Choereae
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Choereae or Choireai (Ancient Greek: Χοιρέαι) was a town in ancient Euboea, in the territory of Eretria.[1] It was a deme of Eretria.[2] During the Greco-Persian Wars, it was a landing spot of the Persians in 490 BCE in their attack on Eretria.[1]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Choereae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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