Crenides
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Crenides was the ancient name of the city later known as Philippi, a significant urban center in eastern Macedonia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crenides canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteAt |
Archaeological Sites of Philippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippi archaeological area
|
| associatedWithResource |
gold mines
ⓘ
silver mines ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Thasian colonists
ⓘ
colonists from the island of Thasos ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
control of nearby gold and silver mines
ⓘ
exploitation of mineral resources of Mount Pangaion ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Greek word for "springs" or "fountains" ⓘ |
| knownFor | abundant springs ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterExpandedBy | Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Philippi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Macedonia (Greece)
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Macedonia
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean coast of northern Greece
ⓘ
Mount Pangaion ⓘ Pangaeus mountain region ⓘ Strymonas River ⓘ
surface form:
Strymon River
|
| modernCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "little springs" or "fountains" ⓘ |
| nearbyPort |
Neapolis (Kavala)
ⓘ
surface form:
Neapolis (modern Kavala)
|
| partOf | Thasian colonial network ⓘ |
| politicalStatusBeforeRenaming | small but strategically important town ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Philippi ⓘ |
| preRomanHistory | absorbed into the Macedonian kingdom under Philip II ⓘ |
| region | Macedon ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Philippi ⓘ |
| renamedBy | Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of land route between Amphipolis and Neapolis
ⓘ
proximity to rich mining district ⓘ |
| topography | situated near marshy plain with springs ⓘ |
| urbanDevelopment | expanded into a larger city after becoming Philippi ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.