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Eretria - a city of the island of Euboea, Greece
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307/5a The Macedonian garrison leaves Eretria.
302/27 Syll_348, a decree of Eretria in honour of Glaucippus and his brother
301/4a Inscr_38, an Eretrian decree in honour of Adeimantus, a friend of
301/4b IG_12.9.212, an Eretrian decree in honour of Arrhidaeus, a Macedonia
297/6 painting by Philoxenus of Eretria, of a battle between Alexander
287/10 Menedemus is sent as ambassador from Eretria to Demetrius.
270/8 friendship of Menedemus and Asclepiades, the Eretrian philosophers.
270/15b statue of Neoptolemus of Aetolia, erected by the city of Eretria.
267/3a statue of Neoptolemus of Aetolia, erected by the city of Eretria.
265/6 Menedemus founds the Eretrian school of philosophy.
265/7 Menedemus is exiled from Eretria.
265/13 The death of Menedemus of Eretria.
Within translations:
Aelian:NA_7.40 ntor ** was burning, his Eretrian hounds of their own acco
Aelian:NA_12.34 sea. The people of Eretria sacrifice maimed animals to Art
Aelian:NA_15.5 friends, the people of Eretria and Naxos know of these
Aelian:NA_17.8 ull-grown it is the size of an Eretrian hound. But I wish
AnthPal_7.256 cbatana. Farewell, Eretria, once our glorious country; far
AnthPal_7.259 ATO & { F 11 } & We are Eretrians from Euboea and we lie
Aristeas_201 emus, the philosopher of Eretria, said, 'True, O King -
Athen_6.252 says that Athenaeus the Eretrian was a flatterer and serv
Athen_6.270 Libyan ivory; as Achaeus the Eretrian says in his Cycnus
Athen_10.414 And Achaeus the Eretrian, speaking of the good constitu
Athen_11.480 phialē." Achaeus of Eretria, in Alcmeon uses the
Athen_12.536 ere was, as they say, an Eretrian of the name of Diomnestu
Athen_12.537 Ammon; and when all the Eretrians had been driven out of
Athen_13.604 cheeks.' And a man from Eretria, or from Erythrae, who
Cic:Acad_2.129 Menedemus, who was an Eretrian, they received the designation
Cic:Tusc_5.113 Asclepiades, a native of Eretria, and no obscure philosopher,
DiogLaert_7.178 gues on Love; one on the Eretrian Philosophers; one on Thi
Euseb]:Chron_225 xians - for 10 years The Eretrians - for 15 years The Aegi
Memn_22 the sword. 10 When Eretria, Chalcis and the whole of Euboe
Nepos_1.4 landed on Euboea, quickly took Eretria, carried off all the citizens
Nepos_4.2 them he dispatched Gongylus the Eretrian, who was to deliver to
Philoch_160 assistance they sent} to Eretria in his account of [the
Philoch_161 [342/1], and Cleitarchus of Eretria when Nicomachus was
Plin:HN_4.64 is Aulis ), Geraestus, Eretria, Carystus, Oritanum and Artemisium,
Plin:HN_33.163 liquor through linen on to Eretrian earth. Its use as a
Plin:HN_35.37 in medicine as earth of Eretria; it also dries the tongue
Plin:HN_35.38 {21.} Eretrian earth is named from the
Plin:HN_35.110 Aristides and Philoxenus of Eretria, who painted for king
Plin:HN_35.192 {54.} [192] Earth of Eretria has the same number of
Plin:HN_35.194 earth closely resembles that of Eretria, only it is in larger
Plut:Mor_185 Scoffing at the Eretrians, he said, Like the sword-fish
Plut:Phoc_12 pon, Plutarchus of Eretria called in the Athenians, and
Plut:Phoc_13 drove Plutarchus out of Eretria, and made himself master
SEG_36.331 (323-311) In Eretria :
Syll_323 (308/7) people, that all the Eretrians and the resident
Syll_337 (c. 285-247) . . . Alexandrian drachmae Eretrians : . . . Attic
Syll_348 (302) g Demetrios and the Eretrian people, and have shown
Syll_406 (276/5) enians: Aristokles Eretrians: Theokritos Dorians:
Syll_411 (274-271) city of the Eretrians dedicates this statue
Syll_416 (273) enos, Aristophylos Eretrians: Aischylos Troizeni
THI_38 (c. 304-301) to the people of the Eretrians and always speaks
THI_39 (235/4) the headland of the Eretrians, he continues to be
THI_64 (263-236) ; Damokles of Eretria the son of Philinos
THI_79 (304-302) a benefactor of the Eretrian [people], and in assoc
THI_97 (294-288) the month of . . . as the Eretrians reckon . . . Oa
THI_104 (194-166) or the judges of the Eretrians, it was resolved als

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