AMPHIPOLIS

Meaning of AMPHIPOLIS in English

(a city surrounded by the sea), a city of Macedonia, through which Paul and Silas passed on their way from Philippi to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1) It was distant 33 Roman miles from Philippi, to the southwest, and about three miles from the sea. Its site is now occupied by a village called Neokhorio ; in Turkish Jeni-Keni, or "New Town."

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AMPHIPOLIS — Ancient city, eastern Macedonia, near the mouth of the Struma River . Amphipolis was a strategic transportation centre, controlling the …
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AMPHIPOLIS — ancient Greek city on the Strymon (Strimn) River about three miles from the Aegean Sea, in Macedonia. A strategic transportation …
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AMPHIPOLIS — Ancient city, eastern Macedonia, near the mouth of the Struma River . Amphipolis was a strategic transportation centre, controlling the …
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BATTLE OF AMPHIPOLIS — Битва при Амфиполе
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THUCYDIDES — born с 460 died с 404 BC Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in the …
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PHILIP V — I born 238 died 179 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia King of Macedonia (221–179). Son of Demetrius II, he succeeded Antigonus Doson. …
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CLEON — died 422 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia Athenian politician. The first prominent representative of the merchant class in Athenian politics, he became …
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ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION — the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 …
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TIMOTHEUS — died 354 BC, Chalcis [now in Greece] Greek statesman and general who sought to revive Athenian imperial ambitions by making …
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ROXANA — died c. 310 BC, Amphipolis, Thrace also spelled Roxane wife of Alexander the Great. The daughter of the Bactrian chief …
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PHILIP V — born 238 BC died 179, Amphipolis, Macedonia king of Macedonia from 221 to 179, whose attempt to extend Macedonian influence …
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PELOPONNESIAN WAR — (431404 BC), war fought between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta. Each stood at the head …
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IPHICRATES — born c. 418 BC died c. 353 Athenian general known chiefly for his use of lightly armed troops (peltasts); he …
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GREEK RELIGION — the complex of beliefs and practices that constituted the interrelation of the ancient Greeks and their gods. Lasting over a …
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CLEON — governor of Tarsus in Shakespeare's Pericles. Although not inherently evil, Cleon is a poor ruler and is easily led by …
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CHARIDEMUS — died 333 BC Greek mercenary leader from Euboea who fought sometimes on the side of the Athenians, at other times …
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BRASIDAS — died 422 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia [now in Greece] Spartan officer generally considered the only commander of genius produced by Sparta …
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FOUNDATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a foundation course British English (= a general course that students do in the first …
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THUCYDIDES — n. born 0441; 460 died 0441; 404 BC Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in …
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PHILIP — n. born 238 died 179 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia King of Macedonia (221179). Son of Demetrius II, he succeeded Antigonus Doson. …
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CLEON — died 422 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia Athenian politician. The first prominent representative of the merchant class in Athenian politics, he became …
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PAUL — (small, little). Nearly all the original materials for the life St. Paul are contained in the Acts of the Apostles …
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MACEDONIA — (extended land), a large and celebrated country lying north of Greece, the first part of Europe which received the gospel …
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APOLLONIA — (belonging to Apollo), a city of Macedonia, through which Paul and Silas passed in their way from Philippi and Amphipolis …
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БИТВА ПРИ АМФИПОЛЕ — Battle of Amphipolis
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