Editing Amphipolis (section)

{{Short description|Archeological site in Macedonia, Greece}}
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{{Infobox ancient site
 |name        = Amphipolis
 |native_name = Ἀμφίπολις<br>Αμφίπολη
 |image       = Kasta tumulus and Lion of Amphipolis location map en.jpg
 |caption     = Amphipolis sites
 |map_type    = Greece
 |relief      = yes
 |coordinates = {{coord|40|49|6|N|23|50|24|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 |location    = [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]], Greece
 |type        = Settlement
}}
[[File:Plan Amphipolis-en.svg|thumb|Map of Amphipolis]]
'''Amphipolis''' ({{langx|el|Αμφίπολη|translit=Amfipoli}}; {{langx|grc|Ἀμφίπολις|translit=Amphipolis}})<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1191935&fid=2168&c=greece |title=Amfípolis: Greece, name, administrative division, geographic coordinates and map |work=Geographical Names |access-date=22 October 2014}}</ref> was an important [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] [[Polis|polis (city)]], and later a Roman city, whose large remains can still be seen. It gave its name to the modern municipality of [[Amphipolis (municipality)|Amphipoli]], in the [[Serres (regional unit)|Serres regional unit]] of northern [[Greece]].<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref>

Amphipolis was originally a [[Colonies in antiquity|colony]] of [[ancient Athenians]] and was the site of the [[Battle of Amphipolis|battle]] between the [[Spartans]] and [[Athenians]] in 422 BC. It was later the place where [[Alexander the Great]] prepared for campaigns leading to his invasion of Asia in 335 BC.<ref>"Amphipolis", Ministry of Culture: {{ISBN|960-214-126-3}}</ref> Alexander's three finest admirals, [[Nearchus]], [[Androsthenes of Thasos|Androsthenes]] and [[Laomedon of Mytilene|Laomedon]], resided in Amphipolis. After Alexander's death,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Badian|first=Ernst|title=Rhoxane ii Alexander's Wife|url=https://iranicaonline.org/|access-date=14 February 2022|website=iranicaonline.org|language=en-US}}</ref> his wife [[Roxana]] and their son [[Alexander IV of Macedon|Alexander IV]] were imprisoned and murdered there in 311 BC.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Thirlwall|first=Connop|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tUwbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT52|title=A History of Greece|date=1840|publisher=Longmans|pages=318–319|language=en|author-link=Connop Thirlwall}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Excavations in and around the city have revealed important buildings, ancient walls and tombs. The finds are displayed at the [[Amphipolis Archaeological Museum|archaeological museum of Amphipolis]]. At the nearby vast [[Kasta Tomb|Kasta burial mound]], an ancient Macedonian tomb has recently been revealed. The [[Lion of Amphipolis]] monument nearby is a popular destination for visitors.

It was located within the region of [[Edonis (region)|Edonis]].