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Situated in North Greece at the border of East Macedonia and Thrace, ancient Philippi stood about 16 km N-NW of the port city Neapolis (modern Kavalla) and originally bore the name Krenides (from the Greek for “spring”) in recognition of the abundance of streams in the area.
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Serrano, E. (2020, July 02). The Forum of Philippi. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12430/the-forum-of-philippi/
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