Michaels Amazing Tours - Michael's Amazing Tours, Philippi - Macedonia - Greece.
The archaeological site of Filippi is located in eastern Macedonia 15 kilometres north of Kavala city. The history of Filippi ( original old name Crenides ) starts in 360 BC when Thacian colonists established the city .When they were threatened by Tracians in 356 BC they asked for Philip's II help, Alexander the Great's father.
Foreseeing the economic and strategic importance of the city, Philip conquered it ,fortified it and renamed it Philippi.In the Roman er.