Philippi
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Philippi was a major mainland Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides. The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th centur
Ruins of the centre of the city. The forum in the foreground, the market and the Basilica in the background.
The ancient theatre
West parodos of the theatre
Relief decorations by Philip II (4th century BC)
Battle of Philippi
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The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Liberators' civil war between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian and the leaders of Julius Caesar's assassination, Brutus and Cassius, in 42 BC,
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…architecture, its urban layout as a smaller reflection of Rome itself, and its importance in early Christianity. Philippi is also the place where the Battle of Philippi took place in 42 BC. Thasian colonists established a settlement at Crenides in Thrace in 360/359 BC near the head of the Aegean Sea at the foot of Mount…
Location of the Battle of Philippi
Brutus and his companions after the Battle of Philippi