Thespiae
Americannoun
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The most celebrated statue of him was at Thespiae, the work of Praxiteles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
My eyes bear witness that our hearts are in accord; you and we alike are pained at the effacement of Plataeae and Thespiae.
From Hellenica by Dakyns, Henry Graham
Next day he retired by the road to Thespiae.
From Hellenica by Dakyns, Henry Graham
Presently he reached Thespiae, and that was the base for an advance upon Cynoscephalae, where he encamped on Theban territory.
From Hellenica by Dakyns, Henry Graham
News of the disaster reached Pausanias as he was on the way from Plataea to Thespiae, and having set his army in order he came to Haliartus; Thrasybulus, also, came from Thebes, leading the Athenians.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
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