Boeotia

American

[bee-oh-shuh] / biˈoʊ ʃə /

noun

a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Thebes.

Boeotia British

/ bɪˈəʊʃɪə /

noun

Modern Greek name: Voiotia. a region of ancient Greece, northwest of Athens. It consisted of ten city-states, which formed the Boeotian League, led by Thebes: at its height in the 4th century _bc

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Fires are raging elsewhere - on the island of Evia and in Boeotia in central Greece, where several villages have been evacuated.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

The Greek allied forces under the command of Sparta advanced into Boeotia and met the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Crawford takes readers to ancient Greece, to the remote borderlands between city-states such as Athens and Boeotia, Sparta and Argos.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

Following the Oracle’s advice, Cadmus stopped searching for his sister and instead began to build his empire by founding the city that came to be known as Thebes in Boeotia, a district of ancient Greece.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

In this way Thebes was founded and the country round about got the name of the heifer’s land, Boeotia.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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