What is "philippopolis"

The term Philippopolis , which translates as "Philip's Town", may refer to the following cities:

• Plovdiv (Philippopolis in the Byzantine Empire, and as a titular archbishopric in the Roman Catholic church), Bulgaria (named after Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great's father)
• Shahba, Syria (named after Roman emperor Philip the Arab)
• Gomfoi, Greece (name after Philip II or V of Macedon)
• Phthiotic Thebes, Greece (name after Philip V of Macedon)

The term may also refer to:

• Battle of Philippopolis (disambiguation), several different battles
• Hermes of Philippopolis — one of the Seventy Disciples
• Duchy of Philippopolis — a short-lived duchy of the Latin Empire after the breakup of the Byzantine Empire