Locris

American  

[loh-kris] / ˈloʊ krɪs /

noun

1. either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.

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Locris British  

/ ˈləʊkrɪs, ˈlɒk- /

noun

1. an ancient region of central Greece

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Locrian
  noun

Example Sentences

Phocis and Locris were added to the list of dependent allies, and the victory cemented their power from the Corinthian Gulf to the strait of Thermopylæ.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

Timaeus of Locris, who was a Pythagorean, admits that the doctrine of future punishments was fabulous, solely destined for the imbecility of the uninformed; but little calculated for those who cultivate their reason.

From The System of Nature, Volume 1 by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

We may commence by referring to an ancient treatise by Timæus of Locris on the soul of the universe.

From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.

When he had got well into Locris, Rufinus turned back to Croton, and escaping observation because he was not expected and because of a mist that then prevailed he captured the city.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Dio, Cassius

The principal island near Greece was Euboea, stretching for a hundred miles along the east coast of Attica, Boeotia, and Locris.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park