dread and fear among the people"