Boeotia Definition

bē-ōshə, -shē-ə
proper name
In ancient times, a region dominated by the city of Thebes (Greece): fl. from c. 600 b.c. until the destruction of Thebes in 336 b.c.
Webster's New World
Department of EC Greece, northwest of Attica.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A district of Ancient Greece, formerly renowned for the proverbial stupidity of its inhabitants; now, a district in east Central Greece, situated on the peninsula, West of Euboea, North of Attica and Megaris, East of Phokis. Its present-day capital of the prefecture is Levadeia.

Wiktionary
Dated form of Boeotia.
Wiktionary
other
An ancient region of Greece north of Attica and the Gulf of Corinth. The cities of the region formed the Boeotian League in the sixth century bc but were usually under the dominance of Thebes.
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Origin of Boeotia

  • From Latin Boeotia, from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtia).

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Boeotia Sentence Examples

  • The Spartans were successful but did not pursue their advantage, and soon afterwards the Athenians, seizing their opportunity, sallied forth again, and, after a victory under Myronides at Oenophyta, obtained the submission of all Boeotia, save Thebes, and of Phocis and Locris.

  • In 447 an Athenian army, which had marched into Boeotia to quell an insurrection, had to surrender in a body at Coronea, and the price of their ransom was the evacuation of Boeotia.

  • In the latter half of the century large colonies of Tosks were planted in the Morea by the despots of Mistra, and in Attica and Boeotia by Duke Nerio of Athens.

  • The island forms part of the modern nomos of Attica and Boeotia, of which it forms an eparchy.

  • The fleet, numbering 1 200 ships, assembled at the port of Aulis in Boeotia.

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AIATIA

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