Argolis
noun
an ancient district in southeastern Greece.
Argolic
-
a word derived from
Argolis.
Example Sentences
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In the period of the kings the legion was the old Greek phalanx with Greek armour; the front ranks wore the Greek panoply and fought with long spears and the circular Argolic shield.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
As the sun goes down over the distant Argolic hills his rays spread a clear pathway of gold across the waters.
From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by William Stearns Davis
Between the islands of Cyprus and Majorca Neptune never saw so great a crime, not of the pirates, nor of the Argolic people.
From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell by Charles Eliot Norton
Between the isles of Cyprus and Majorca Neptune ne'er yet beheld so great a crime, Neither of pirates nor Argolic people.
From Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Ten miles away to the southward rise the red rocky hills of Ægina, Athens' old island enemy; and the tawny headlands of the Argolic coasts are visible yet farther across he horizon.
From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by William Stearns Davis
