- battle of Philippi
- nounOctavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC• Syn: ↑Philippi• Regions: ↑Macedonia• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
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Battle of Philippi — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Philippi partof=Roman civil wars (Liberators civil war) campaign=Philippi Campaign caption=Philippi Location date=October 3 and 23, 42 BC place=Philippi casus= territory=Eastern provinces of Roman… … Wikipedia
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Philippi (disambiguation) — Philippi may refer to:*Philippi, an ancient town in Macedonia, Greece **Filippoi, a municipality on the site of Philippi in Greece *Caesarea Philippi, an ancient Roman town in the Golan Heights *Philippi, West Virginia, a town in the United… … Wikipedia
Philippi — (in Greek polytonic|Φίλιπποι/ Philippoi ) was a city in eastern Macedonia, in northern ancient Greece, founded by Philip II in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. The present municipality Filippoi is located near… … Wikipedia
Philippi, West Virginia — Infobox Settlement official name = Philippi, West Virginia settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Philippi, West Virginia mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type =… … Wikipedia
Philippi — Philippian /fi lip ee euhn/, adj., n. /fi lip uy, fil euh puy /, n. a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 B.C.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded… … Universalium
Philippi (Rome) — Rome episode title=Philippi caption= Cassius and Brutus at the Battle of Philippi season=2 (2007) episode=18 air date=February 18, 2007 (HBO) July 8, 2007 (BBC)| writer=Eoghan Mahony director=Roger Young setting=Macedonia time frame=42 BC link=… … Wikipedia
Philippi Covered Bridge — The Philippi Covered Bridge is the main local landmark and historical icon of Philippi, West Virginia, USA. It was commissioned by the General Assembly of Virginia and constructed in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth, a well known Appalachian bridge… … Wikipedia
Battle of Big Bethel — The Battle of Big Bethel, also known as the Battle of Bethel Church or Great Bethel was an American Civil War battle that took place on June 10, 1861, in Hampton and York County, Virginia, (near the present day unincorporated community of… … Wikipedia
Philippi — noun 1. a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center 2. Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC • Syn: ↑battle of Philippi • Regions … Useful english dictionary
