I Was on the Island Called Patmus, Which John Writes Early in the Book.

i was on the island called patmus, which john writes early in the book. On writes, patino is one of the sporides islands. During the hellenistic period, patmus, along with the islands of lipsos and laros, were part of the territory of miletus. It had a population osi military sort of garrison, you know, outlook. Beginning with the second century b c., Patmus and the other two islands were pulated by a garrison of reliable melesians.