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Roman era tombs unearthed in Krinides, near Philippi
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Πηγή: ΑΠΕ 03/07/08-14:40
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Five intact tombs dating to the Roman era were unearthed in Krinides on
Thursday by Philippi municipal water board workers while digging for expansion
of the local water supply and drainage network in downtown Krinides. Krinides
(or Crenides) is a town and ancient site that also includes the famed
archaeological site of ancient Philippi in the Kavala prefecture in eastern
Macedonia, and the seat of the municipality of Philippi. Crenides, founded in
360 BC by the exiled Athenian politician Callistratus of Aphidnae in the
foothills of Mt. Orbelos (Mt. Lekani, today), was a small colony of the island
of Thassos.
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