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Pherae

American  
[feer-ee] / ˈfɪər i /

noun

  1. (in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.


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On his way, Pharsalus, Scotussa, and Pherae were surrendered to him, together with the garrisons placed in them by Antiochus.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius

Three such officers, Lycophron, Jason and Alexander, all of Pherae, endeavoured vainly to administer the collective affairs of the federation, the last by means of a revived republican council.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

The ambassadors accompanied him to Pherae, where the oath was taken by the representatives of Philip's allies; the Phocians, Halus, and Cersobleptes were excluded from the Peace.

From The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 by Arthur Wallace Pickard

The River Amphrysos is marked as flowing into the Pagasaean Gulf at a short distance below Pherae.

From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan

The Aetolians and Amynander appointed a day for the assembling of their troops at Pherae, and the king with his forces came thither immediately.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius

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