city of Amphissa
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The city of Amphissa was an ancient Greek polis in the region of Locris, known for its involvement in the Fourth Sacred War and its strategic position near Delphi.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amphissa | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek polis
ⓘ
city ⓘ |
| accusedOf | cultivating sacred land of Delphi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic sanctuary
|
| besiegedBy | Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Amphictyonic League ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| governedBy | local magistrates ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Amfissa ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSystem | polis ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Locris
ⓘ
Locris ⓘ
surface form:
Ozolian Locris
|
| locatedNear | Delphi ⓘ |
| locatedOn | mainland Greece ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pausanias
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Amfissa ⓘ |
| near | Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Fourth Sacred War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Locrians
ⓘ
surface form:
Ozolian Locrians
|
| region |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
|
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| strategicRole | controlled routes toward Delphi ⓘ |
| subregionOf |
Locris
ⓘ
surface form:
Phocian–Locrian area
|
| timePeriod |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| typeOfLocation | fortified city ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.