Locris

ancient region, Greece

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Locris was an ancient region in Greece situated north of the Gulf of Corinth. The term "Locrian" refers to anything related to this region.12

It is important to distinguish this Greek Locris from Locri Epizephyrii, an ancient Greek city founded around 680 BC on the eastern side of the "toe" of Italy. The inhabitants of Locri Epizephyrii used their name to differentiate themselves from the Locrians of Greece. Locri Epizephyrii is noted for having one of the first written legal codes, established by Zaleucus around 660 BC.3

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Aeschines
…the town of Amphissa, in Locris, Aeschines gave Philip a pretext on which to enter central Greece as the champion of the Amphictyonic forces. The eventual result was the establishment of Macedonian hegemony over central Greece (including Athens) after the Battle of Chaeronea (338). The bitter hostility between Aeschines and…
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…the town of Amphissa, in Locris, Aeschines gave Philip a pretext on which to enter central Greece as the champion of the Amphictyonic forces. The eventual result was the establishment of Macedonian hegemony over central Greece (including Athens) after the Battle of Chaeronea (338). The bitter hostility between Aeschines and…
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