Ancient city of Philippi | archeological site, fortification, ancient civilization, UNESCO World Heritage Site, historic ruins

Greece / Drama / Ayios Athanasios /
 archeological site, fortification, ancient civilization, UNESCO World Heritage Site, historic ruins
Archeological excavation Site of the ancient city of Philippi. It includes the city itself, and its fortified acropolis (citadelle) on the hill.

Philippi (/fɪˈlɪpaɪ, ˈfɪləˌpaɪ/; Greek: Φίλιπποι, Philippoi) was a city in eastern Macedonia, established by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. The present municipality, Filippoi, is located near the ruins of the ancient city and is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Kavalla Greece. It was made a World Heritage Site in 2016.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippi
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   41°0'53"N   24°17'0"E

Comments

  • Very nice! Kudos for the Macedonian love.