Locris

Locris
Locrian, n., adj.
/loh"kris/, n.
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.

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  • Locris — geographical name region of ancient Greece N of Gulf of Corinth • Locrian adjective or noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Ozolian Locris — in Central Greece, west of Attica, under the name Locride Ozolian Locris or Esperian Locris (Greek: Οζολία Λοκρίς ή Εσπερία Λοκρίς) was a district inhabited by the Ozolian Locrians a tribe of the Locrians, upon the Corinthian gulf, bounded on the …   Wikipedia

  • Opuntian Locris — or Eastern Locris was an ancient Greek region inhabited by the eastern division of the Locrians, the so called tribe of the Locri Epicnemidii (Greek: Λοκροί Ἐπικνημίδιοι) or Locri Opuntii (Greek: Λοκροί Ὀπούντιοι). Contents 1 Geography 1.1… …   Wikipedia

  • Nicaea, Locris — Nicaea or Nikaia (Greek: Νίκαια), was an ancient fortress of the Locri Epicnemidii, situated upon the sea, and close to the pass of Thermopylae. It is described by Aeschines as one of the places which commanded the pass.[1] It was the first… …   Wikipedia

  • Nicaea (Locris) — Nicaea or Nikaia (Greek: polytonic|Νίκαια), was an ancient fortress of the Locri Epicnemidii, situated upon the sea, and close to the pass of Thermopylae. It is described by Aeschines as one of the places which commanded the pass. (De Fals. Leg.… …   Wikipedia

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