Apollonia (Mygdonia)

Coordinates: 40°37′25″N 23°28′11″E / 40.623703°N 23.469685°E / 40.623703; 23.469685
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Apollonia (Mygdonia) in the north, not to be confused with Apollonia (Chalcidice) in the south.

Apollonia (

Thessalonica to Amphipolis, as we learn from the Acts of the Apostles,[2] and the Itineraries.[3][4] Pliny the Elder mentions this Apollonia.[5]

The site of Apollonia is near the modern Néa Apollonía.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Athen. viii. p. 334, e.
  2. ^ Acts, xvii. 1
  3. ^ Anton. Itin. pp. 320, 330; Itin. Hierosol. p. 605; Tab. Peuting
  4. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Apollonia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
  5. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.10.17.
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  7. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

40°37′25″N 23°28′11″E / 40.623703°N 23.469685°E / 40.623703; 23.469685