Locris
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Locrian noun
Example Sentences
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Two months after her victory, Sparta was defeated by Myronides; and the Athenians became masters of Phocis, Locris, and Boeotia.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
A deputy at the Amphictyonic Council, in 338 B.C., he contrived to bring about another "holy war" against Amphissa in Locris, the end being to give Philip the command.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
The next name on this immortal list takes us to Locris, in Italy, and down to the fourth century before Christ.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Years of the War—Arrival of Gylippus at Syracuse—Fortification of Decelea—Successes of the Syracusans After refitting their ships, Gylippus and Pythen coasted along from Tarentum to Epizephyrian Locris.
From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard
We behold the consul and his legions, at the distance of a small tract of sea, overrunning Phocis and Locris.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus
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