Eretria,
a city of *Euboea. It joined its neighbour *Chalcis in trade in Syria, and colonizing in Italy, Sicily, and the north Aegean. In the late 8th cent. they fought over the Lelantine plain. Swiss excavations have revealed an important cemetery near the west gate, which included a remarkable hero-shrinè; also an interesting temple of ... ...
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