Places in the Bible · Settlement

Amphipolis

Amphipolis is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Amphipolis.

ruins at Amphipolis
ruins at Amphipolis · Photo: Aurilios (CC-Zero), via Wikimedia Commons

Where is Amphipolis?

Approx. 40.8202, 23.8472 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
AmphipolissettlementHigh

Amphipolis in the Bible dictionary

City on both sides, a Macedonian city, a great Roman military station, through which Paul and Silas passed on their way from Philippi to Thessalonica, a distance of 33 Roman miles from Philippi (Acts 17:1).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Amphipolis

  • Acts 17:1

    Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: