Phocis Prefecture Νομός Φωκίδας
Capital	Amfissa
Population	49,576 (2005)Ranked 47th
Area	2,120.564 km² Ranked 32nd
Population density	23.4/km²Ranked 51st
Number of provinces	2
Number of municipalities	12
Postal codes	33x xx
Area codes	226x0, 26340
Licence plate code	ΑΜ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-07
Website	www.fokida.gr

Phocis (Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα/Fokída, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φωκίς/Phokis; named after the Greek mythological personage Phocus) is an ancient district of central Greece and a prefecture of modern Greece located in Sterea Hellas, one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links map File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Amphissa redirects here, for the ancient town near todays Roccella Ionica, see Amphissa, Italy Amfissa (Greek: Άμφισσα), other form: Amfissa, Latin: Amphissa is a town and the capital of the Phokida prefecture and the Parnassida province with the population around 10,000. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Katharevousa (Greek Καθαρεύουσα, IPA: ) is a form of the Greek language, created during the early 19th century by Adamantios Korais (1748-1833). ... In Greek mythology, two different people bore the name Phocus. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... The periphery of Continental Greece (Greek: - Stereá Elláda) or Central Greece (Greek: ) is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ...

Geography

Ancient Phocis was about 1,619 km² (625 mi²) in area, bounded on the west by Ozolian Locris and Doris, on the north by Opuntian Locris, on the east by Boeotia, and on the south by the Gulf of Corinth. The massive ridge of Parnassus (2,459 m/8,068 ft), which traverses the heart of the country, divides it into two distinct portions. Ozolian Locris or Western Locris was a district inhabited by the Locri Ozolae (Greek: ) a tribe of the Locrians, upon the Corinthian gulf, bounded on the north by Doris and Aetolia, on the east by Phocis, and on the west by Aetolia. ... Doris (Greek: : , , ; Latin: Dores, Dorienses), is small mountainous district in ancient Greece, bounded by Aetolia, southern Thessaly, the Ozolian Locrians, and Phocis; the original homeland of the Dorian Greeks. ... Opuntian Locris or Eastern Locris was an ancient Greek region inhabited by the tribe of the Locri Epicnemidii (Greek: ) or Locri Opuntii (Greek: ), a division of the Locrians. ... Boeotia or Beotia (//, (Greek Βοιωτια; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was the central area of ancient Greece. ... The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. ... Mount Parnassus (also Mount Parnassos) is a mountain in central Greece that towers above Delphi. ...

Modern Phocis has an area of 2120 km² (819 mi²), of which 560 km² (216 mi²) are forested, 36 km² (14 mi²) are plains, and the remainder is mountainous.^[1]

Being neither rich in material resources nor well placed for commercial enterprise, Phocis was mainly pastoral. No large cities grew up within its territory, and its chief places were mainly of strategic importance.

History

The early history of Phocis remains quite obscure. During the Persian invasion of 480 BC the Phocians at first joined in the national defence, but, by their irresolute conduct at the Battle of Thermopylae lost that position for the Greeks; at the Battle of Plataea they were enrolled on the Persian side. In 457 BC an attempt to extend their influence to the headwaters of the Cephissus in the territory of Doris brought a Spartan army into Phocis in defence of the "metropolis of the Dorians". A similar enterprise against Delphi in 448 BC was again frustrated by Sparta, but not long afterwards the Phocians recaptured the sanctuary with the help of the Athenians, with whom they had entered into alliance in 454 BC. The subsequent decline of Athenian land power had the effect of weakening this new connection; at the time of the Peloponnesian War Phocis was nominally an ally and dependent of Sparta, and had lost control of Delphi. Persia redirects here. ... The Persian invasion of Greece in 480-479 BC May — King Xerxes I of Persia marches from Sardis and onto Thrace and Macedonia. ... For other uses, see Battle of Thermopylae (disambiguation). ... Combatants Greek city-states Persia Commanders Pausanias Mardonius â€  Strength 110,000 (Herodotus) ~40,000 (Modern Consensus) 300,000 (Herodotus) 50,000-70,000 [1][2][3] (Modern Consensus) Casualties 10,000+ (Ephorus and Diodorus) 1,360 (Plutarch) 759 (Herodotus) 43,000 survived (Herodotus) The Battle of Plataea was the final... Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC Years: 462 BC 461 BC 460 BC 459 BC 458 BC - 457 BC - 456 BC 455 BC... Cephissus (Greek Κήφισσος: Kifissós, Kephissós, or Kêphissos) or Cephisus (Greek Κήφισος: Kêphisos) the name of several rivers in Greece: Cephissus (Boeotia), a river arising in Phocis and flowing through northern Boeotia into Lake... For modern day Sparta, see Sparti (municipality). ... For other uses, see Delphi (disambiguation). ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC - 440s BC - 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC Years: 453 BC 452 BC 451 BC 450 BC 449 BC - 448 BC - 447 BC 446 BC... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC Years: 459 BC 458 BC 457 BC 456 BC 455 BC - 454 BC - 453 BC 452 BC... “Athenian War” redirects here. ...

