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TRIPOLIS

(Gk. Trípolis)

A Phoenician port ca. 70 km. (43 mi.) N of Beirut. It was founded on a prominent peninsula by the Phoenician cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos, each of which controlled a walled sector of the city (hence its name, lit., “three cities”). During the Persian period, this city became the administrative center of Phoenicia. The city did not resist Alexander, and later was a Seleucid stronghold. It was the scene of the first battle (161 b.c.e.) for the Seleucid throne between Demetrius I Soter (the eventual winner), recently escaped from detention in Rome, and his cousin Antiochus V Eupator (1 Macc. 7:1-4; 2 Macc. 14:1). Tripolis became independent in 111 b.c.e., in the wake of the collapse of Seleucid power in the region. It was organized as a Roman province in 65 b.c.e. The Apostle Peter is credited with founding a Christian community in the city. A roster of bishops of Tripolis beginning in 325 c.e. survives.

Mark Anthony Phelps

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TRIPOLIS

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)