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Pytho's world changes when Alexander dies and Aristotle, concerned about growing anti-Macedonian sentiment in Athens, moves his family to the more rustic Chalcis. The Sweet Girl by Annabel Lyon – review 2013-01-17T09:00:01Z
There he wrote the greater part of his works, the completion of some of which was stopped by his death at Chalcis in 322. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z
The Achaean and Aetolian Leagues are independent powers, which the Macedonian can indeed check by garrisons in Corinth, Chalcis and elsewhere, but which keep a field clear for Hellenic freedom within their borders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z
Greece and Peloponnesus; central Greece appears to have been protected against them by the fortress-square of Chalcis, Thebes, Corinth and Athens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
The rebel—his name was Baanes—was put down, but meanwhile Antioch, Chalcis, and all Northern Syria fell into the hands of the Arabs. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z
And Archestratus, the Pythagorean, says, because of his temperate habits, Then we may take a turbot plump, or e'en A rough buglossus in the summer time, If one is near the famous Chalcis. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z
The island was anciently divided among seven independent cities, the most important of which were Chalcis and Eretria, and its history is for the most part identical with that of those two cities. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z
The demand of the Greeks for the expulsion of Macedonian garrisons from Demetrias, Chalcis and Corinth, as the only guarantee for the freedom of Greece, was refused, and negotiations were broken off. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
Branch lines have been constructed to Lamia and Chalcis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
From this time its neighbour Chalcis, which, though it suffered from a lack of good water, was, as Strabo says, the natural capital from its commanding the Euripus, held an undisputed supremacy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z
He subsequently taught philosophy at Rhodes and died at Chalcis in Euboea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z
To his wife Herpylis he leaves the choice of two houses, the one in Chalcis, the other at Stagira. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History
He was accused of impiety on the absurd charge of deifying the tyrant Hermias; and, remembering the fate of Socrates, he retired to Chalcis in Euboea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip"
Here, besides the Ionian ware, of which mention has already been made, we find pottery of three Greek cities clearly defined, that of Corinth, that of Chalcis in Euboea, and that of Athens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
On the north coast, near Histiaea, is the Callas; and on the western side the Lelantus, near Chalcis, flowing through the plain of the same name. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z
He therefore retired to Chalcis, where he soon after died. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli
Of his mother, we only know that her name was Phestis, and that, like her husband, she was originally from Chalcis. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History
But in the first year of his residence at Chalcis he was overtaken by a sudden illness, and died at the age of sixty-three, in B.C. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy
The Mahommedans are confined to Thessaly except a few at Chalcis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
So greatly was this dreaded by sailors that the principal line of traffic from the north of the Aegean to Athens used to pass by Chalcis and the Euboic Sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z
Under Roman rule Chalcis retained a measure of commercial prosperity; since the 6th century A.D. it again served as a fortress for the protection of central Greece against northern invaders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross"
Its followers rejected the national epic and drama in favour of the artificial mythological epics and elegies of the Alexandrian school, and preferred Euphorion of Chalcis to Ennius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
But his plan of uniting the whole of Euboea under his rule, with Chalcis as capital, was frustrated by Philip, who set up tyrants chosen by himself at Eretria and Oreus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens"
Better for him would it have been had he gone out to dwell in the wilderness, as St. Jerome left the Paris of his day, and retired into the desert of Chalcis. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4.
