Eretria

American  

[ih-ree-tree-uh] / ɪˈri tri ə /

noun

1. an ancient city in Greece, on the W coast of the island of Euboea: destroyed by the Persians in 490 B.C.

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Eretria British  

/ ɪˈrɛtrɪə /

noun

1. an ancient city in Greece, on the S coast of Euboea: founded as an Ionian colony; destroyed by the Persians in 490 _bc following which it never regained its former significance

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Example Sentences

According to MTV, the television series will follow the half-elf, half-human character Wil and human Eretria as they both try to rid their world of an evil demon army.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2015

After this, Phokion banished Plutarchus from Eretria, and captured a fort named Zaretra, which commanded the narrowest part of the island.

From Plutarch's Lives Volume III. by Stewart, Aubrey

Antony repeatedly made Athens his headquarters and granted her several new possessions, including Eretria and Aegina—grants which Octavian subsequently revoked.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

With the support of Demosthenes, he was enabled to conclude an alliance with Athens, and the tribute formerly paid by Eretria and Oreus to Athens was handed over to him.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

Under Macedonian and Roman rule Eretria fell into insignificance; for a short period under Mark Antony, the triumvir, it became a possession of Athens.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various