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    Chalcis (/ˈkælsɪs/; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: Χαλκίς, romanized: Chalkís), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: Χαλκίδα, pronounced [xalˈciða])...
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  • Chalcis (Greek: Χαλκίς) is a city on the Euripus Strait between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland. Other cities of Antiquity: Chalcis (Aeolis)...
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    Herod of Chalcis (died 48 CE), also known as Herod Pollio King of Chalcis, Herod V, and listed by the Jewish Encyclopedia as Herod II, was a son of Aristobulus...
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    Qinnasrin (redirect from Chalcis, Syria)
    Appian, Chalcis was founded by Seleucus I Nicator (reigned 305-281 BC), and named after Chalcis in Euboea. Chalcis was distinguished from Chalcis sub Libanum...
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    Aristobulus V of Chalcis (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστόβουλος) was a son of Herod of Chalcis and his first wife Mariamne. Herod of Chalcis, ruler of Chalcis in Iturea...
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    two bridges, one that runs through Chalcis and is also accessible from Thebes, and another which bypasses Chalcis and is accessed from Athens. All of...
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    given Chalcis in the Beqaa Valley, with its center of worship being Baalbek, and allowed the title of basileus by Claudius. King Herod of Chalcis reigned...
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    Iamblichus of Chalcis: The Letters, 2009, ISBN 1-58983-161-6. Fragmentary commentaries on Plato and Aristotle Bent Dalsgaard Larsen, Jamblique de Chalcis: Exégète...
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  • The Battle of Spartolos took place in 429 BC between Athens and the Chalcidian League and their allies, in the early part of the Peloponnesian War. The...
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    Euphorion of Chalcis (Greek: Εὐφορίων ὁ Χαλκιδεύς) was a Greek poet and grammarian, born at Chalcis in Euboea in the 126th olympiad (276–272 BC). Euphorion...
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    Judaea. In addition, Herod of Chalcis ruled as king of Chalcis, and his son, Aristobulus of Chalcis, was tetrarch of Chalcis and king of Armenia Minor. Antipater...
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  • Chalcis (died AD 48), also known as Herod II or Herod V, king of Chalcis (r. AD 41–48) Herod Agrippa II (born AD 27, ruled 48–c. 92), ruled Chalcis and...
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    Leone) Chalcis bicolor Bingham, 1902 (Zimbabwe) Chalcis capensis Cameron, 1905 (South Africa) Chalcis ferox Kieffer, 1905 (Madagascar) Chalcis flavitarsis...
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    (of Chalcis), second husband of Salome: Aristobulus of Chalcis Herod, brother of (Herod) Agrippa, father of Aristobulus (of Chalcis): Herod of Chalcis A...
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    Chalcis Province was one of the provinces of the Euboea Prefecture, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Chalcis...
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  • Chalcis (Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς) was a town of ancient Aeolis, placed by Stephanus of Byzantium across from Lesbos. Bronze coins dated to the fourth century BCE...
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  • river also called Chalcis, a spring called Cruni (currently called Tavla) and not far from the city of Samicum. Both Cruni and Chalcis are named by Homer...
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  • Varasova (redirect from Chalcis Mountain)
    Greece. It was known as Chalcis (Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς) in antiquity, and there was an ancient Aetolian town at its foot named Chalcis, Hypochalcis or Chalceia...
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  • among the earliest inhabitants of Chalcis. The town of Chalcis in Euboea was said to have derived its name from Chalcis. She may be identical with Euboea...
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    Iturea (redirect from Kingdom of Chalcis)
    – discuss] to the Anti-Lebanon Mountains in Syria, with its centre in Chalcis ad Libanum. The Itureans (Greek: Ἰτουραῖοι) were a semi-nomadic tribe who...
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  • whom the poem Alexandra is attributed (perhaps falsely). He was born at Chalcis in Euboea, and flourished at Alexandria in the time of Ptolemy Philadelphus...
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  • 39°40′50″N 21°12′32″E / 39.680546°N 21.208974°E / 39.680546; 21.208974 Chalcis or Chalkis (Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς) was a town of ancient Epirus in Mount...
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    GR-3. It crosses the A1 motorway east of Thebes, and runs north to Chalcis. At Chalcis it crosses the Euripus Strait, and enters the island of Euboea. The...
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    mid-8th century Chalcis and Eretria were cooperating. Furthermore, Theognis can be read to imply there was a conflict between Eretria and Chalcis in the middle...
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    disturbances there. On the death of king Herod of Chalcis in 48, his small Syrian realm of Chalcis was given to Agrippa, with the right of superintending...
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    of Judea was restored for good. Later Herodians, Herod of Chalcis, Aristobulus of Chalcis and Agrippa II, reigned over territories outside of Judea with...
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  • Chalcis or Chalkis (Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς), also called Chalceia (Χάλκεια) and Hypochalcis (Ὑποχαλκίς), was a town of ancient Aetolia, situated upon the...
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  • Byzantine-era architectural fragments. The diocese of Chalcis was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular see (Chalcis in Europa) by the Roman Catholic Church, but...
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    The Oinoi–Chalcis railway is an 21.69-kilometre-long (13.48 mi) railway line that connects Oinoi (West Attica) with Chalcis, capital of Euboea in Greece...
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    Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms List Bairdiella umbra Linnaeus, 1758 Coracinus chalcis Pallas, 1814 Corvina canariensis Cuvier, 1830 Corvina nigra misapplied...
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