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Philippos Thessaloniki B.C.
Philippos Thessaloniki B.C. (full name PAS Phillipos Thessaloniki B.C.) is an athletic basketball sports club, that is based in the Agios Fanourios neighborhood of Toumba (Thessaloniki), Toumba, Thessaloniki, Greece. History The parent athletic club was founded in 1947. Its first name was Dafni, and the official colors of the team were green. Later, the team was renamed to Philippos, and adopted blue and white colors. During the 1988–89 season, Philippos played without any foreign players on its roster, and finished in last place in the Greek basketball league system, top-tier level Greek Basket League, with just three victories. As a result, the team was promotion and relegation, relegated down to the Greek A2 Basket League, Greek 2nd Division. During the 1990–91 season, Philippos again had three wins in the Greek Basket League, and was again relegated down to the Greek 2nd Division. In that season, Philippos was the fourth most important team in Thessaloniki, and they played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toumba (Thessaloniki)
Toumba (Greek: Τούμπα) is a district in eastern Thessaloniki, Greece. It is densely built-up and is divided into Ano Toumba and Kato Toumba (Upper and Lower Toumba) by a flume, and it is part of 4th Division of Thessaloniki Municipality. In archaeology the term Toumba stands for the mounds created by prehistoric settlements. They were mistaken for barrows, hence the name that is derived from the word ''Tomb'', but excavations show that they are tells. The mound that rises in the area gave the neighbourhood its name. The archaeological site The archaeological site consists of a) of a steep-sided mound or tell ('Toumba' in Modern Greek) and b) a low table (Trapeza) spreading around its base. Both toumba and table are the product of centuries of human habitation as debris layers built up with the passage of time. The Toumba was occupied principally during the Bronze and Early Iron Ages (3000-700 BC, while the Table was occupied from the Early Iron Age through the Archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
