Demetrias
[ dih-mee-tree-uhs ]
noun
an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
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How to use Demetrias in a sentence
He changed the name as well as the situation of the city, and instead of Sikyon named it Demetrias.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV | Aubrey StewartDemetrias was founded by Demetrius Poliorcetes, who called it after his own name.
On the news of the king's arrival, ambassadors from his allies came to Demetrias from all sides.
History of Rome, Vol III | Titus LiviusHis remains were given to Antigonus, honoured with a splendid funeral at Corinth, and thence conveyed to Demetrias.
He then hesitated whether he should first attack Demetrias, or take a view of affairs in Bœotia.
The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End | Titus Livius
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