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Locris
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'''Locris''' was a region of
ancient Greece, made up of two districts. '''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 was thus divided into two by
Doris and
Phocis, perhaps due to an early invasion of a contiguous Locrian state. This fact, combined with the region's infertility, meant that the Locrians tended to be dominated by their neighbours, and played little part in Greek history.
Opuntian Locris was named after its main
city,
Opus, Greece Opus. The main city of Ozolian Locris was
Naupactus, which was a
seaport[http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/mainland.html#Locris].
In the
7th century BC, some Locrians founded the city of
Locri in southern
Italy, naming it after their native land, although there is some disagreement over whether it was those from Opuntian Locris or from Ozolian Locris who were responsible.
External link
-
Locris page in the [http://plato-dialogues.org/ "Plato and His Dialogues" website]
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