Boeotia
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| - | '''Boeotia''', also spelled '''Beotia''' and '''Bœotia''' , formerly Cadmeis, was a region of [[ancient Greece]], north of the eastern part of the [[Gulf of Corinth]]. It was bounded on the south by [[Megaris]] and the [[Kithairon]] mountain range that forms a natural barrier with [[Attica]], on the north by [[Opuntian Locris]] and the [[Euripus Strait]] at the [[Gulf of Euboea]], and on the west by [[Phocis]]. [[Lake Copais]] was a large lake in the center of Boeotia. | + | '''Boeotia''', also spelled '''Beotia''' and '''Bœotia''' , formerly Cadmeis, was a region of [[ancient Greece]]. Among the [[ancient Greeks]] [[Boeotia]] was the home of [[fool]]s. |
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| + | ==Natives of Boeotia== | ||
| + | * [[Bakis]] | ||
| + | * [[Corinna]] | ||
| + | * [[Epaminondas]] | ||
| + | * [[Gorgidas]] | ||
| + | * [[Hesiod]] | ||
| + | * [[Luke the Evangelist]] (traditionally location of his death) | ||
| + | * [[Narcissus (mythology)]] | ||
| + | * [[Pelopidas]] | ||
| + | * [[Pindar]] | ||
| + | * [[Plutarch]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Boeotian helmet]] | ||
| + | * [[Minyans]] | ||
| + | * [[Ogyges]] | ||
| + | * [[Aeolic Greek]] | ||
| + | * [[List of settlements in Boeotia]] | ||
| + | * [[Graea]] | ||
| + | * [[Graïke]] | ||
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| - | [[Boeotia Prefecture]] is a prefecture of modern [[Greece]] with approximately the same boundaries. | ||
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Boeotia, also spelled Beotia and Bœotia , formerly Cadmeis, was a region of ancient Greece. Among the ancient Greeks Boeotia was the home of fools.
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Natives of Boeotia
- Bakis
- Corinna
- Epaminondas
- Gorgidas
- Hesiod
- Luke the Evangelist (traditionally location of his death)
- Narcissus (mythology)
- Pelopidas
- Pindar
- Plutarch
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See also
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