The Apostolic Age · AD 4–70
Gaius of Macedonia
fl. c. 55 (death unrecorded) · Travel companion of Paul · Macedonia → Ephesus
The Apostolic Age
Who Gaius of Macedonia was
Seized with Aristarchus by the silversmiths’ mob and rushed into the great theater of Ephesus — “Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.” The crowd shouted “Great is Diana of the Ephesians” for two hours over their heads before the town clerk talked it down. Of the several Gaii of the Pauline mission he is the Macedonian; the Gaius of Derbe and the Gaius of Corinth have their own profiles.
Acts 19:29 only; distinct from the Gaii of Derbe, Corinth, and 3 John.
Common questions
When was Gaius active?
Gaius of Macedonia is dated fl. c. 55 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Gaius in the Apostolic Age (AD 4–70). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Gaius?
Gaius of Macedonia is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Luke. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Gaius from?
The archive associates Gaius of Macedonia with Macedonia, Ephesus. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Gaius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Gaius of Macedonia to 3 other figures, including Aristarchus of Thessalonica, Paul of Tarsus and Demetrius the Silversmith. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Scripture record
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Acts 19:29
c. AD 85And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.Luke · read ↗
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 30 · Crucifixion, Resurrection and Pentecost, AD 30–33
- AD 44 · Persecution under Herod Agrippa I, AD 44
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Gaius, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.