Lophis (river)

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Lophis (Ancient Greek: Λοφίς)[1] was a small stream of ancient Boeotia, near Haliartus, apparently the same as the Hopelites (Ὁπλίτης) of Plutarch,[2] where Lysander fell in the Battle of Haliartus.


References

  1. ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. Vol. 9.33.4.
  2. ^ Plutarch, Lys. 29

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Boeotia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.