Krenides/Philippi/Col. Augusta Iulia Philippensis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: E.N. Borza
Creators: E.N. Borza
Contributors:
DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, G. Reger, R. Talbert
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Last modified
Mar 13, 2026 06:04 PM
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History
An ancient city founded as Philippi by the king of Macedon, Philip II of Macedon on the site of the Thasian colony of Krinides.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501482
41.0126513396, 24.2846372868
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of Philippi (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Assyla (unspecified date range)
- Col. Augusta Iulia Philippensis (30 BC - AD 640)
- Col. Victrix Philippensis (unspecified date range)
- Krenides (550 BC - 330 BC)
- Κρηνίδες Καβάλας (Krinídes Kaválas: Modern Greek, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Philippes (French, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Philippi (550 BC - AD 640)
- Krenides/Philippi/Col. Augusta Iulia Philippensis connection Via Egnatia (unspecified date range)
- Stele of Caius Vibius Quartus located near Krenides/Philippi/Col. Augusta Iulia Philippensis (30 BC - AD 300)
- Theater at Philippi located at Krenides/Philippi/Col. Augusta Iulia Philippensis (unspecified date range)
settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 51 C2 Krenides/Philippi/Col. Augusta Iulia Philippensis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Krenides
E.N. Borza, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, G. Reger, and R. Talbert, 'Krenides/Philippi/Col. Augusta Iulia Philippensis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501482> [accessed: 10 July 2026]
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