What is "philippi"

Philippi (; , Philippoi) was a city in eastern Macedonia, in the Edonis region. Its originally name was Crenides (, Krenides "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. The present municipality, Filippoi, is located near the ruins of the ancient city and is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Kavalla, Greece. It was made a World Heritage Site in 2016.

Philippi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bernhard Eunom Philippi, aka Bernardo Philippi (1811–1852)
• Don Philippi, translator of Japanese
• Friedrich Philippi (1853–1930), German archivist
• Friedrich Adolf Philippi (1809–1882), Lutherisan theologian
• Mark Philippi
• Rodolfo Amando Philippi (1808–1904), German-Chilean zoologist and botanist
• Waldemar Philippi (1929–1990), German footballer

"Philippi" is the sixth episode of the second season of the television series Rome. The episode portrays the civil war between the Second Triumvirate and the combined forces of Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, murderers of Julius Caesar. The Battle of Philippi is featured in this episode.

Philippi was an ancient town in Macedonia, Greece, near the municipality of Filippoi.

Philippi may also refer to:

• Caesarea Philippi, an ancient Roman town in the Golan Heights

• Philippi, West Virginia, a city in the United States

• Philippi, Cape Town, one of the larger and newest of the Cape's townships

Battles of Philippi include:

• Battle of Philippi (42 BC), a Roman Civil War battle
• Battle of Philippi (West Virginia) (1861), an American Civil War battle

• Philippi (surname)
• Philippi (Rome) an episode from the HBO TV series Rome