Could Plovdiv or Philippopolis as it was known to the world until 20 century be considered a macedonian city despite its outside ethnic and geographical Macedonia.What do you gyus think?After all it carried the name of Alexander Makedonski father for almost two millenia

The empire was streching to Asia. So in that sense we cud say that plovdiv is a Macedonian city.Was.

Plovdiv was called untill the 20th century as Philippopolis? On what u base this? I think our name for it was Filipi, but am not sure, guys?

I dont know what is the population of Plovdiv, anyone?Bulgars only, or?

Nikola what do u consider yourselve to be, i mean ethnicly & nationally?

Welcome to the club, by the way

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plovdiv




Read this just to get general idea about Plovdiv.Dont get everything for a fact though.Filipi is different city located between Kavala and Drama presentdays Greece.





According to 2001 census there are 766 macedonians in Plovdiv.

http://www.nsi.bg/Census/Ethnos.htm




Since all my grand parrents came in here in 1923 from Egeiska along with many others I consider myself macedonian as they did

Pozdrav

History

Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It is a contemporary of Troy and Mycenae, and older than Rome, Athens, Carthage or Constantinople. Archaeologists have discovered fine pottery[1] and other objects of everyday life from as early as the Neolithic Age, showing that in the end of the 7th millennium B.C there already was an established settlement there. According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Plovdiv's written post-Bronze Age history lists it as a Thracian fortified settlement named Eumolpias. In 342 BC, it was conquered by Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, who renamed it "Φιλιππόπολις", Philippopolis or "the city of Philip" in his own honour. Later, it again became independent under the Thracians, until its incorporation into the Roman Empire, where it was called Trimontium (City of Three Hills) and served as metropolis (capital) of the province of Thrace. Thrimontium was an important crossroad for the Roman Empire and was called "The largest and most beautiful of all cities" by Lucian. In those times, the Via Militaris (or Via Diagonalis), the most important military road in the Balkans, passed through the city.[2] The Roman times were a glorious period of growth and cultural excellence. The ancient ruins tell a story of a vibrant, growing city with numerous public buildings, shrines, baths, and theatres. Many of those are still preserved and can be seen by the curious tourist wishing to experience the charm of ancient Rome up close.The city was usually known as Philippopolis in English until the early 20th century.

I prefer to call it Filipigrad

For last time filipi and plovdiv are two different cities hundreds of km apart from each other

Think not.Plovdiv=Filipi

No there weren't. There were 766 Greeks and 299 Macedonians.

Nikola,Plovdiv is a great city.I wont get to into historian debates etc.we call the city Fillipoupoli some call it Plovdiv bsc its shorther name.
By the way i lived in Plovdiv for almost 5 months.Great city indeed!!!!

I think not.....Nikola is correct.

During the Ottoman period it was called by the Ottomans FELIBE.

May this is the reason that confuses you. Filippi is near Kavala, in Greece.