39°40′50″N 21°12′32″E / 39.680546°N 21.208974°E Chalcis or Chalkis ( Ancient Greek: Χαλκίς) was a town of ancient Epirus in Mount Pindus, near which the Achelous River rises. [1] It is erroneously called by Stephanus of Byzantium a town of Aetolia. [2]
Its site is tentatively identified as near Khaliki. [3] [4]
References
- ^ Dionysius Periegetes, Description of the World 496.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 54, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Chalcis".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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