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Locris

Proper noun

Meaning

Locris

(historical) A region of ancient Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold. Source: Internet

Despite this, Pyrrhus plundered the temple of Persephone at Locris before his return to Epirus, an event which would live on in the memory of the Greeks of Italy. Source: Internet

With Boeotia in hostile hands, Phocis and Locris became untenable and quickly fell under the control of hostile oligarchs. Source: Internet

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