A city and military post on the Egnatian Way. Paul passed through it on his journey to Thessalonica (Acts 17: 1). The Via Egnatia was constructed for rapid movement of soldiers moving from Italy to the east.
Citation for Amphipolis
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MLA
"Amphipolis." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 22, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e93>.
Chicago
"Amphipolis." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e93 (accessed May 22, 2013).