Dorida ( ancient Greek Δωρίς ) is a small (about 200 square kilometers) mountainous region in Central Greece [1] , between the arrays of Eta and Parnassus , bordering on Etholia , Phocis and both Locrids and irrigated by the upper course Kefissa and its tributary Pindom . Originally called Driopida ( Δρυοπίς ) by the driops inhabiting it. The latter were ousted at the end of the 2nd millennium BC. er Dorians [1] , who founded four small cities here (the so-called Dorian quadrupograd, Τετράπολις ) - Fight , Kitiny Rusk , Eriney and Pind .
| Dorida | |
|---|---|
 Dorida on a map of ancient Greece | |
| Other names | Driopida |
| Localization | Central greece |
During the Fokid and Macedonian wars, the cities of Dorida were often destroyed, and during the Roman rule they were already devoid of any significance.
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See also
- Dorians
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Dorida // Debtor - Eucalyptus. - M .: The Soviet Encyclopedia, 1972. - (The Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 t.] / Ch. Ed. AM Prokhorov ; 1969-1978, vol. 8).
Literature
- Ernst Meyer: Doris 4. In: Der Kleine Pauly (KlP). Band 2, Stuttgart 1967, Sp. 144