in ancient times, a region dominated by the city of Thebes (Greece): fl. from c. 600 until the destruction of Thebes in 336
department of EC Greece, northwest of Attica
See Boeotia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bē-ōˈshə, -shē-ə)
An ancient region of Greece north of Attica and the Gulf of Corinth. The cities of the region formed the Boeotian League in the seventh century B.C. but were usually under the dominance of Thebes.