where is philippi in greece?
Philippi was a Roman colony in northeastern Greece where Paul founded his first Christian congregation in Europe. Did you knowâ¦? Philippi was named after Philip II of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great (356 B.C.E.). Philippi is a well-preserved archaeological site in northeastern Greece. Philippi became a Roman colony when veteran soldiers were given land there after the battle of 42 B.C.E. in which the Roman republic effectively came to an end. Philippi was where Paul founded his first congregation in Europe, in about 49 C.E.