Phila most often refers to a shortened name for the City of

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, U.S. It may also refer to: * Phila of Elimeia, sister of Derdas and wife of Philip II of Macedon *

Phila (daughter of Antipater) Phila (Greek: Φίλα; died 287 BC), daughter of Antipater, the regent of Macedonia, is celebrated by the ancient sources as one of the noblest and most virtuous women of the age in which she lived. Her abilities and judgment were so conspicuous ...

, wife of Balacrus, Craterus and significantly

Demetrius I of Macedon Demetrius I Poliorcetes (; , , ; ) was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Asia between 306 and 301 BC, and king of Macedon between 294 and 288 BC. A member of the Antigonid dynasty, he was the son of its founder, ...

Phila (daughter of Seleucus) Phila (; after 300 BC – after 246 BC) was a queen ('' basilissa'') of ancient Macedonia. She was a daughter of Seleucus I Nicator, the founder of the Seleucid Empire, and Stratonice. In 277 or 276 BC, she became the wife of her uncle Antigonus ...

, wife of Antigonus Gonatas *Phila (daughter of Theodorus), daughter of Theodorus of Athamania * Phila of Thebes, courtesan *

Phila (Pieria) Phila () was a fortified town of Macedon in Pieria (regional unit), Pieria toward ancient Magnesia, Magnesia, 5 Mille passus, M.P from Herakleion (Pieria), Herakleion on the way toward Tempe Vale. According to Stephanus of Byzantium, it was built by ...

, ancient town in Pieria, Macedonia kingdom

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