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Chalcis

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Chal·cis  (klss) also Khal·kís (käl-ks, äl-)
An ancient city of southeast Greece on the western coast of Euboea. It was a prosperous trading center after the eighth century b.c., establishing outposts in Italy, Syria, Sicily, and mainland Greece.
Chalcis [ˈkælsɪs]
n
(Placename) a city in SE Greece, at the narrowest point of the Euripus strait: important since the 7th century bc, founding many colonies in ancient times. Pop.: 47 600 (1995 est.) Modern Greek name Khalkís Medieval English name Negropont
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Noun1.Chalcis - type genus of the Chalcididae
genus Chalcis
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Chalcidae, Chalcididae, family Chalcidae, family Chalcididae - an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
chalcis fly - a variety of chalcid fly


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The only other personal reference is to his victory in a poetical contest at the funeral games of Amphidamas at Chalcis in Euboea, where he won the prize, a tripod, which he dedicated to the Muses of Helicon ("Works and Days", 651-9).
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
And at Syracuse, the victory in their war with the Athenians being owing to the common people, they changed their free state into a democracy: and at Chalcis, the people having taken off the tyrant Phocis, together with the nobles, immediately seized the government: and at Ambracia also the people, having expelled the tyrant Periander, with his party, placed the supreme power in themselves.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
Thoas, son of Andraemon, commanded the Aetolians, who dwelt in Pleuron, Olenus, Pylene, Chalcis by the sea, and rocky Calydon, for the great king Oeneus had now no sons living, and was himself dead, as was also golden-haired Meleager, who had been set over the Aetolians to be their king.
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