Back to Pearson

Philippi

Philippi (filip'ī) [key], ancient city, E Macedonia. Inhabited by Thracians and then Thasians, it was renamed (probably 356 B.C.) by Philip II of Macedon, who developed and fortified it. Near the city was fought the decisive battle in which Octavian (Augustus) and Antony defeated (42 B.C.) Brutus and Cassius.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

- Cite
- Print

More on Philippi from Fact Monster:

Caesarea Philippi - Caesarea Philippi Caesarea Philippi , city, N ancient Palestine, at the foot of Mt. Hermon. It was ...
Parmenas - Parmenas Parmenas , in the New Testament, one of the seven deacons. He is said to have died a ...
Lydia, in the Bible - Lydia Lydia , in the New Testament, Christian convert at whose house in Philippi Paul stayed. She ...
Casca - Casca Casca (Publius Servilius Casca Longus), d. c.42 B.C., Roman politician, one of the assassins ...
Alston Gordon DAYTON - DAYTON, Alston Gordon (1857—1920) DAYTON, Alston Gordon, a Representative from West Virginia; ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Ancient History, Greece

© 2000–2008 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster