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Thespiae (/ˈθɛspi.iː/ THESP-ee-ee;
Ancient Gr****: Θεσπιαί, romanized: Thespiaí) was an
ancient Gr**** city (polis) in Boeotia. It
stood on
level ground...
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After the
Battle of Thermopylae, the
Persian army
burned down the city of
Thespiae. The
citizens had fled to the Peloponnese. Later, the
Thespians fought...
- work by Gr****
traveller and
geographer Pausanias.
Menestratus lived in
Thespiae,
where he met and
became lovers with a man
named Cleostratus. Soon, a great...
- (/nɑːrˈsɪsəs/;
Ancient Gr****: Νάρκισσος, romanized: Nárkissos) was a
hunter from
Thespiae in
Boeotia (alternatively
Mimas or modern-day Karaburun, Izmir) who was...
- was an
ancient Gr****
hetaira (courtesan). Born Mnesarete, she was from
Thespiae in Boeotia, but
seems to have
lived most of her life in Athens. Though...
- However, in late antiquity, Eros was
worshiped by a
fertility cult in
Thespiae. In Athens, he
shared a very po****r cult with Aphrodite, and the fourth...
- dictionary.
Thespian may
refer to: A
citizen of the
Ancient Gr**** city of
Thespiae An
actor or
actress Thespis, the
first credited actor A
member of the International...
- Κλεόστρατος, romanized: Kleóstratos, lit. 'renowned army') is a
teenage boy from
Thespiae, a town in Boeotia, who is
chosen to be
offered to a
dragon in a yearly...
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place in the
vicinity of Leuctra, a
village in
Boeotia in the
territory of
Thespiae. The
Theban victory shattered Sparta's
immense influence over the Gr****...
- to
withdraw his
forces back to
Thespiae.
Shortly after the stand-off in Thebes,
Agesilaus disbanded his army in
Thespiae and
returned to
Peloponnesos through...
