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larger than the
ancient one. Geopolitically,
Phocis was the
country of the
Phocians, who
spoke their own
version of
Doric Gr****, one of the
three main dialects...
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latterly by
Philip II of Macedon, and the
Phocians. The war was
caused by a
large fine
imposed in 357 BC on the
Phocians by the
Amphictyonic League (dominated...
-
Heracleides (Ancient Gr****: Ἡρακλείδης) was a
sculptor of
ancient Greece, from Phocis, of whom
nothing more is known.
Diogenes Laërtius,
Lives and Opinions...
- Proto-Gr****
Dialects Doric proper:
Laconian Argolic Corinthian Northwest Doric:
Phocian Locrian Elean Epirote (?)
Ancient Macedonian Achaean Doric Achaean Doric...
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Piracy History Mediterranean piracy Ameinias the
Phocian Cilician pirates Jewish pirates Kidnapping of
Julius Caesar Pompey's
campaign against the pirates...
-
latterly by
Philip II of Macedon, and the
Phocians. The war was
caused by a
large fine
imposed on the
Phocians in 357 BC for
cultivating sacred land. The...
- "middle gate", the
narrowest part of the p**** of Thermopylae,
where the
Phocians had
built a
defensive wall some time before. News also
reached Leonidas...
-
dates at Delphi,
suggesting Delphi was
appropriated and
transformed by
Phocians from
ancient Krisa. It is
believed that the
ruins of Kirra, now part of...
-
Ameinias the
Phocian (Ancient Gr****: Ἀμεινίας) (flourished 277/272 BC) was an
ancient Gr****
pirate and
mercenary leader in the
service of king Antigonus...
-
combined Thessalian and
Macedonian army
under Philip II of Macedon. The
Phocians were
decisively defeated by Philip's forces. Philip's
victory secured his...
