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Philippi: History, Archaeological excavation of the site & Overview

Philippi (/fɪˈlɪpaɪ, ˈfɪləˌpaɪ/; Ancient Greek: Φίλιπποι, Phílippoi) was a major mainland Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (Ancient Greek: Κρηνῖδες, 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…

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Philippi topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Archaeological excavation of the site and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Philippi.

Related topics
91
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
97
Extracted relationships
153
Concept neighborhoods
32
Bridge connections
97

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 71 topics
Overview · 11 topics
Archaeological excavation of the site · 9 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Location
Filippoi, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Greece
Abandoned
14th century
Area
87.545 ha (216.33 acres)
Buffer zone
176.291 ha (435.62 acres)
Built
356 BC
Criteria
Cultural: iii, iv

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Archaeological excavation of the site

Sources

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Philippi connects Entity context

The extracted context around Philippi shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Philippi → Antony, Augustus, Battle, BC, BC Octavian, Caesar's, Colonia Augusta Iulia Philippensis, Colonia Iulia Philippensis, Colonia Victrix Philippensium, Following, From, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Greek, He, It, Italians, January, Julius Caesar, Legion XXVIII, Liberators Another extracted example is Philippi → Archaeological Guide, Athènes, Bakirtzis, Brelaz, Ch, Collart, De, De Boccard, Ed, English, French, Gounaris, Greek, Harrisburg, His Death, Histoire, ISBN, IVe, Koester, Koukouli-Chrysanthaki. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Philippi

Top relations

related to Roman era · 32
Philippi → Antony, Augustus, Battle, BC, BC Octavian, Caesar's, Colonia Augusta Iulia Philippensis, Colonia Iulia Philippensis, Colonia Victrix Philippensium, Following, From, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Greek, He, It, Italians, January, Julius Caesar, Legion XXVIII, Liberators
related to Sources · 32
Philippi → Archaeological Guide, Athènes, Bakirtzis, Brelaz, Ch, Collart, De, De Boccard, Ed, English, French, Gounaris, Greek, Harrisburg, His Death, Histoire, ISBN, IVe, Koester, Koukouli-Chrysanthaki
related to Foundation · 25
Philippi → Aegean Sea, Amphipolis, Assembly, Asyla, BC, Crenides, In, Kavala, King Philip II, Macedon, Macedonia, Mount Lekani, Mount Orbelos, Neapolis, Pangaion Hills, Perseus, Philip, Philip II, Roman Republic, Thasian
related to Early Christian era · 24
Philippi → Accompanied, According, Acts, AD, Apostles, Christianity, Christians, European, Gospel, Luke, Lydia, New Testament, On, Paul, Paul's, Philippians, Polycarp, Silas, Smyrna, The
related to Byzantine era and decline · 14
Philippi → Already, Basilica, Bulgarians, Byzantine, Byzantines, Isbul, Justinian, Macedonia, Plague, Several, Slavic, The, The Byzantine Empire, There
related to External links · 12
Philippi → Apostle Paul, Catholic EncyclopediaLivius, Christianity, Encyclopædia Britannica, Jona Lendering, October, Philippi Archived, Seeds, Sowing, Vol, Wayback Machine, XVIII
see also · 3
Philippi → BCEList, Decree, Greek
Abandoned · 1
Philippi → 14th century
Area · 1
Philippi → 87.545 ha (216.33 acres)
Buffer zone · 1
Philippi → 176.291 ha (435.62 acres)

Important terminology

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Important terminology

city bc greek paul century ancient site roman macedon archaeological byzantine around also first philip basilica macedonia early forum ruins

Philippi relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 153 structured relationships around Philippi. Examples in this analysis include Philippi → Abandoned → 14th century and Philippi → Area → 87.545 ha (216.33 acres). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PhilippiAbandoned14th century1.00infobox
PhilippiArea87.545 ha (216.33 acres)1.00infobox
PhilippiBuffer zone176.291 ha (435.62 acres)1.00infobox
PhilippiBuilt356 BC1.00infobox
PhilippiCriteriaCultural: iii, iv1.00infobox
PhilippiInscription2016 (40th Session)1.00infobox
PhilippiLocationFilippoi, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Greece1.00infobox
PhilippiOfficial nameArchaeological Site of Philippi1.00infobox
PhilippiReference15171.00infobox
PhilippiRegionMacedonia1.00infobox
PhilippiTypeSettlement1.00infobox
Philippirelated to Byzantine era and declineAlready0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Philippi bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Paul, Within and First. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • ancient greek
    • Greek
    • Forum
    • Ruins
    • Archaeological
    • Site
    • Byzantine
    • City
    • Name
    • Philippi
    • Filippoi
    • Thrace
    • Roman
  • roman forum
    • Area
    • Greek
    • Site
    • Early
    • Octavian
    • Forum
    • Roman
    • Thrace
    • Name
    • Within
    • Citation
    • Established
  • archaeological society of athens
    • Site
    • Early
    • Near
    • Greek
    • Basilica
    • Roman
    • Filippoi
    • Thrace
    • Name
    • Within
    • Area
    • Citation
  • greek archaeological service
    • Site
    • Early
    • Near
    • Forum
    • Archaeological
    • Greek
    • Basilica
    • City
    • Name
    • Roman
    • Filippoi
    • Thrace
  • archaeological excavation of the site
    • Site
    • Early
    • Near
    • Greek
    • Basilica
    • Macedonian
    • Roman
    • Filippoi
    • Thrace
    • Name
    • Within
    • Area
  • philip ii of macedon
    • Philip
    • Within
    • Macedon
    • Partially
    • Filippoi
    • Thrace
    • Name
    • Philippi
    • Area
    • Citation
    • Established
    • Macedonia
  • east macedonia and thrace
    • Within
    • Thrace
    • Near
    • Part
    • Name
    • Area
    • Citation
    • Established
    • Needed
    • Site
    • Forum
    • Archaeological
  • nicephorus ii phocas
    • Philip
    • Macedon
    • Filippoi
    • Thrace
    • Name
    • Within
    • Area
    • Citation
    • Established
    • Macedonia
    • Near
    • Needed

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Philippi, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Philippi with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
PhilippiHistory · splits 26 ⟂ 72
PhilippiOverview · splits 86 ⟂ 12
PhilippiArchaeological excavation of the site · splits 88 ⟂ 10
PhilippiSources · splits 95 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Philippi

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples153
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Philippi to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Archaeological excavation of the site & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Philippi · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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