Beroea (or Berea, Ancient Greek: Βέροια, romanized: Béroia) was an ancient city of the Hellenistic period and Roman Empire now known as Veria (or Veroia) in Macedonia, Northern Greece. It is a small city on the eastern side of the Vermio Mountains north of Mount Olympus.

BEROEA. be-re'-a (Beroia or Berroia): (1) A town of southwestern Macedonia, in the district of Emathia. It lay at the foot of Mt. Bermius, on a tributary of the Haliacmon, and seems to have been an ancient town, though the date of its foundation is uncertain.

In ancient times Berea was a Greek town in the Roman province of Macedonia, about 50 miles west of Thessalonica and about 24 miles from the sea. Berea is mentioned in the Bible where Paul preached on his first journeyto Europe. Acts 17:10, 13; and Acts 20:4 (KJV refers to …

Veria (Greek: Βέροια or Βέρροια, romanized: Véroia or Vérroia; Aromanian: Veria [3]), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Beroea or Berea, [4] is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of Imathia.

Sep 3, 2018 · Situated about 45 miles west of the capital Thessalonica, Berea is just north of Mount Olympus, at the base of Mount Bermius, and near the Eliakomon and Axius rivers in a fertile agricultural area.

Image. Credit: Pjposullivan (modified) About. This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place. While I consulted sources for this place, there were no major disputes about its modern location.

Jan 1, 2018 · In the year 315 B.C. when the Greek empire dominated the known world, the city of Thessalonica was founded by King Cassander. He named it after his wife, Thessalonike. The name implies “victory” in the Greek language. It was a city built on a harbor in the Aegean Sea. The city grew rapidly and became famous as a trade center.

The city of Berea (modern Veria) was founded in the Archaic Period in the southwestern part of Macedonia, some 73 km west of Thessalonica. Ruins extend to 700 BCE (though scarce), when the city probably began as an agricultural market center.

Krevvatás is a locality in Veroia, Imathia, Central Macedonia. Krevvatás is situated nearby to the village Lazochori, as well as near Patrida. The Veria railway station is the railway station of Veria in Central Macedonia, Greece. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beroea was an ancient city of the Hellenistic period and Roman Empire now known as Veria in Macedonia, Northern Greece. Tripotamos is a village and a community of the City of Veria, Imathia, Greece. This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and Wikivoyage. We welcome you to please improve upon our open data sources.