See also:

• AMPHIPOLIS (mod. Yeni Keui)

AMPHIPOLIS (mod. Yeni Keui)  , an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• MACEDONIA

Macedonia, on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river Strymon, where it emerges from See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake Cercinitis, about 3 M. from the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea . Originally a Thracian See also:

• TOWN

town, known as 'Epi4a 'OboL (" Nine Roads "), it was colonized by Athenians with other Greeks under Hagnon in 437 B.C., previous attempts—in 497, 476 (Schol . Aesch . De fills. See also:

• LEG
• LEG (a word of Scandinavian origin, from the Old Norwegian leggr, cf. Swed. lagg, Dan. laeg; the O. Eng. word was sceanca, shank)

leg . 31) and 465—having been unsuccessful . In 424 B.C. it surrendered to the Spartan See also:

• BRASIDAS (d.422 B.C.)

Brasidas without resistance, owing to the See also:

• GROSS

gross See also:

• NEGLIGENCE (Lat. negligentia, from negligere, to neglect, literally " not to pick up ")

negligence of the historian See also:

• THUCYDIDES (OovavMns)

Thucydides, who was with the See also:

• FLEET

fleet at See also:

• THASOS

Thasos . In 422 B.C . See also:

• CLEON (d. 422 B.C.)

Cleon led an unsuccessful expedition to recover it, in which both he and Brasidas were slain . The importance of See also:

• AMPHIPOLIS (mod. Yeni Keui)

Amphipolis in ancient times was due to the fact that it commanded the See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge over the Strymon, and consequently the route from See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• GREECE

Greece to the See also:

• HELLESPONT (i.e. " Sea of Helle "; variously named in classical literature `EXX oirov-ros, o "EXXns a6vros, Hellespontum Pelagus, and Rectum Hellesponticum)

Hellespont; it was important also as a See also:

• DEPOT (from the Fr. depot, Lat. depositum, laid down; the French accent marks are usually dispensed with in English)

depot for the See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold and See also:

• SILVER

silver mines of the See also:

• DISTRICT

district, and for See also:

• TIMBER

timber, which was largely used in See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding . This importance is shown by the fact that, in the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace of See also:

• NICIAS
• NICIAS (d. 414 B.C.)

Nicias (421 B.C.), its restoration to See also:

• ATHENS
• ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, modem colloquial Greek `Ath va]

Athens is made the subject of a See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision, and that about 417, this provision not having been observed, at least one expedition was made by Nicias with a view to its recovery . See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip of Macedon made a special point of occupying it (357), and under the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• EMPIRE

empire it became the headquarters of the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman propraetor, though it was recognized as See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent . Many See also:

• INSCRIPTIONS (from Lat. inscribere, to write upon)

inscriptions, coins, &c., have been found here, and traces of the ancient fortifications and of a Roman See also:

• AQUEDUCT (Lat. aqua, water, and ducere, to lead; Gr. apaymryeiov, apayeeywov, vlrovopos)

aqueduct are visible .