dˈɔːɹɪs ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ hɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt. θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn æz lˈaɪɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn mˈɑːliz ænd fˈɑːsɪs, ænd bˌiːɪŋ ˈoʊnli θˈɜːɾi stˈeɪdiə ɪn bɹˈɛdθ, wˌɪtʃ ɐɡɹˈiːz nˌɪɹli wɪððɪ ɛkstˈɛnt ʌvðə vˈæli ʌvðɪ ɐpˌɔstoʊlɪˈɑː ɪn ɪts wˈaɪdɪst pˈɑːɹt.
Doris is described by Herodotus (viii. 31) as lying between Malis and Phocis, and being only 30 stadia in breadth, which agrees nearly with the extent of the valley of the Apostoliá in its widest part.