Elea
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Also called Ve·li·a [vee-lee-uh] /ˈvi li ə/ .
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How to use Elea in a sentence
Preparing to go to the baths either at Velia or Salernum, he inquires after the healthfulness and agreeableness of the places.
The Works of Horace | HoraceWhere the Sacred Way ascends the Velia ridge it will be noticed that the road is extraordinarily wide (45 feet).
Rambles in Rome | S. Russell ForbesVelia (or Volia), dispute between Possessores and Curiales of, iv.
The Letters of Cassiodorus | Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)The platform upon which it stands is partly the Velia ridge and partly artificial.
Rambles in Rome | S. Russell ForbesIn the winter of the year 730, instead of going as usual towards Baiæ, he turned his little steed towards Salerno and Velia.
British Dictionary definitions for Elea
/ (ˈiːlɪə) /
(in ancient Italy) a Greek colony on the Tyrrhenian coast of Lucana
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