Boeotia

[ bee-oh-shuh ]

/ biˈoʊ ʃə /

noun

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

Example sentences from the Web for boeotia

Mainly found in Boeotia, but extends north to valley of Spercheius and south to Argolid.

How to Observe in Archaeology |Various
I am also sure that its duplicate happened in Boeotia a couple of thousand years ago.

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Under all circumstances, they resolved to halt a while in Boeotia, and watch an opportunity to effect their return.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Cithaeron and Taygetus were mountains, the one in Boeotia and the other in Laconia.

The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers |Various

Ascra laments thee far more than her Hesiod, and Pindar is less regretted by the forests of Boeotia.

Theocritus, Bion and Moschus |Theocritus

British Dictionary definitions for boeotia

Boeotia

/ (bɪˈəʊʃɪə) /

noun

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 Modern Greek name: Voiotia

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