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Philippi

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Philippi

Ancient city of Macedonia founded by Philip of Macedon in 358 BC. Near Philippi, Mark Antony and Augustus defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, and the Roman colony was established. St Paul addressed a New Testament letter to the church in the city.

Philippi

Seat of Barbour County, northeast West Virginia, USA, on the Tygart River, 31 km/19 mi southeast of Clarksburg; population (1990) 3,100. Alderson-Broaddus College was established here in 1871, and Tygart Lake State Park lies immediately to the north. Philippi is reputedly the site of the first land battle of the American Civil War, fought on 3 June 1861; Confederate forces retreated so quickly that the engagement is known as the Philippi Races.



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The poor old sheik we saw at Cesarea Philippi with his ragged band of a hundred followers, would have been called a "king" in those ancient times.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
He had been in several engagements, such as they were-- at Philippi, Rich Mountain, Carrick's Ford and Greenbrier--and had borne himself with such gallantry as not to attract the attention of his superior officers.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
"Then we meet again at Philippi," cried Raffles in gay adieu.
A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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