Eretria, an ancient Ionic trading and colonising town on the SW. coast of Eubœa, which was destroyed by the Persians in 490 B.C., and, although rebuilt by the Athenians, never after- wards regained its former prosperity and importance. The modern town of Nea Eretria is a small, unwholesome place, surrounded by swamps.
Eretria
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 411
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