Chalcis (grc)

Chalcis

Chalcis ranks 1,569th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bad Homburg, Tus, Iran, and Dreux. Memorable people born in Chalcis include Lycophron, Theophylact of Ohrid, and Isaeus. Memorable people who died in Chalcis include Bion of Borysthenes, Methodius of Olympus, and Timotheus. Chalcis has been the birth place of many writers and soccer players and the death place of many philosophers and writers. Chalcis is located in Greece.

Chalcis (; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: Χαλκίς, romanized: Chalkís), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: Χαλκίδα, pronounced [xalˈciða]), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea. Read more on Wikipedia