Amphipolis

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The monumental lion at the site of Amphipolis in northern Greece is one of the most illustrated sculptures in textbooks of ancient art. Is is probably the burial monument of Laomedon, a general and close fiend of Alexander the Great. Until the 1930s however, the remains of the lion were fragmentary and little known.

• Bible:
  • Acts 17:1
• Travel:
  • Turkey & Greece 2019
    • Sun 3/10
      • 11:00 — Depart Philippi for Thessalonica (Thessaloniki)
      • Quick stop at lion statue of Amphipolis - (Acts 17:1)
      • 12:30 — Lunch
• Resources:
  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia
  • Web
  • Map

Background

Located strategically along the Strymon River and on the Via Egnatia, Amphipolis was one of the most important cities of Macedonia in antiquity. The site of ancient Amphipolis is located between Thessaloniki and Kavala, about 65 miles east of Thessaloniki.

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