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Fílippoi (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 024 38 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 24.6333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded by the exiled Athenian politician, Kallistratos, & colonists from Thasos in 4th cen. BCE; taken by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BCE; made famous by nearby battle of Brutus & Cassius against Antony & Octavian in 42 BCE. |
Names: |
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| Fílippoi (preferred,C,V)
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| Filipi (C,V)
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| Colonia Augusta Iulia Philippensis (H,V)
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| Crenides (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Crenides ()
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| Krenides (H,V)
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............ | founded with this name, meaning "springs" |
| Philippi (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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............ | named for Philip II of Macedon |
| Philippi ()
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| Philippoi (H,V)
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Kaválla (regional division) (P) |
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Fílippoi (deserted settlement) (P) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| ruins (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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founded in 360 BCE, virtually abandoned after mid-14th century CE |
| village (H) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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original church founded by the Apostle Paul in 49 CE, later made a metropolitan see |
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Fílippoi .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Greece, Region of East Macedonia - Thrace, Kaválla regional division) [7235525] |
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