🏛️ Apollonia-Amphipolis
Hellenistic city and Roman settlement in northern Greece
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Eastern Macedonia, Strymon River delta, 65 km east of Thessaloniki
- Founded: Around 437 BCE by Athens; renamed Apollonia under Roman rule after 168 BCE
- Strategic importance: Control of gold and timber resources, junction on Via Egnatia
- Notable artifact: Lion of Amphipolis, marble monument from 4th century BCE
Apollonia-Amphipolis is a Hellenistic and Roman settlement in eastern Macedonia that controlled the Strymon River delta and served ...