Ancient Port
Neapolis (Philippi's Port)
nee-AP-uh-liss · Modern Kavala, Greece · Also called Neapolis · 40.9330° N, 24.4000° E
Neapolis was the harbor town where Paul, Silas, Timothy, and Luke landed after sailing from Troas via Samothrace — the first recorded step of the gospel onto European soil (Acts 16:11-12). From this port they walked roughly 10 miles inland along the Via Egnatia to Philippi.
Archaeology
Founded in the late 7th century BC as a colony of Thasos, Neapolis kept its own identity and coinage before becoming Kavala. Because the modern city continuously occupies the same peninsula, excavation of the 1st-century port is limited; visible remains include a Roman-era aqueduct, acropolis/castle fortifications, and Ionic temple fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Kavala. The Kavala/Neapolis identification is not seriously disputed.
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