Phocis
Americannoun
noun
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The alliance was a great disappointment to Philip, who remained at Phocis, and sent envoys to Sparta, inviting the Peloponnesians to join him against Amphissa.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
Commanding all the plain of the lake Copais, it also gives a view of the sides of Parnassus, and of the passes into Phocis, which cannot be seen till the traveller reaches this point.
From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.
At last, in the month of August, Philip, with thirty thousand foot and two thousand horse, met the allied Greeks at Chæronea, the last Bœotian town on the frontiers of Phocis.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
As he travelled towards Phocis, he met, in a narrow passage, Laius, his father, in a chariot with his arm bearer.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
Pausanias, the historian, tells us that in Phocis there was a chapel consecrated to Isis, which of all the places erected by the Greeks to this Egyptian goddess was by far the most holy.
From Moon Lore by Harley, Timothy
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