The remains of this walled city lie at the foot of an acropolis in the present-day region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, on the ancient route linking Europe and Asia, the Via Egnatia. Founded in 356 BC by the Macedonian King Philip II, the city developed as a “small Rome” with the establishment of the Roman Empire in the decades following the Battle of Philippi, in 42 BCE. The Hellenistic theatre and funerary heroon (temple) were supplemented with Roman buildings such as the forum. Later the city became a centre of the Christian faith following the visit of the Apostle Paul in 49-50 CE. The remains of its basilicas constitute an exceptional testimony to the early establishment of Christianity.
Cultural (16)
- Acropolis, Athens (1987)
- Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) (1996)
- Archaeological Site of Delphi (1987)
- Archaeological Site of Mystras (1989)
- Archaeological Site of Olympia (1989)
- Archaeological Site of Philippi (2016)
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (1999)
- Delos (1990)
- Medieval City of Rhodes (1988)
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios (1990)
- Old Town of Corfu (2007)
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika (1988)
- Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos (1992)
- Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus (1988)
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (1986)
- The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos (1999)
Mixed (2)
- Meteora (1988)
- Mount Athos (1988)
