Definition of chalcis Chalcis

Chal•cis

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What does chalcis mean?

Noun
chalcis - type genus of the Chalcididae
		genus Chalcis
		arthropod genus a genus of arthropods
		chalcidae, chalcididae, family chalcidae, family chalcididae an arthropod family including: chalcidflies

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chalcis
An ancient Greek city, of great antiquity, the capital of the island of Eubœa. It rose to great eminence, but finally became a tributary of Athens, from whose sway it revolted several times, being as often, however, subdued, and held until the downfall of the Athenian empire at the close of the Peloponnesian war. In later times it was successively occupied by the Macedonians, Antiochus, Mithridates, and the Romans. It joined the Achæans in the last war against the Romans, and the town was in consequence destroyed by Mummius. The modern city of Egripo, or Negropont, built on its site, for a time in possession of the Venetians, was taken by the Turks in 1470.