Neapolis (Thrace) - Wikipedia
Neapolis (Ancient Greek: Νεάπολις) was an ancient Greek city, [1] located in Edonis, a region of ancient Thrace and later of Macedon. The site is located near modern Kavala. Neapolis was founded by colonists from Thasos, perhaps around the middle of the 7th century BC. [2]
Neapolis: Secrets of the Lost City of the Romans
Jan 12, 2023 · The city of Neapolis was originally founded during the fifth century BC. While it was a major Roman city along the coast of Tunisia, it was not founded by the Romans but the Greeks of Cyrene: literally their “new city” as it translates from the Greek.
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After the flight of the Persians from Greece, Neapolis was a member of the first Athenian League, and from 454-453 B.C. on it is entered in the Athenian Tribute Lists with an unvarying tribute of 1000 drachmai a year.
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Graves of the Greek period are scattered throughout the city. In the region of Pizzofalcone on the Via Nicotera, part of a necropolis, belonging to the original city of Palae(o)polis, has come to light with pottery dating from the 7th and 6th c. B.C.
Sunken Roman City Discovered Off Tunisian Coast - All That's …
Sep 1, 2017 · Al Jazeera reports that a joint Tunisian-Italian archeological mission in the area has found the remains of the ancient Roman city of Neopolis in the Mediterranean, just miles off the coast of northeast Tunisia. The underwater expedition found Roman street signs and monuments on the ocean floor.
Bible Map: Neapolis
ne-ap'-o-lis (Neapolis; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Nea Polis): A town on the northern shore the Aegean, originally belonging to Thrace but later falling within the Roman province of Macedonia.
Neapolis - Drive Thru History Adventures
Aug 20, 2018 · Ancient Neapolis (Greek “New City”), situated on a small peninsula between two bays, was founded at least as early as the 6th century BC, became part of the Macedonian kingdom in the 4th century BC when Philip II, father of Alexander the Great conquered it, and then was merged into the Roman Republic in 168 BC.
A Lost Underwater City Has Been Found 1,700 Years After
Sep 4, 2017 · Archaeologists have come across a vast network of underwater ruins making up the ancient Roman city once known as Neapolis, which was largely washed away by a powerful tsunami around 1,700 years ago.
Neapolis | A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey - Oxford …
Nov 12, 2020 · Neapolis, modern Kavala, still shows clearly why it was an obvious place for a port in ancient Greece. Nestled snugly about a half-moon bay, the city looks down upon a natural harbor that became the principal location in northern Macedonia for travel to and from Asia Minor.
Roman Settlements | Neapolis - History Archive
The Greco-Roman town of Neapolis was discovered in 2004 due to the excavation of a new subway line which unearthed the settlement dating back to the 7th century BCE. As documented in their study The Natural and Cultural Landscape of Naples (southern Italy) during the Graeco-Roman and Late Antique Periods by Ermolli et.