In the neighbourhood of Chalcis, both to the north and the south, the bays are so confined as readily to explain the story of Agamemnon’s fleet having been detained there by contrary winds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z
Chalcis was peopled by an Ionic stock which early developed great industrial and colonizing activity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross"
She was first married to Herod of Chalcis; but he died, and for a long while she remained a widow in the company and under the protection of her brother Agrippa. Roman Women
In Levantine waters connexions grew up with the great marts of Chalcis and Miletus, with the rulers of Lydia, Phrygia, Cyprus and Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"
Herod Agrippa was king of Chalcis, Ananias was high priest in Jerusalem. Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive
At Chalcis itself, where the strait is narrowest, it is called the Euripus, and here it is divided in the middle by a rock, on which formerly a castle stood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z
Simultaneously her oppressions in Greece provoked revolt, which was ended by the sack and burning of Corinth, Thebes, Chalcis, and the transference of the plundered statues, paintings, and works of art to Italy. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
True the Chalcis is reputed, On the Gall-gnat's grub to feed; But, for service to be suited, How that parasite can they breed? Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887
His Mother was the Daughter of one of the Descendants of those, who Transplanted a Colony, from Chalcis to Stagira, in Macedonia; that is to say, she was of Noble Extraction, on both sides. The Preface to Aristotle's Art of Poetry
When he had resided thirteen years at Athens, he found himself threatened with a prosecution for impiety, and fled to Chalcis, in Eubœa, and died soon after, b.c. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero
By Philip V. of Macedon Chalcis was called one of the three fetters of Greece, Demetrias on the Gulf of Pagasae and Corinth being the other two. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z
The rest of the garrison with their families and property were conducted with all kindness to the Syrian city of Chalcis. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens
The inscription is of the days of Pericles, and records the terms on which Chalcis in Eubœa was again received as an Athenian dependency or subject ally after its revolt and recovery in B.C. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
The Roman Senate refused all terms unless Philip would renounce all Greece, especially Corinth, Chalcis, and Demetrias. Ancient States and Empires
He was so overwhelmed with the recollection of what Socrates had suffered that he hastily left Athens and retired to Chalcis in Eubœa. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
History.—The history of the island is for the most part that of its two principal cities, Chalcis and Eretria, the latter of which was situated about 15 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z
Early in the day they began to pass one by one the narrows at Chalcis, now spanned by a bridge. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima
But life was sweet to Aristotle; he chose discretion to valor, and fled to his country home at Chalcis in Eubœa. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
Instead of retiring before this superior force, Antiochus intrenched himself in Thermopylæ, but his army was dispersed, and he fled to Chalcis, and there embarked for Ephesus. Ancient States and Empires
There he sat, thickly covered with the fir branches, like unto a shrill bird, which, living in the mountains, the gods call Chalcis, and men Cymindis. The Iliad of Homer (1873)
Animal paintings of this order are found scattered over the Greek world with special centres or schools in such places as Cyprus, Boeotia, or Chalcis. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield
In 71 Commagene, which lies between the Taurus and the Euphrates, was annexed by Vespasian, a little later the dynasties of Chalcis and Emesa were also deprived of their power. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism
The second of these with the aid of the fleet rescued Athens, which was being besieged by the Macedonians, and sacked Chalcis, which was occupied by the same enemy. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form
Its principal city was Chalcis, one of the strongest in Greece. Ancient States and Empires
They have agreed, however, on one point, that it should be a species of structure invented at Chalcis, a city of Eubea. The Wonders of Pompeii
When they reached the city of Chalcis, they encamped and remained there, since they learned that the enemy were in a place called Gabboulon, one hundred and ten stades away from Chalcis. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War
The trade of Corinth, as well as of Chalcis in Euboea, was extensive, at a time when that of Athens had scarce any existence. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01
With what he had, however, he took Chalcis and gained control of the rest of Eubœa. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form
Of all the cities of Euboea, Chalcis was the most famous: its inhabitants applied themselves, at a very early period, to navigation, and sent numerous colonies to Thrace, Macedon, Italy, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson
About fifty miles southeast from Antioch was a barren waste of nature but a paradise for monks--the Desert of Chalcis. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
He moved with promptness to the assistance of Chalcis as soon as he received the signal. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
She married Herod king of Chalcis, then Polemon king of Cilicia, and then went to live with Agrippa II. her brother. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
The people of Rome learning that he was in Greece and had captured Chalcis took up the war in earnest. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form
They implored, and experienced, the clemency of Julian, who transplanted the people to an advantageous settlement, near Chalcis in Syria, and admitted Pusæus, the governor, to an honorable rank in his service and friendship. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2
He conducted Sapor over the Euphrates, and, by the way of Chalcis, to the metropolis of the East. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
Sulpicius, elated with the success at Oreum, gained with so much ease, proceeded to Chalcis with his victorious fleet, where the issue by no means answered his expectations. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
Of all the vast multitude, ten thousand only got safe into Chalcis. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans
The king forthwith retired to Chalcis, but learning that the consul was approaching went back unobserved to Asia. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form
Lastly, there is the famous story of the contest in song at Chalcis. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
