Philippi

E47686

ancient city archaeological site

Philippi was an ancient city in eastern Macedonia, notable in early Christianity as the site of one of the first European churches and a key location in the missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul.

Aliases (2)

excavations at Philippi ×1
forum of Philippi ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city → archaeological site →
abandonedByCentury	14th century AD →
archaeologicalExcavationsBy	French School at Athens → Greek Archaeological Service →
associatedWith	Lydia of Thyatira → first recorded European convert to Christianity →
battleOccurredIn	42 BC →
battleParticipants	Brutus → Cassius → Mark Antony → Octavian →
colonyName	Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensis →
countryOfWorldHeritageSite	Greece →
crossedBy	Via Egnatia →
declinePeriod	late Byzantine period →
foundedAroundYear	356 BC →
foundedBy	Philip II of Macedon →
foundedInCentury	4th century BC →
grantedTo	veterans of Roman civil wars →
hasChurch	early Christian basilicas →
hasStructure	city walls → forum of Philippi → theatre of Philippi →
inscribedAsWorldHeritage	2016 →
knownFor	Battle of Philippi →
locatedIn	Macedonia → eastern Macedonia →
locatedInPresentDay	Greece →
locatedInRegion	Eastern Macedonia and Thrace →
locatedNear	Aegean Sea → Neapolis → modern Kavala →
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles → Epistle to the Philippians →
namedAfter	Philip II of Macedon →
originalName	Crenides →
partOf	Kingdom of Macedon → Roman Empire → province of Macedonia →
religiousSignificance	early Christian center → site of one of the first Christian communities in Europe →
statusUnderRome	Roman colony →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	yes →
visitedBy	Apostle Paul → Luke the Evangelist → Silas → Timothy →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apostle Paul → Silas →	imprisonedIn
Lydia →	associatedWith
Epistle to the Philippians →	associatedWithCity
Cape Flats →	contains
Macedonia (Greece) →	containsArchaeologicalSite
Philippi ("forum of Philippi") →	hasStructure
Phillippi →	hasVariantSpelling
French School at Athens ("excavations at Philippi") →	notableWork
Via Egnatia →	passesThrough
Lydia →	residence
Timothy →	sentTo
Epistle to the Philippians →	setting
Silas →	traveledTo