Amphipolis was an antique Greek Polis. It became of Athens in the year 437 v. Chr. by the field gentleman Hagnon based and an important base for Athens was in Thrakien, in order to control the Goldbergwerke in the Pangaion mountains in the future. Their port at the delta of the Strymon was called after an old thrakischen settlement Eion or Ennea Hodoi. Aioneios was also the original name of the river.

Already in the year 464 v. Chr. if Athens had unsuccessfully tried to seize in this area foot however by the trunk of the Edonen in the battle of Dabreskos one had struck back.

Amphipolis attained meaning during the Peloponnesi war. 424 v. Chr resulted. combatless the Spartaner Brasidas, whereby the athenische Strategos Thukydides, which arrived too late later historians, in order to still save the city. Thukydides had thereupon into the exile to go. In the year 422 v. Chr. the athenische general Kleon Brasidas attacked both generals with Amphipolis, but died in the battle of Amphipolis, even if Sparta won the battle. Shortly thereafter the Nikiasfrieden was closed.

In the year 356 v. Chr. Amphipolis of Philipp II. of Macedonia was conquered.

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