The emperor, in acknowledgment, gave him the government of Judea, while the kingdom of Chalcis in Lebanon was at his request given to his brother Herod. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
To these the people of Chalcis intrusted the defence of the walls, and they themselves, with their whole force, crossed the Euripus, and encamped at Salganea. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
Titus himself passed on to Chalcis, and sailing thence to Magnesia, dismantled the garrisons there, and surrendered the government into the people's hands. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans
In pursuance of this policy, Judea, Chalcis, and Abilene, all parts of Herod's kingdom, had been placed under Roman governors. Josephus
After the contest at Chalcis, Hesiod went to Delphi and there was warned that the 'issue of death should overtake him in the fair grove of Nemean Zeus.' Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
After the death of Alexander, being the target in his turn of the eternal accusation of impiety, he was forced to retire to Chalcis, where he died. Initiation into Philosophy
I wish, Achaeans, that I could exhibit to your view the rapid excursions of this mighty monarch from Demetrias; first, to Lamia, to the council of the Aetolians; then to Chalcis. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
The town of Chalcis, however, under Callias and Taurosthenes, remained friendly to Athens, and made a treaty of alliance with her. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2
"Of the Brazen House," a surname of Athené, from the Temple dedicated to her worship at Chalcis in Euboea, the walls of which were covered with plates of brass. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
According to one account they flourished at the same time and even had a contest of skill at Chalcis in Euboea. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
This was the year of flabby cods, near Teumessus, between Thebes and Chalcis. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4
The men of Chalcis replied that "they were neither under bondage to any one, nor in need of the protection of any." The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
After the death of Alexander, he was accused of blasphemy to the gods, and, warned by the fate of Socrates, he withdrew from Athens to Chalcis, where he afterwards died. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities
Her brother, Agrippa, ruled by favour of the Romans for many years in the little domain of Chalcis. The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children
And so, as the story goes, the two went to Chalcis and met by chance. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
The nearest approach to a coalition took place in the old war between Chalcis and Eretria; this was a quarrel in which the rest of the Hellenic name did to some extent take sides. The History of the Peloponnesian War
Quinctius proceeded to Demetrias, as he had purposed from the first, hoping that the relief of Chalcis would prove a strong inducement to the Magnetians to renew the alliance with Rome. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
So far from checking the philosophic tastes of his adopted son he fostered them, and sent for Apollonius of Chalcis to be his teacher in the doctrines of Stoicism. Seekers after God
He banished from Chalcis the "equestrian order," as it was called, consisting of men of wealth and station; and he drove all the inhabitants of Hestiaea out of their country, replacing them by Athenian settlers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era)
Then I crossed over to Chalcis, to the games of wise Amphidamas where the sons of the great-hearted hero proclaimed and appointed prizes. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
But after the democracy I fled to Chalcis on the Euripus, and though I could have been a citizen among them without fear, I preferred to run my risk with you all. The Orations of Lysias
The king," he added, "was exceedingly like a supper that I remember at the house of my host at Chalcis, who is both a man of worth, and an excellent conductor of a feast. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
It was colonized by a people from Chalcis in Euboea, and commanded a large district called Chalcidice, in which there were thirty-two cities. The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes
Would to God I was master of the stoical tranquillity of that magnanimous sect; oh, that I were possessed of those sublime lessons which Appollonius of Chalcis gave to the Emperor Antoninus! Letters from an American Farmer
It comprised eight cells, of which seven were occupied by the Chalicodoma, and the eighth by a little Chalcis, the plague of a whole host of the Bee-tribe. The Mason-Bees
He hid himself behind the branches and sat there in the semblance of the sweet-singing bird that haunts the mountains and is called Chalcis by the gods, but men call it Cymindis. The Iliad
After holding a council of the chiefs of Aetolia, he went by the road which leads by Chalcis and Lysimachia to Stratum, to meet his army, which was coming along the Malian bay. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
It is said to have been a joint colony from the AEolic Cyme in Asia and from Chalcis in Euboea, and to have been founded, according to the common chronology, in B.C. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest
So they passed by Crouni and Chalcis, a land of fair streams. The Odyssey Done into English prose
To complete the disaster, it is not unusual for the grub-eaters, the Leucopsis and her rival, the pygmy Chalcis, to have decimated the other half. The Mason-Bees
Hicks, 78, 81; and for an alliance between Athens and Chalcis in Euboea, see Hicks, 79; and for a treaty with Chios, Hicks, 80. Hellenica
There having collected the survivors of the battle and the retreat, he, with a very small body of half-armed men, betook himself to Chalcis. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
When the consul came to Chalcis, the gates were open to receive him: for Aristoteles, who commanded for the king, on hearing of his approach, had withdrawn from the city. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
They first ravaged the lands belonging to Carystus; but, judging that city too strong, in consequence of a reinforcement hastily sent from Chalcis, they bent their course to Eretria. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
However, having learned soon after that Philocles had been repulsed in the attempt, and forced to fly back, in disorder, to Chalcis, they instantly sent deputies to Attalus, to beg pardon and protection. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
The same sleep, and the same negligence, prevailed there which had proved the ruin of Chalcis a few days before. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
When he had advanced a little way from the harbour, the magistrates and other chief men of Chalcis came out before their gate. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
With a speed almost equal to that of racing, he hastened to Chalcis, not doubting but that he should be able to surprise the Romans. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
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