sentences:  Even by the standards of Greece, Veria is an old city; first mentioned in the writings of Thucydides in 432 BC, there is evidence that it was populated as early as 1000 BC.Veria was an important possession for Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) and later for the Romans.Apostle Paul famously preached in the city, and its inhabitants were among the first Christians in the Empire.