The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad, where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. Chalcis (/ ˈ k æ l s ɪ s /; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: Χαλκίς, Chalkís) or Chalkida (Modern Greek: Χαλκίδα, romanized: Halkídha, ) is the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. A large hoard of late medieval jewellery dating from Venetian times was found in Chalcis Castle in the nineteenth century and is now in the British Museum. Chalcis also has a basketball team (AGEX), which previously played in the Greek A2 Basketball League. By the 12th century, the town featured a Venetian trading station, being attacked by the Venetian fleet in 1171 and eventually seized by Venice in 1209, in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade. In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, colonists from Chalcis founded thirty townships on the peninsula of Chalcidice and several important cities in Magna Graecia, such as Naxos, Rhegion and Cumae. line to jump to another position: Current location in this text. The town survived an Arab naval raid in the 880s and its bishop is attested in the 869–70 Church council held at Constantinople.By the 12th century, the town featured a Venetian trading station, being attacked by the Venetian fleet in 1171 and eventually seized by Venice in 1209, in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade.For Westerners, its common name was Negropont or Negroponte. Euboea or Evia is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. Chalcis (/ˈkælsɪs/;[3] Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: Χαλκίς, Chalkís) or Chalkida (Modern Greek: Χαλκίδα, romanized: Halkídha, [xalˈciða]) is the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point.

The old town, called the Castro (citadel), was surrounded by a full circuit of defense walls until they were completely razed for urban development around the start of the 20th century. For the Chinese company, see, "Euripos" redirects here. area and average elevation)", "The View from the Umpire Chair: Not Always the Best Seat in the House", "Weather statistics for Chalcis, Central Greece (Greece)", GCatholic - (former and titular) Latin see, Herodotus Project: B+W photo essay of ancient Chalcis, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chalcis&oldid=984851338, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Constantinus, signed in 458 a letter by the bishops of Greece to, Lequien list before him Anatolius (in 363), but he was probably bishop of, next Lequien inserts, by benefit of doubt, Iohannes Damasceno, whom he also lists as bishop of, Teodorus and Teofilattus, successive (?) Titular archbishopric of Chalcis (Latin) / Calcide (Curiate Italian), and as such had the following incumbents, of the then fitting Archiepiscopal (intermediary) rank with an episcopal (lower) exception at the apparent start: In 1925 it was demoted as Titular bishopric of Chalcis (Latin) / Calcide (Italian) and in December 1933.12 renamed as Titular bishopric of Chalcis in Græcia (Latin) / Calcide di Grecia (Italian) / Chalciden(sis) in Græcia (Latin adjective). 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.

The old town, called the Castro (citadel), was surrounded by a full circuit of defense walls until they were completely razed for urban development around the start of the 20th century.[13][14]. Chalcis also has a water polo team named NC Chalkida, a football (soccer) team named Chalkida F.C., as well as a junior football team named Evoikos Chalkida. A special tidal phenomenon takes place in the strait, as strong tidal currents reverse direction once every six hours, creating strong currents and maelstroms. [8] In Byzantine times, Chalcis was usually called Euripos, a name also applied to the entire island of Euboea, although the ancient name survived in administrative and ecclesiastical usage until the 9th century; alternatively, it is possible that the name was given anew to a settlement that was founded in the 9th century in the location of the ancient city, after the latter had been abandoned in the early Middle Ages. line to jump to another position. Chalcis has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa), closely bordering a semi-arid climate with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. The Euripus Strait which separates the city and the island from the mainland was bridged in 411 BC with a wooden bridge. Chalcis (/ˈkælsɪs/; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: Χαλκίς, Chalkís) or Chalkida (Modern Greek: Χαλκίδα, romanized: Halkídha, [xalˈciða]) is the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. 1854. The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad,[5] where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. Omissions?

Browse the Chalkis page with thumbnail images. Some of the column capitals are Byzantine. 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. Chalcis subsequently became a member of both the Delian Leagues.Chalkis has had a Greco-Jewish presence since antiquity, which is sometimes claimed to have been continuous and to thus form Europe's oldest Jewish community, although there is no evidence of it through the early Middle Ages.In the Hellenistic period, it gained importance as a fortress by which the Macedonian rulers controlled central Greece. In 1856, a wooden swing bridge was built; in 1896, an iron swing bridge, and in 1962, the existing "sliding bridge"; the construction works of the 19th century destroyed the most part of the medieval castle built across the bridge. It is recorded as a city in the 6th-century Synecdemus and mentioned by the contemporary historian Procopius of Caesarea, who recorded that a movable bridge linked the two shores of the strait. The Ottomans made it the seat of the Admiral of the Archipelago (the Aegean Islands). The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad, where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. The Euripus Bridge or Chalcis Bridge, a cable-stayed suspension bridge opened in 1993, joins Chalcis to the mainland to the south. In the war between the Romans and Aetolians, Chalcis was in alliance with the former (Liv. 35.37-39); but when Antiochus passed over into Greece, at the invitation of the Aetolians, the Chalcidians deserted the Romans, and received this king into their city. It is also documented that the ships set for the Trojan War gathered at Aulis, the south bank of the strait nearby the city. Chalcis was a city of great antiquity, and continued to be an important place from the earliest to the latest times. This article was most recently revised and updated by. The city sided with the Boeotians against Athens (506 bce) and in defeat found its land divided among Athenian settlers. It is also documented that the ships set for the Trojan War gathered at Aulis, the south bank of the strait near the city. Late in the 6th century BC, its prosperity was broken by a disastrous war with the Athenians, who expelled the ruling aristocracy and settled a cleruchy on the site.