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This page is part of the "tools" section of a site, Plato and his dialogues, dedicated to developing a new interpretation of Plato's dialogues. The "tools" section provides historical and geographical context (chronology, maps, entries on characters and locations) for Socrates, Plato and their time. By clicking on the minimap at the beginning of the entry, you can go to a full size map in which the city or location appears. For more information on the structure of entries and links available from them, read the notice at the beginning of the index of persons and locations.
Main city and port of northern Locris (called "Opuntian
Locris" after the name of that city), on the coast of mainland Greece facing
Euboea (area 2).
Birthplace of Philip of Opus, a disciple of Plato at the Academy (see Diogenes Lærtius' Lives, III, 46), who is said to have "edited" the Laws, left unfinished at Plato's death, and to be the author of the Epinomis (see Diogenes Lærtius' Lives, III, 37).
