Amphipolis
Sign in to savethumb|Map of Amphipolis Amphipolis (; ) was an important ancient Greek polis (city), and later a Roman city, whose large remains can still be seen. It gave its name to the modern municipality of Amphipoli, in the Serres regional unit of Northern Greece.
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- Amphipolis
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- ἈμφίπολιςΑμφίπολη
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- Kasta tumulus and Lion of Amphipolis location map en.jpg
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- Amphipolis sites
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- Greece
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- Ancient site.location
- Macedonia, Greece
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- Settlement
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- History
- Origins
- Macedonian rule
- Conquest by the Romans
- Revival in Late Antiquity
- Final decline of the city
- Archaeology
- The Tomb of Amphipolis
- The city walls
- The ancient wooden bridge of Amphipolis
- The Gymnasium
- Amphipolitans
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Map of Amphipolis Amphipolis (; ) was an important ancient Greek polis (city), and later a Roman city, whose large remains can still be seen. It gave its name to the modern municipality of Amphipoli, in the Serres regional unit of Northern Greece.
Amphipolis was originally a colony of ancient Athens and was the site of the battle between the Spartans and Athenians in 422 BC. It was later the place where Alexander the Great prepared for campaigns leading to his invasion of Asia in 335 BC. Alexander's three finest admirals, Nearchus, Androsthenes and Laomedon, resided in Amphipolis. After Alexander's death, his wife Roxana and their son Alexander IV were imprisoned and murdered there in 311 BC.
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