In the 4th century BC Phocis was constantly endangered by its Boeotian neighbours. After helping the Spartans to invade Boeotia during the Corinthian War (395–94 BC), the Phocians were placed on the defensive. They received assistance from Sparta in 380 BC, but were afterwards compelled to submit to the growing power of Thebes. The Phocian levy took part in the inroads of Epaminondas into Peloponnesus, except in the final campaign of Mantinea (370–362 BC), from which their contingent was withheld. In return for this negligence the Thebans fastened a religious quarrel upon their neighbours, and secured a penal decree against them from the Amphictyonic synod (356 BC). The Phocians, led by two capable generals, Philomelus and Onomarchus, replied by seizing Delphi and using its riches to hire a mercenary army. With the help of these troops the Phocian League at first carried the war into Boeotia and Thessaly, and though driven out of the latter country by Philip of Macedon, maintained itself for ten years, until the exhaustion of the temple treasures and the treachery of its leaders placed it at Philip's mercy. The conditions which he imposed – the obligation to restore the temple funds, and the dispersion of the population into open villages – were soon disregarded. In 339 BC the Phocians began to rebuild their cities; in the following year they fought against Philip at Chaeronea. Again in 323 BC they took part in the Lamian War against Antipater, and in 279 BC helped to defend Thermopylae against the Gauls. The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. ... 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Henceforth little more is heard of Phocis. During the 3rd century BC it passed into the power of Macedonia and of the Aetolian League, to which in 196 BC it was definitely annexed. Under the dominion of the Roman republic its national league was dissolved, but was revived by Augustus, who also restored to Phocis the votes in the Delphic Amphictyony which it had lost in 346 BC and enrolled it in the new Achaean synod. The Phocian League is last heard of under Trajan. The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. ... The Aetolian League was a confederation in ancient Greece centering on the cities of Aetolia in central Greece. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC - 190s BC - 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC Years: 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC - 196 BC - 195 BC 194 BC... This article refers to the state which existed from the 6th century BC to the 1st century BC. For alternate meanings, see Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... For other persons named Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC - 340s BC - 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 351 BC 350 BC 349 BC 348 BC 347 BC 346 BC 345 BC 344 BC 343... This article is about the Roman Emperor. ...

Phocis today

Phocis is today a prefecture and the capital is at Amfissa, formely called Salona. With a population of 48,284 (2001), it is Greece's 8th-least populous prefecture, and has a population density of less than 23 persons per km² (59/mi²).^[2] In the summer months, the population nearly doubles due to the influx of toursists.^[1] The neighboring prefectures are Aetolia-Acarnania to the west, Phthiotis to the north and Boeotia to the east. Amphissa redirects here, for the ancient town near todays Roccella Ionica, see Amphissa, Italy Amfissa (Greek: Άμφισσα), other form: Amfissa, Latin: Amphissa is a town and the capital of the Phokida prefecture and the Parnassida province with the population around 10,000. ... Aetolia-Acarnania, (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, also Aetoloacarnania) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Phthiotis, or (Greek, Modern: Φθιώτιδα - Fthiótida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φθιώτις) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Boeotia (Greek: Βοιωτία; -Voiotía, also Viotía) is one of the prefectures of Greece. ...

The communities include in the present-day Phocis are Amfissa, Delphi (near Boeotia), Galaxidi, Itea. For other uses, see Delphi (disambiguation). ... Boeotia or Beotia (//, (Greek Βοιωτια; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was the central area of ancient Greece. ... Galaxidi harbor Galaxidi (Greek, Modern: Γαλαξίδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον), is a town and a municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Phokida. ... There are things that have the name Itea (Greek ιτέα, for willow): Itea, including Itea virginica, the scientific name of Virginia Sweetspire. ...

Most of the villages are founded in the south, the southwest and the west, especially in areas from Amfissa to Itea. The north and the east are leastly populated.

Much of the south and east are deforested and rocky and mountainous while the valley runs from Itea up to Amfissa. Forests and greenspaces are to the west, the central part and the north.

Its reservoir is the Mornos Dam on the Mornos river. It covers nearly 1 km to 3 km². It was completed in the 1960s, and GR-48 was extended to pass through the dam. The Mornos River (Greek:Potamos Mornou) is a river that flows in the Fokida and Aitoloakarnania prefectures in Greece. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

Transport

• Greece Interstate 3, NE
• Greece Interstate 27, Cen., N
• Greece Interstate 48, SW, Cen., SE
• E65, SW, S, SE

Greece Interstate 3 is a highway that is the old national road from Eleusis to Larissa, and near Tyrnavos to Elassonas and the new national road up to the FYROM border near Niki. ... Greece Interstate 27 is a highway linking Itea, Amfissa and Lamia. ... Greece Interstate 48 is a highway in Western and Central Greece. ... European route E65 is a road part of the International E-road network. ...

