Philippopolis
The term Philippopolis (Greek: Φιλιππούπολη), literally "City of Philip", may refer to the following Ancient cities :
- Philippopolis in Thracia (named after king Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great's father; Metropolitan in the Byzantine Empire), now Plovdiv in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular archbishopric
- Council of Philippopolis, an Arian council of 343, 344 or 347
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv#Titular see of Philippopolis (in Thracia)
- the crusader Duchy of Philippopolis — a short-lived duchy of the Latin Empire after the breakup of the Byzantine Empire
- Philippopolis in Arabia (named after Roman emperor Philip the Arab), now Shahba in Syria and a Latin Catholic titular bishopric
- Gomfoi, Greece (named after king Philip II or V of Macedon)
- Phthiotic Thebes, Greece (named after king 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
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