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'''Locris''' was a pair of districts of ancient [[Greece]]. Eastern or '''Opuntian''' Locris was on the mainland coast stretching from [[Thermopylae]] to [[Larymna]], opposite [[Euboea]], |
'''Locris''' was a pair of districts of ancient [[Greece]]. Eastern or '''Opuntian''' Locris was on the mainland coast stretching from [[Thermopylae]] to [[Larymna]], opposite [[Euboea]], while Western or '''Ozolian''' Locris was on the northern coast of the [[Corinthian Gulf]] between [[Naupactus]] and [[Crisa]], going inland up the [[Amphissa]] valley. |
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The territory of the Locrians thus being divided into two by [[Doris]] and [[Phocis]] (perhaps the end result of an early invasion of a contiguous Locrian state), and infertile to boot, the Locrians tended to be dominated by their neighbors, and played little part in Greek history. |
The territory of the Locrians thus being divided into two by [[Doris]] and [[Phocis]] (perhaps the end result of an early invasion of a contiguous Locrian state), and infertile to boot, the Locrians tended to be dominated by their neighbors, and played little part in Greek history. |
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Revision as of 07:16, 11 February 2003
Locris was a pair of districts of ancient Greece. Eastern or Opuntian Locris was on the mainland coast stretching from Thermopylae to Larymna, opposite Euboea, while Western or Ozolian Locris was on the northern coast of the Corinthian Gulf between Naupactus and Crisa, going inland up the Amphissa valley.
The territory of the Locrians thus being divided into two by Doris and Phocis (perhaps the end result of an early invasion of a contiguous Locrian state), and infertile to boot, the Locrians tended to be dominated by their neighbors, and played little part in Greek history.
The city of Opus in Opuntian Locris founded the city of Locri in southern Italy.