What is "phila"

Phila may refer to:

• Phila of Elimeia sister of Derdas and wife of Philip II of Macedon
• Phila (daughter of Antipater) wife of Balacrus, Craterus and Demetrius Poliorcetes
• Phila (daughter of Seleucus) wife of Antigonus Gonatas
• Phila (daughter of Demetrius)
• Phila (daughter of Theodorus) daughter of Theodorus of Athamania
• Phila of Thebes courtesan
• Phila (Pieria), ancient town in Pieria, Macedonia kingdom
• a short name of Philadelphia, a U.S. city in Pennsylvania
• philA is a nickname used by Phil Agcaoili

Phila ( Greek: Φίλα; died 287 BC), daughter of Antipater, the regent of Macedonia, is celebrated by the ancient sources as one of the noblest and most virtuous women of the age in which she lived. Her abilities and judgment were so conspicuous even at an early age, that her father, Antipater, often consulted her in regard to political affairs.

Phila a daughter of Seleucus I Nicator and Stratonice. She became the wife of Antigonus II Gonatas and was mother of Demetrius II Aetolicus.

Phila ( Greek: Φίλα) was a town of Macedon in Pieria between Herakleion and Tempe Vale, perhaps near modern Platamon. It was built by Antigonus Gonatas, and named after his mother Phila.