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Philippians was written by Paul, as he was imprisoned in Rome in approximately 60 A.D. This imprisonment is verified in Acts 28:14-31 (see also Phil 1:13, 4:22). Although some claim that Paul could have been captive in Caesarea or Ephesus, the record corroborates Rome as the most likely place where he awaited trial. While in this “house arrest” situation, Paul writes this beautiful letter or perseverance and encouragement to the people of Philippi, a Roman colony. In Philippi, the people of this region prided themselves as being Romans. They dressed like Romans and also spoke in Latin. Much of the inhabitants of the Philippi colony were military, given the land in exchange for patrolling it and enforcing the laws of Rome