A fire safety project at the ancient city of Philippi has led to the unexpected discovery of new buildings, challenging ...

overturning previous assumptions that the city was abandoned during this period. A youth in the wall: Excavations in ancient Philippi reveal continued habitation until 11th century CE.

Until now, scholars believed that residential activity in Philippi ceased after the 6th century AD. However, new ...

The finds will shed even more light on the secrets and the past glory of the ancient city of Philippi, established in 356 BC by the King of Macedon and father of Alexander the Great, Philip II.

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

A headless and armless small marble Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic period turned up in the trash in Thessaloniki.

A large public building with a built-in statue of a young man was discovered on the ruins of the ancient city of Philippi. Nearby, archaeologists have also excavated another building, which is ...

And east of Aigai, past Thessaloniki (which was named for Alexander’s half-sister) is Philippi ... across the northern hemisphere. The ancient Thracian city of Perperikon, perched on a hilltop ...