Neapolis (Kavala)

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ancient Greek city ancient city archaeological site

Neapolis (Kavala) is the ancient predecessor of the modern Greek city of Kavala, historically significant as a key coastal port in eastern Macedonia and a major stop on the Roman Via Egnatia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Neapolis (Kavala) canonical 1
Neapolis (modern Kavala) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
archaeologicalRemains fortification walls ⓘ
harbor installations ⓘ
urban structures ⓘ
associatedWith Apostle Paul ⓘ
connectedTo Philippi ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
distanceTo Philippi ⓘ
surface form: Philippi (about 15 km)
foundedBy Greek colonists ⓘ
hasCategory Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Eastern Macedonia ⓘ
Former populated places in Greece ⓘ
Populated places in ancient Macedonia ⓘ
hasModernSuccessor Kavala ⓘ
historicalPeriod Classical antiquity ⓘ
Early Christian period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedBy Aegean Sea ⓘ
Bay of Kavala ⓘ
locatedIn Aegean coast ⓘ
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Macedonia

Kavala regional unit ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Macedonia (ancient region)

Northern Greece ⓘ
locatedOn Via Egnatia ⓘ
mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
nameMeaning New city ⓘ
near Pangaion Hills ⓘ
Thasos ⓘ
surface form: island of Thasos
partOf Roman province of Macedonia ⓘ
portFunction export of products from Philippi and its hinterland ⓘ
presentIn New Testament ⓘ
region Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ⓘ
religiousSignificance early Christian entry point into Europe ⓘ
role coastal trading center ⓘ
harbor of Philippi ⓘ
port city ⓘ
station on the Via Egnatia ⓘ
servedAs port of Philippi in Roman times ⓘ
strategicImportance key coastal port in eastern Macedonia ⓘ
maritime gateway between Thrace and Macedonia ⓘ
successorSettlement Kavala ⓘ
transportRole stop on east–west land routes across the Balkans ⓘ
visitedBy Apostle Paul ⓘ
surface form: Paul the Apostle

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Via Egnatia → passesThrough → Neapolis (Kavala) ⓘ
Crenides → nearbyPort → Neapolis (Kavala) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neapolis (modern Kavala)