Philippi acropolis

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acropolis archaeological site fortified upper town

The Philippi acropolis is the fortified upper part of the ancient city of Philippi in northern Greece, overlooking the surrounding plain and serving historically as a strategic and defensive stronghold.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Palaestra of Philippi 1
acropolis of Philippi 1
city walls of Philippi 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf acropolis ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
fortified upper town ⓘ
accessFrom lower city of Philippi ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus excavated in part ⓘ
builtFor defense of the city of Philippi ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
dominates surrounding plain of Philippi ⓘ
elevationRelativeToCity higher than lower city of Philippi ⓘ
feature fortification walls ⓘ
gates ⓘ
inner enclosure ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasFunction defensive stronghold ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ
strategic lookout point ⓘ
heritageContext associated with UNESCO World Heritage Site of Philippi ⓘ
part of the archaeological site of Philippi ⓘ
laterUse Byzantine fortress ⓘ
medieval stronghold ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Macedonia and Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
near Kavala regional unit NERFINISHED ⓘ
modern Krinides NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Philippi plain NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf ancient city of Philippi ⓘ
region Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance example of a fortified acropolis in northern Greece ⓘ
important for understanding urban defense of Philippi ⓘ
strategicRole controlled access routes through the Philippi area ⓘ
protected inhabitants of Philippi in times of danger ⓘ
topography hilltop ⓘ
usedDuringPeriod Byzantine period ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

theatre of Philippi → locatedNear → Philippi acropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Theatre of Philippi
Archaeological Sites of Philippi → hasPart → Philippi acropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: city walls of Philippi
Archaeological Sites of Philippi → hasPart → Philippi acropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: acropolis of Philippi
Archaeological Sites of Philippi → hasPart → Philippi acropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palaestra of Philippi