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Nicopolis

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Nicopolis (nĭkŏp`əlĭs, nī–) [Gr.,=city of victory], ancient city, NW Greece, in Epirus. It was founded by Octavian (later Augustus) to celebrate the victory (31 B.C.) at Actium, which is nearby. The city largely eclipsed Ambracia. It is mentioned by St. Paul (Titus 3.12). Its ruins are near the modern Préveza.


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Ulfilas likely returned to his home in the town of Nicopolis ad Istrum, a few miles south of the river's banks.
The fall of Rome: beginning in the fourth century, an unprecedented ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
A third possibility might be that Paul "carried out an extensive missionary tour of Crete" (Kelly: 35) after his first imprisonment, when he may have drafted the letter to Titus revealing his plans to spend the winter at Nicopolis (3:12).
Titus: epistle of religious revitalization by Tollefson, Kenneth D. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
45 Strabo, 8:43, notes that Nicopolis in the Gulf of Corinth celebrated Augustuss victory at Actium.
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