Beroea

For other uses, see Beroea (disambiguation).
Beroea
Archaeological Museum of Veria
Interactive map of Beroea

Beroea (Ancient Greek: Βέροια, romanized: Béroia, also transcribed as Berea) 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. The town is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a place in which the apostles Paul, Silas and Timothy preached the Christian Gospel.

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