Locris
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Locrian noun
Example Sentences
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Athenian victory at OEnophyta; the Boeotians defeated by Myronides, who also secures the submission of Phocis and Locris.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
And none had courage to approach my sire,— Convulsed upon the ground, then tossed i’ the air With horrid yells and crying, till the cliffs Echoed round, the mountain-promontories Of Locris, and Euboea’s rugged shore.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
He forced his way through the passes of Antigonea, which were occupied by the enemy, invaded Thessaly, and took up his winter quarters in Phocis and Locris.
From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir
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
His base he established at Oeneon in Locris, as the Ozolian Locrians were allies of Athens and were to meet him with all their forces in the interior.
From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard
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