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Definition of Boeotians

Boeotian
Boeotian B[oe]*o"tian, a. [L. Boeotia, Gr. ?, noted for its moist, thick atmosphere, and the dullness and stupidity of its inhabitants.] Of or pertaining to B[oe]otia; hence, stupid; dull; obtuse. -- n. A native of B[oe]otia; also, one who is dull and ignorant.

Meaning of Boeotians from wikipedia

- common Aeolic dialect indicate that the Boeotians were related to the Thessalians. Traditionally, the Boeotians are said to have originally occupied Thessaly...
- sti****ted the complete autonomy of all Gr**** towns and so withdrew the other Boeotians from its political control. Its power was further curtailed in 382 BC...
- that they held it in self-defense from the Boeotians. For two w****s, there was no action, but the Boeotians were joined by 2,000 hoplites from Corinth...
- The Treasury of the Boeotians was dedicated in the late Archaic period within the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. It is identified due to some epigraphic...
- the cities of the federal league known as the Boeotian League. Several traditions agree that the Boeotians were a people expelled from Thessaly some time...
- Ancient Gr****: [lêu̯k.tra]) was fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by the Thebans, and the Spartans along with their allies amidst the...
- The Boeotian helmet was a type of combat helmet used in Ancient Greece and Gr****-influenced regions during the classical and ****enistic periods, as well...
- also possible. The earliest known records of the Muses come from Boeotia (Boeotian muses). Some ancient authorities regarded the Muses as of Thracian origin...
- from the ancient world having survived. Like the helmets worn by the Boeotians, this less-expensive method of construction would have been preferred...
- edioxa) (Cf.Homeric seuō move quickly, chase) συοβοιωτοί syoboiōtoi Hog-Boeotians (Cratinus.310) τρίπεζα tripeza (Attic trapeza, table)(from tetrapeza four-footed)...