Phocis
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
These various movements have their mythical name,—the return of the Heracleidæ; and their quasi-historical,—the invasion of Bœotia and Phocis by the Thessalians, and the invasion and conquest of Peloponnesus by the Dorian mountaineers.
From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland
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
He took Phocis, and thus gained the famous pass, being able to attack it on both sides.
From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Phocis was directly to the east, bounded on the north by Doris and the Locri Epicnemidii, and south by the Corinthian Gulf.
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.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
