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Demetrias

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[dih-mee-tree-uhs] / dɪˈmi tri əs /

noun

  1. an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.


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Demetrias Charles had eight tackles and KC Clark added an interception to highlight an overworked defense.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2022

After crowns and other honors had been offered at Corinth, the remains were conveyed to Demetrias, a city to which Demetrius had given his name, peopled from the inhabitants of the small villages of Iolcus.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Arthur Hugh Clough

Pelagius, 455; Augustine on, 456 f.; statement of position, 457 f.; epistle to Demetrias, 458-460; his confession of faith, 461; condemnation at Carthage, 463-465; condemnation at Ephesus, 508.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer

These men Plator, after obtaining permission from Sulpicius, put on board ships and landed them at Demetrias in Phthiotis; he himself withdrew to Attalus.

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

He then proceeded to Demetrias, and removed the garrison.

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

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