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unusual facts about Chrisso, Phocis



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Anticyra

name Antikyra; until the early 20th century it was called "Aspra Spitia", a name given after 1960 to a wholly new adjacent settlement, 3 km to the East; in Phocis, on the bay of Anticyra, in the Corinthian gulf; some remains are still visible.

Central Greece

Some important and well known rivers of Central Greece are Acheloos in Aetolia-Acarnania which is the second longest of the country, Spercheios in Phthiotis, Evenus in Aetolia-Acarnania and Mornos in Phocis.

Chrisso, Phocis

The rubble from the ancient wall of Krissa lies in the modern Stefani hill.

Lyctus

In 344 BCE, Phalaecus the Phocian assisted the Cnossians against their neighbors the Lyctians, and took the city of Lyctus, from which he was driven out by Archidamus, king of Sparta.

Opuntian Locris

On the west, the Locrians were separated from Phocis and Boeotia by a range of mountains, extending from Mount Oeta and running parallel to the coast.

Sklithro

Sklithro, Phocis, a village in Phocis, part of the municipal unit Gravia

The Sacred Wars

Third Sacred War (356 BC - 346 BC), between the forces of Thebes and Phocis for control of Delphi


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