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Chii

also: Chios

Chios, the great Greek island off the coast of Ionia, claimant to the birthplace of Homer, a free ally of Rome from the late 3rd century BC. Famous for its wine. Verres stripped it of statues (Verr. 2.1.49); the Charidemus of Verr. 2.1.52 was a Chian trierarch.

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Mentioned in 10 works (12 mentions)

Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) phil · 1 mention
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book I speech · 2 mentions
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book V speech · 2 mentions
On the Responses of the Haruspices speech · 1 mention
On the Laws phil · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 9.9 letter · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 12.19 letter · 1 mention
On the Nature of the Gods phil · 1 mention
Tusculan Disputations phil · 1 mention
On Divination phil · 1 mention

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