ピリッポイ

Philippi (; , Phílippoi) was a major mainland Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (, Krēnĩdes "Fountains"). The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. The present village of Filippoi is located near the ruins of the ancient city within the modern city of Kavala, in turn a part of the administrative region of East Macedonia and Thrace. The archaeological site was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 because of its exceptional Roman architecture, its urban layout

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Ancient site.name: Philippi
Ancient site.native_name: Φίλιπποι
Ancient site.image: Philippi city center.jpg
Ancient site.caption: Ruins of the centre of the city. The forum in the foreground, the market and the Basilica in the background.
Ancient site.map_type: Greece
Ancient site.location: Filippoi, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Greece
Ancient site.region: Macedonia
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.built: 356 BC
Ancient site.abandoned: 14th century
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name: Archaeological Site of Philippi
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 1517
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year: 2016
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria: Cultural: iii, iv
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Area: 87.545 ha
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Buffer_zone: 176.291 ha

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: polis
Named after: Philip II of Macedon
Country: Greece
Located in: Kavala Municipality
Founded by: Philip II of Macedon
Location: Krinides
Image: Филипи през 2007.jpg

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heritage designation: World Heritage Site
Commons category: Philippi
described at URL: odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2387
topic's main category: Category:Ancient Philippi
culture: Ancient Greece
native label: Φίλιπποι

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Article · 日本語

ピリッポイ（古代ギリシア語: Φἱλιπποι/ Philippoi）は、東マケドニア（現ギリシア領）にあった古代都市。紀元前356年にピリッポス2世によって創建され、14世紀にオスマン帝国に征服された後、廃れた。現在の都市フィリッポイ（2011年にカヴァラと合併）は、この都市の遺構近くに位置している。日本語聖書の訳語慣行ではピリピ、フィリピとも。新約聖書の一書『フィリピの信徒への手紙』の宛先としても知られる。その都市遺跡と古戦場跡は2016年に世界遺産リストに加えられた。

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