Philippi

Philippi
Φίλιπποι
	Ruins of the centre of the city. The forum in the foreground, the market and the Basilica in the background.
	Shown within Greece
Location	Filippoi, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Greece
Region	Macedonia
Coordinates	41°00′47″N 24°17′11″E / 41.01306°N 24.28639°E
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	356 BC
Abandoned	14th century
Site notes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Archaeological Site of Philippi
Criteria	Cultural: iii, iv
Reference	1517
Inscription	2016 (40th Session)
Area	87.545 ha
Buffer zone	176.291 ha

Philippi (/fɪˈlɪpaɪ, ˈfɪləˌpaɪ/; Greek: Φίλιπποι, Phílippoi) was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (Greek: Κρηνῖδες, Krēnĩdes "Fountains")^[1] after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. The present village of Filippoi is located near the ruins of the ancient city and is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Kavala, Greece. The archaeological site was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 because of its exceptional Roman architecture, its urban layout as a smaller reflection of Rome itself, and its importance in early Christianity.^[2]

^ Bourchier, James David (1911). "Philippi" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 390.
^ "Archaeological Site of Philippi". World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[EB1911-1] Bourchier, James David (1911). "Philippi" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 390.

[2] "Archaeological Site of Philippi". World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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