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Delium

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[dee-lee-uhm] / ˈdi li əm /

noun

  1. an ancient seaport in Greece, in Boeotia: the Boeotians defeated the Athenians here 424 b.c.


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John Lewis, Currys, PC World and Argos will sell all three devices as well as other similar products made by Sony, Archos, Delium and others.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2012

To this the Athenians refused to submit, the consequence of which was the siege and capture of Delium.

From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord

Delium was on the coast of Attica, near the place where the Persians had landed, at the time of their advance on Marathon.

From Darius the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott

The bloody victory at Delium, and the conquests of Brasidas, more than balanced the capture of Sphacteria.

From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord

Delium is probably the only place on the eastern coast founded from Delos.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller

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