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Demetrias
[ dih-mee-tree-uhs ]
noun
- an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
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He changed the name as well as the situation of the city, and instead of Sikyon named it Demetrias.
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Demetrias was founded by Demetrius Poliorcetes, who called it after his own name.
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On the news of the king's arrival, ambassadors from his allies came to Demetrias from all sides.
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His remains were given to Antigonus, honoured with a splendid funeral at Corinth, and thence conveyed to Demetrias.
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He then hesitated whether he should first attack Demetrias, or take a view of affairs in Bœotia.
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