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Chalcis (other)
Chalcis ( el, Χαλκίς) is a city on the Euripus Strait between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland. Other cities of Antiquity: * Chalcis (Aeolis), a town of ancient Aeolis, now in Turkey * Chalcis (Aetolia), a town of ancient Aetolia * Chalcis (Elis), a town of ancient Elis * Chalcis (Epirus), a town of ancient Epirus * Chalcis, Syria, modern Qinnasrin * Chalcis (Thrace), modern Inecik in European Turkey * Chalcis sub Libanum, Capital of Kingdom of Chalcis It can be also: * Chalcis Mountain, near the Chalcis in Aetolia * Chalcis Province Chalcis Province was one of the provinces of the Euboea Prefecture, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Chalcis, Dirfys-Messapia, Eretria Eretria (; el, Ερέτρια, , grc, Ἐρέτρια, , lit ..., a province in Euboea, Central region in Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central of Greece * ''Chalcis'' (wasp), a genus of Chalcid wasp See also * * Colchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea. History Ancient Greece The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad, where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. It is also documented that the ships set for the Trojan War gathered at Aulis, the south bank of the strait near the city. Chamber tombs at Trypa and Vromousa dated to the Mycenaean period were excavated by Papavasiliou in 1910. In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, colonists from Chalcis founded thirty townships on the peninsula of Chalcidice and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis (Aeolis)
Chalcis ( grc, Χαλκίς) was a town of ancient Aeolis, placed by Stephanus of Byzantium across from Lesbos. Bronze coins dated to the fourth century BCE inscribed «ΧΑ» are attributed to the town. Its site is unlocated; however, it has been suggested that it could be located on the Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ... island of Çiplak Ada, located among an archipelago of numerous islands between Lesbos and Asia Minor. Herodotus knew this archipelago as that of the "Hundred Islands" ( grc, Ἑκατόννησοι, Hekatonesoi) and mentions that there were Aeolian cities but he does not mention the names of any of them. References Populated places in ancient Aeolis Former populated places in Turkey Lost ancient cities and towns { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis (Aetolia)
Chalcis or Chalkis ( grc, Χαλκίς), also called Chalceia (Χάλκεια) and Hypochalcis (Ὑποχαλκίς), was a town of ancient Aetolia, situated upon the coast, at a short distance east of the mouth of the Evenus, and at the foot of a mountain of the same name, whence it was called Hypochalcis. Chalcis is one of the five Aetolian towns spoken of by Homer, who gives it the epithet of ἀγχίαλος (''anchialos'', "near the coast"), in the Catalogue of Ships in the ''Iliad''. It continued to be mentioned in the historical period, by Thucydides, Polybius, and Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see .... Its site is identified as near the modern Kato Vasiliki. References Populated places in ancient Aetolia Former populated places in Greece Locati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis (Elis)
Chalcis or Chalkis ( grc, Χαλκίς) was a town of ancient Elis. Strabo locates it in an area of the region of Triphylia called Macistia, near a river also called Chalcis, a spring called Cruni (currently called Tavla) and not far from the city of Samicum Samicum or Samikon ( grc, Σαμικόν) was a town of Triphylia in ancient Elis, situated near the coast about half-way between the mouths of the Alpheius and the Neda, and a little north of the Anigrus. It stood upon a projecting spur of a lof .... Both Cruni and Chalcis are named by Homer in the '' Odyssey'', and both are also cited in the '' Homeric Hymn to Apollo''.''Homeric Hymn to Apollo '' 423. References Populated places in ancient Elis Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns {{ancientElis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis (Epirus)
Chalcis or Chalkis ( grc, Χαλκίς) was a town of ancient Epirus in Mount Pindus, near which the Achelous River rises. It is erroneously called by Stephanus of Byzantium a town of Aetolia Aetolia ( el, Αἰτωλία, Aἰtōlía) is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern regional units of Greece, regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania. Geography The Achelous .... Its site is tentatively identified as near Khaliki. References Populated places in ancient Epirus Former populated places in Greece {{ancientEpirus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis (Thrace)
Chalcis (; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from Classical antiquity, antiquity and is derived from the Greek wiktionary:χαλκός, χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea. History Ancient Greece The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad, where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. It is also documented that the ships set for the Trojan War gathered at Aulis, the south bank of the strait near the city. Chamber tombs at Trypa and Vromousa dated to the Mycenaean period were excavated by Papavasiliou in 1910. In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, colonists from Chalcis founded thirty towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Chalcis
Chalcis was a small ancient Iturean majority kingdom situated in the Beqaa Valley, named for and originally based from the city of the same name. The ancient city of Chalcis (a.k.a. Chalcis sub Libanum, Chalcis of Coele-Syria was located midway between Berytus and Damascus.''Herod Agrippa II'' at Livius.org The modern town of Anjar in Lebanon is believed to be the site of ancient Chalcis sub Libanum, although this has not been definitively demonstrated. The ruins of a Roman temple are located a few kilometers south-west of Anjar near . Other sources indicate that Chalcis sub Libanum is located at "H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis Mountain
Varasova ( el, Βαράσοβα) is a limestone mountain in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in western Greece. It was known as ''Chalcis'' ( grc, Χαλκίς) in antiquity, and there was an ancient Aetolian town at its foot named Chalcis, ''Hypochalcis'' or ''Chalceia'' (hence the name of the current administrative unit Chalkeia). It rises steeply from the coast of the Gulf of Patras to 917 m elevation. It is situated just east of the mouth of the river Evinos, 3 km east of Galatas, 14 km east of Missolonghi and 18 km northwest of Patras. 8 km to its east is the mountain Klokova. There are several rock climbing routes on the steep south and southwest faces of the Varasova. It is referred to as the Mount Athos of Rumelia or Western Greece, due to the large number of churches and monasteries (around 72) built in the Byzantine and the Ottoman period. Several still exist today, including the 9th-18th century cave monastery of Agios Nikolaos near Kryone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis Province
Chalcis Province was one of the provinces of the Euboea Prefecture, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Chalcis, Dirfys-Messapia, Eretria Eretria (; el, Ερέτρια, , grc, Ἐρέτρια, , literally 'city of the rowers') is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th centur ..., and Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna. It was abolished in 2006. References {{coord missing, Greece Provinces of Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis (wasp)
''Chalcis'' is a wasp genus in the tribe Chalcidini. Species According to waspweb.org, there are 19 species in the Afrotropics The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ... : * '' Chalcis amphilochus'' Walker, 1846 (Sierra Leone) * '' Chalcis bicolor'' Bingham, 1902 (Zimbabwe) * '' Chalcis capensis'' Cameron, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
