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'''Amphipolis'''<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Amphipolis Britannica - Amphipolis]</ref> is an ancient city located city 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''.
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>
== Etymology ==
We are told about the origins of the name of ''Amphipolis'' in the writings of [[Thucydides]]. Accordingly, the Athenian general Hagnon named the city as he saw that the Strymon River surrounded the city on three sides, and thus deriving the name 'amphi', meaning 'on both sides'.<ref>see ref. 1</ref>
== Economy ==
The ancient city of Amphipolis propsered well in its time because it had a great abundance of natural resources, and it was located in a geographically strategic location. Firstly, it was located by the sea, and thus had a sea port, where commodities such as fish would be available. It also maintained a wealth of resources such as [[gold]], [[silver]], and [[timber]].
== Historical Overview ==
Although founded by the Athenians in 437 BC, it would not stay under Atheninan control for long. Less than two decades later, the [[Sparta|Spartan]] general [[Brasidas]] conquered the city and took it under his control in 424 BC. In 422 BC, the Athenians attempted to re-capture Amphipolis, but they were stopped and defeated in battle by Brasidas. A year later, in the Peace of Nicias, the Athenians would now once again have control over Amphipolis, but Amphipolis wanted to become an autonomous city-state and succeeded, thus throwing off the Athenian attempt to maintain control over it. By the fourth century BC, the Macedonians had acquired control over Amphipolis, and despite the attempts of the Athenians, they did not yield over the city to them, but instead established major defensive fortifications and walls to ensure their control. The rulers of Amphipolis would only change again in 168 BC, when the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] seized Amphipolis and turned it into a free city.
== Tomb Discovery ==
In 2012, a major finding of a royal tomb was found in the city of Amphipolis, constructed in the 4th century BC.<ref>see reference 4</ref> This tomb is suspected of having the body of one of the close relatives (such as a brother, mother) of [[Alexander the Great]], or perhaps even Alexander the Great himself. The tomb itself is surrounded by a nearly perfectly circular wall<ref>[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/wall The Surrounding Wall]</ref>, which is built out of limestone and marble shipped from [[Thasos]], as well as timber, stretching 500 meters in perimeter and over 150 meters in diameter. The tomb concists of three chambers, in which can be entered only from the first, in which on the outside are two statues of headless and wingless sphinxes.<ref>First Chamber and Entry[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/gate]</ref> One of the most considerable aspects of the tomb is the enormous lion statue.<ref>The Lion [http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/lion]</ref> The statue is enormous, standing itself at over 5 meters tall, and the overall statue being 15 meters in height including the base.
== References ==
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{{Bible Cities}}
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>
== Etymology ==
We are told about the origins of the name of ''Amphipolis'' in the writings of [[Thucydides]]. Accordingly, the Athenian general Hagnon named the city as he saw that the Strymon River surrounded the city on three sides, and thus deriving the name 'amphi', meaning 'on both sides'.<ref>see ref. 1</ref>
== Economy ==
The ancient city of Amphipolis propsered well in its time because it had a great abundance of natural resources, and it was located in a geographically strategic location. Firstly, it was located by the sea, and thus had a sea port, where commodities such as fish would be available. It also maintained a wealth of resources such as [[gold]], [[silver]], and [[timber]].
== Historical Overview ==
Although founded by the Athenians in 437 BC, it would not stay under Atheninan control for long. Less than two decades later, the [[Sparta|Spartan]] general [[Brasidas]] conquered the city and took it under his control in 424 BC. In 422 BC, the Athenians attempted to re-capture Amphipolis, but they were stopped and defeated in battle by Brasidas. A year later, in the Peace of Nicias, the Athenians would now once again have control over Amphipolis, but Amphipolis wanted to become an autonomous city-state and succeeded, thus throwing off the Athenian attempt to maintain control over it. By the fourth century BC, the Macedonians had acquired control over Amphipolis, and despite the attempts of the Athenians, they did not yield over the city to them, but instead established major defensive fortifications and walls to ensure their control. The rulers of Amphipolis would only change again in 168 BC, when the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] seized Amphipolis and turned it into a free city.
== Tomb Discovery ==
In 2012, a major finding of a royal tomb was found in the city of Amphipolis, constructed in the 4th century BC.<ref>see reference 4</ref> This tomb is suspected of having the body of one of the close relatives (such as a brother, mother) of [[Alexander the Great]], or perhaps even Alexander the Great himself. The tomb itself is surrounded by a nearly perfectly circular wall<ref>[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/wall The Surrounding Wall]</ref>, which is built out of limestone and marble shipped from [[Thasos]], as well as timber, stretching 500 meters in perimeter and over 150 meters in diameter. The tomb concists of three chambers, in which can be entered only from the first, in which on the outside are two statues of headless and wingless sphinxes.<ref>First Chamber and Entry[http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/gate]</ref> One of the most considerable aspects of the tomb is the enormous lion statue.<ref>The Lion [http://www.theamphipolistomb.com/lion]</ref> The statue is enormous, standing itself at over 5 meters tall, and the overall statue being 15 meters in height including the base.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Bible Cities}}