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{i} capital city of ancient Macedonia (which is in northern Ancient Greece) on the coast of the Aegean Sea; location of one of the first Christian churches in Europe founded by St. Paul; town in West Virginia (USA)
Ruined hill town, northern central Macedonia, Greece. In 357 BC it was fortified by King Philip II to control nearby gold mines. In 42 BC it was the scene of the decisive Roman battle in which Mark Antony and Octavian (later Augustus) defeated Brutus and Cassius, the leading assassins of Julius Caesar. Many Christian ruins, especially of the 5th-6th century AD, are spread over the site. St. Paul preached the gospel to Christian converts there
Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
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