Eretria

Also known as Nea Psara

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Eretria
Greek Dimos.name_local: Ερέτρια
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Eretrias.png
Greek Dimos.periph: Central Greece
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Euboea
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 10652
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 168.56
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 6567
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 58.65
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.elevation: 8
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 340 08
Greek Dimos.area_code: 22290
Greek Dimos.licence: ΧΑ
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Ερέτρια, Eretria.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: Aerial view of Eretria.

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2960
Area: 169
Elevation: 8
Image: Ερέτρια, Eretria.jpg
Dialing code: 2229

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Commons category: Eretria
postal code: 34008
native label: Ερέτρια

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21 sections

Contents

History of Eretria
Prehistory
Archaic to Roman period
Macedonian period
Roman period
Site monuments
Temple of Apollo Daphnephoros
The ancient theatre of Eretria
Temple of Isis
House with the mosaics
Macedonian tomb of Erotes
Tholos
Gymnasium and Eileithyia's sanctuary
Modern Eretria
Municipality
Historical population
Notable people
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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Eretria (; , , , , literally 'city of the rowers') is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th century BC, mentioned by many famous writers and actively involved in significant historical events.