People

Modern Phocis was inhabited by several Greek tribes since antiquity, mainly by Phocians, Locrians and Dorians, which were intermingled and formed the present-day Phocian population, with a unique linguistic and cultural heritage, frequently mentioned as Roumeliotes. The Locrians or Locri (Greek: ) were an ancient greek people in Greece. ... This article or section should include material from Dorian invasion The Dorians were one of the ancient Hellenic (Greek) races. ...

Provinces

• Dorida - Lidoriki
• Parnassida - Amfissa

Municipalities

Phocis prefecture contains 12 municipalities.^[1][3] A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ...

See also: List of settlements in the Phocis prefecture Amphissa redirects here, for the ancient town near todays Roccella Ionica, see Amphissa, Italy Amfissa (Greek: Άμφισσα), other form: Amfissa, Latin: Amphissa is a town and the capital of the Phokida prefecture and the Parnassida province with the population around 10,000. ... For other uses, see Delphi (disambiguation). ... Coordinates 38°32′ N 22°22′ E Country Greece Periphery Central Greece Prefecture Phocis Population 2,400 (2001) Area 315. ... Efpalio (Ευπάλιο) is a municipality in Phocis, Greece. ... Galaxidi harbor Galaxidi (Greek, Modern: Γαλαξίδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον), is a town and a municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Phokida. ... Gravia (Γραβιά) is a municipality in Phocis, Greece. ... Itea (Greek: Ιτέα meaning willow), is a town and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the prefecture of Phokida. ... Kallieis (Καλλιείς) is a municipality in Phocis, Greece. ... Lidoriki (Λιδορίκι) is a municipality in Phocis, Greece. ... Parnassos (Παρνασσός) is a municipality in Phocis, Greece, named after Mount Parnassus. ... Tolofona (Τολοφώνα) is a municipality in Phocis, Greece. ... Erateini or Eratini (Greek: Ερατεινή), older forms:, -o -on(Greek: also with the second i accented is a Greek village and it also serves the municipal seat of the municipality of Tolofona, it is in the southern part of the Phocis prefecture. ... Vardousia (Greek: Βαρδούσια) is a municipality in Phocis, Greece. ... List of settlements in the prefecture of Phocis in Greece // A-B Agia Efthymia Agioi Pantes Agios Andreas Agios Georgios Agios Ioannis Agios Konstantinos Agios Nikolaos Agios Spyridionas Aleopchori Amfissa Amygdalea Apostolia Artotina Avoros Brallos C-D Chryso Dafnochori Dafnos Delphi Desfina Diakopi Athanasios Diakos Dichori Doriko Drosachori Drosato E...

Persons

• Giannis Skarimpas (September 28, 1893 in Agia Efthymia Parnassidos - January 21, 1984)

Giannis Skarimpas Giannis Skarimpas, Giannis Skarimbas or Yiannis Skarimbas (Γιάννης Σκαρίμπας) (September 28, 1893 in Agia Efthymia near Amfissa - January 21, 1984) was a Greek writer, theatricist and a poet. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Agia Efthymia (Greek: Αγία Ευθυμία) is a large village of the prefecture of Phocis and the province of Parnassida. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Sporting teams

Here are the most popular sporting teams in the prefecture. All of the teams are under the Fokida Football Guild Union in which it existed since 1985 after the separation and dissolution of the Fokida-Fhtiotida Football Guild Union This article is about the year. ...

• Androutsos Gravia - Gravia
• Asteras Iteas - Itea
• Doxa Desfina - Desfina
• Isaia Desfina - Desfina
• Diagoras Polydrosos - Polydrosos
• Dorikos Nea Dorida - Nea Dorida
• Fokikos Amfissa - Amfissa
• A.O. Malesina - Malesina

A.S. Androutsos Gravia (Greek: Α.Σ. Ανδρούτσος Γραβιάς ) is an athletic club based in the village of Gravia in the Phocis prefecture in Greece. ... A.S. Doxa Desfina (Greek: Α.Σ. Δόξα Δεσφίνας, first part meaning glory, Romanization: ) is an athletic club based in the town of Desfina in the Fokida prefecture. ... A.S. Isaia Desfina (Greek: Α.Σ. Ησαΐας Δεσφίνας, first part meaning Isaiah, Romanization: ) is an athletic club based in the town of Desfina in the Fokida prefecture in Greece. ...

References

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External links

• Fanaticus website: Phokians, 668–450BC
• http://www.grecian.net/GREECE/centralgreece/fokida/fokida.htm
• http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefecturesenglish/Fokidas/Delfoi.htm
• In French:
  • Phocide
  • Mythorama on Phocis
  • http://fr.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570707/Phocide.html - MSN Encarta
  • Fortifications of Phocide
  • http://www.ac-versailles.fr/pedagogi/anti/demosth/demo2t2.htm
• http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/greek/Fokidas.htm (in Greek)

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Coordinates: 38°30′N, 22°15′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...