Amphipolis is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Amphipolis in a sentence
Amphipolis meaning
A municipality in Central Macedonia, northern Greece.
Using Amphipolis
- The main meaning on this page is: A municipality in Central Macedonia, northern Greece.
- In the example corpus, amphipolis often appears in combinations such as: at amphipolis.
Context around Amphipolis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amphipolis
- In this selection, "amphipolis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, town, conquering, protect, became, sent and presented stand out and add context to how "amphipolis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after conquering amphipolis he kept and amphipolis became the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amphipolis" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amphipolis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gallery Coins from Amphipolis. (4 words)
However, after conquering Amphipolis, he kept both the cities (357). (10 words)
Thus, when Thucydides arrived, Amphipolis was already under Spartan control. (10 words)
Xena described Amphipolis as "full of life", although several times it was full of death: for instance, the city became a breeding ground for demons after Xena and Gabrielle returned from their twenty-five year sleep. (36 words)
Another Spartan commander who used a sneak attack to good effect was Brasidas at Amphipolis in 422 bc, where he was under siege from Cleon of Athens. (27 words)
In the backstory of the show, ten years ago Xena had set out to become a warrior, to protect Amphipolis from attacks by a warlord called Cortez. (27 words)
Example sentences (13)
Another Spartan commander who used a sneak attack to good effect was Brasidas at Amphipolis in 422 bc, where he was under siege from Cleon of Athens.
Amphipolis became the main power base of the Athenians in Thrace and, consequently, a target of choice for their Spartan adversaries.
Brasidas survived long enough to hear of the defeat of the Athenians and was buried at Amphipolis with impressive pomp.
During the episode, Xena turns to her home town, Amphipolis, where she eventually reconciles with her mother, Cyrene.
Eucles, the Athenian commander at Amphipolis, sent to Thucydides for help.
Gallery Coins from Amphipolis.
However, after conquering Amphipolis, he kept both the cities (357).
In 357 BC, Philip succeeded where the Athenians had failed and conquered the city, thereby removing the obstacle which Amphipolis presented to Macedonian control over Thrace.
In the backstory of the show, ten years ago Xena had set out to become a warrior, to protect Amphipolis from attacks by a warlord called Cortez.
It was Amphipolis and not Philippi that became the capital of the eastern Macedonian state.
Thus, when Thucydides arrived, Amphipolis was already under Spartan control.
When she returned to Amphipolis seeking reunion with her mother, she met Gabrielle on the way and was inspired to fight for good.
Xena described Amphipolis as "full of life", although several times it was full of death: for instance, the city became a breeding ground for demons after Xena and Gabrielle returned from their twenty-five year sleep.
Common combinations with amphipolis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at amphipolis 3×