See also:

• ERETRIA (mod. Aletria)

ERETRIA (mod. Aletria)  , an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• EUBOEA (pronounced Evvia in the modern language)

Euboea about 15 M . S.E. of See also:

• CHALCIS

Chalcis, opposite to See also:

• OROPUS

Oropus . See also:

• ERETRIA (mod. Aletria)

Eretria, like its See also:

• NEIGHBOUR (O. Eng. neahgebiir, from Walt, " nigh," " near ")

neighbour Chalcis (q.v.), See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early entered upon a commercial and colonizing career . Besides See also:

• FOUNDING (from Lat. fundere, to pour)

founding townships in the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west and See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north of See also:

• GREECE

Greece, it acquired dependencies among the See also:

• CYCLADES

Cyclades and joined the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• MERCANTILE (or COMMERCIAL) AGENCIES

mercantile See also:

• ALLIANCE

alliance of See also:

• MILETUS (mod. Palatia)

Miletus and See also:

• AEGINA
• AEGINA (EGINA or ENGIA)

Aegina . Since the so-called . Lelantine See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War (7th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century B.C.) against the coming See also:

• LEAGUE

league of Chalcis, it began to be overshadowed by its rivals . The interference of Eretria in the Ionian revolt (498) brought upon it the vengeance of the Persians, who captured and destroyed it shortly before the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• MARATHON

Marathon (490) . The See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city was soon rebuilt, and as a member of both the Delian Leagues attached itself by numerous See also:

• TREATIES

treaties to the Athenians . The latter, through their See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• PHOCION

Phocion, rescued it from the tyrants suborned by See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip of Macedon (354 and 341) . Under Macedonian and See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• RULE

rule Eretria See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell into insignificance; for a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period under See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

Mark Antony, the triumvir, it became a See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of See also:

• ATHENS
• ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, modem colloquial Greek `Ath va]

Athens . Eretria was the birthplace of the tragedian Achaeus and of the " Megarian " philosopher See also:

• MENEDEMUS

Menedemus . The See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• VILLAGE

village, which is sometimes called Nea Psarra because the inhabitants of See also:

• NARA

Nara were transferred there in 1821, is on unhealthy See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low-lying ground near the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea .

The excavation of the site was carried out by the See also:

• AMERICAN

American School of Athens (1890-1895) . At the See also:

• FOOT

foot of the See also:

• ACROPOLIS (Gr. aKpos, top, a6)Xts, city)

Acropolis See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill, where the ground begins to rise, the See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre lies; and though the material of which this was built is rough, and only seven imperfect rows of seats remain, a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• PART

part of the scena and of the See also:

• CHAMBERS (the Fr. chambre, from Lat. camera, a room)
• CHAMBERS, EPHRAIM (d. 1740)
• CHAMBERS, GEORGE (1803-1840)
• CHAMBERS, ROBERT (18oz-1871)
• CHAMBERS, SIR WILLIAM (1726-1796)

chambers behind it is preserved, and beneath these there runs a See also:

• TUNNEL (Fr. tonne!, later tonneau, a diminutive from Low Lat. tonna, tunna, a tun, cask)

tunnel, which, together with other See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar features, has raised interesting questions in connexion with the arrangement of the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek theatre, the See also:

• ORCHESTRA (Fr. Orchestre; Ger. Kapelle, Orchester; Ital. Orchestra)

orchestra being at See also:

• PRESENT

present on a level about 12 ft. below that of the rooms in the scena . Near by are the substructions of a See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple of See also:

• DIONYSUS (probably = " son of Zeus," from & Os and vv(7os, a Thracian word for " son ")

Dionysus and a large See also:

• ALTAR (Lat. altare, from alias, high; some ancient etymological guesses are recorded by St Isidore of Seville in Etymologiae xv. 4)

altar, and also a gymnasium with arrangements for bathing . Besides these, in 'goo the substructions of a temple of See also:

• APOLLO (Gr. 'A2r6XXwv,'Airkkhwv)

Apollo Daphnephoros were unearthed . Both the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern and the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the hill are flanked by walls, which seem to have reached the sea, where there was a See also:

• MOLE
• MOLE, LOUIS MATHIEU, COMTE (1781—1855)
• MOLE, MATHIEU (1584—1656)

mole and a See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour; and the See also:

• WALL (O. Eng. weal, weall, Mid. Eng. wal, wane, adapted from Lat. vallum, rampart; the original O. Eng. word for a wall was wag or tenth)
• WALL, RICHARD (1694-1778)

wall of the acropolis itself remains in one part to the height of eight courses .