Gallio Inscription (Delphi Inscription)

A fragmentary Latin inscription discovered at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece, containing a letter from the Roman Emperor Claudius that mentions Lucius Junius Gallio as proconsul of Achaia. The inscription dates Gallio's proconsulship to approximately 51-52 AD. In Acts 18:12-17, Luke records that Paul was brought before "Gallio the proconsul of Achaia" during his stay in Corinth. The Delphi Inscription is considered the single most important chronological anchor for dating the Apostle Paul's ministry because it allows scholars to fix Paul's time in Corinth to approximately 50-52 AD. From this fixed point, scholars can reconstruct a relative chronology for Paul's missionary journeys, his letters, and other events in the book of Acts. The inscription was discovered in fragments by Emile Bourguet during French excavations at Delphi in 1905 and subsequently assembled and published.