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[[File:Amphipolis fortifications.jpg|thumb|right|Fortifications of ancient Amphipolis]]
 
[[File:Amphipolis fortifications.jpg|thumb|right|Fortifications of ancient Amphipolis]]
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'''Amphipolis'''<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Amphipolis Britannica - Amphipolis]</ref> was an ancient city located in [[Greece]], northern [[Macedonia]] and nearby the [[Strymon River]] and [[Mount Pangaion]], was an ancient [[Athens|Athenian]] colony founded in 437 BC<ref>Cartwright, Mark. [http://www.ancient.eu/Amphipolis/ Amphipolis]</ref> built on top of the older [[Thrace|Thracian]] site of Ennea Hodoi. The city and its history are told by many ancient authors, including [[Thucydides]] and even the [[Bible]] itself as a location which [[Paul]] passed through from his trip from [[Philippi]] to [[Thessalonica]].<ref>[http://biblehub.com/topical/a/amphipolis.htm Bible Dictionaries, Amphipolis, Acts 17:1]</ref> Today, the site of this city is now occupied by a [[Turkey|Turkish]] village called ''Neokhorio''.
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'''Amphipolis'''<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Amphipolis Britannica - Amphipolis]</ref> was an ancient city located in [[Greece]], northern [[Macedonia]] and nearby the [[Strymon River]] and [[Mount Pangaion]], founded by the [[Athens|Athenians]] as a colony in the year 437 BC.<ref>Cartwright, Mark. [http://www.ancient.eu/Amphipolis/ Amphipolis]</ref> Amphipolis was built on top of the older [[Thrace|Thracian]] site of [[Ennea Hodoi]]. The city and its history are told by many ancient authors, including [[Thucydides]] and even the [[Bible]] itself as a location which [[Paul]] passed through from his trip from [[Philippi]] to [[Thessalonica]].<ref>[http://biblehub.com/topical/a/amphipolis.htm Bible Dictionaries, Amphipolis, Acts 17:1]</ref> Today, the site of this city is now occupied by a [[Turkey|Turkish]] village called ''Neokhorio''.
    
In 2012, the ancient city received magnitudes of attention for the discovery of perhaps one of the most significant tomb findings in the last several decades.<ref>[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/the-tomb The Amphipolis Tomb]</ref>
 
In 2012, the ancient city received magnitudes of attention for the discovery of perhaps one of the most significant tomb findings in the last several decades.<ref>[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/the-tomb The Amphipolis Tomb]</ref>
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