Philippi

Summary

Philippi is an ancient city^[1]. Philippi ranks in the top 4% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,541 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Philippi is located in Kavala Municipality^[3].
• Philippi is in the country of Greece^[4].
• Philippi's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[5].
• Philippi's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Philippi's instance of is recorded as polis^[7].
• Philippi's founder is recorded as Philip II of Macedon^[8].
• Philip II of Macedon is named after Philippi^[9].
• The location of Philippi was Q771125^[10].
• Philippi's Commons category is recorded as Philippi^[11].
• Philippi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.012072, 'lon': 24.284576}^[12].
• Philippi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.013056, 'lon': 24.286389}^[13].
• Philippi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ancient Philippi^[14].
• Philippi's described at URL is recorded as http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2387^[15].
• Philippi's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[16].
• Philippi's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Philippi's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[18].
• Philippi's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Philippi's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[20].
• Philippi's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[21].
• Philippi's replaces is recorded as Krenides^[22].
• Philippi's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[23].
• Philippi's heritage designation is recorded as archaeological site in Greece^[24].
• Philippi's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Φίλιπποι'}^[25].
• Philippi's culture is recorded as Ancient Greece^[26].
• Philippi's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[27].

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Founding

Philippi's founder is recorded as Philip II of Macedon^[8].

Why It Matters

Philippi ranks in the top 4% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,541 views/month).^[2] Philippi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Philippi is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]