Aetolia
noun
an ancient district in western Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
Aetolian
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a word derived from
Aetolia.
Example Sentences
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The city-states of the Achaean and Aetolian Leagues in Greece were the exception, fiercely maintaining their independence against the Antigonid rulers of Macedon.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
If you had hope in appeal to Aetolian arms, abandon it; though each man's hope is his own, you discern how narrow a path it is.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
Aesonis, a city of Magnesia, I, 411 Aethalia, an island, now Elba, IV, 654 Aethalides, son of Hermes, an Argonaut, I, 54, 641, 649; III, 1175 Aetolian, I, 146; in plur. as subst.,
From The Argonautica by R. C. (Robert Cooper) Seaton
Antiochus pitched his camp at Salganea, while himself, with the Aetolian chiefs, crossed the Euripus in the ships.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius
The Achaean and Aetolian Leagues are independent powers, which the Macedonian can indeed check by garrisons in Corinth, Chalcis and elsewhere, but which keep a field clear for Hellenic freedom within their borders.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
