# Troas

## Facts

The city of Troas was a seaport located on the northwest coast of the ancient Roman province of Asia.

* Paul visited Troas at least three times in the course of his missionary journeys..
* On one occasion there, Paul preached long into the night and a young man named Eutychus fell asleep. Because he had been sitting in an open window, Eutychus fell down a long way and died. Through God's power, Paul raised this young man back to life.
* When Paul was in Rome he asked Timothy to bring his scrolls and his cloak which he had left behind in Troas.