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c. 360 BCE

Traditional founding date of Philippi in Macedon with its original name as Crenides.
c. 357 BCE

Philip II of Macedon renames the Macedonian city of Crrenides after himself: Philippi.
42 BCE

Octavian and Antony defeat Republicans under Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of Philippi (Greece).
27 BCE

Philippi gains the honorary title of Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensis.
c. 49 CE

Paul the Apostle visits Philippi in Macedon.

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