| 单词 | Boeotia |
| 例句 | In this way Thebes was founded and the country round about got the name of the heifer’s land, Boeotia. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It becomes the chapel where Semele is supposed to be married, following her father’s wishes, to Athamas, the Prince of Boeotia, even though she loves Jupiter, who appears in mortal form. Review: Handel’s ‘Semele’ Comes With Sumo Wrestlers at BAM 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z In ancient Boeotia, we meet a small tribe of what the program calls “mountain nymphs.” ‘Narcissus’ Review: Remember Echo Too (and Don’t Forget Their Fate) 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z A shepherd also lost his life in the fires in the Boeotia region on Monday. Greece wildfires: Minister calls out 'arsonist scum' as 79 arrests made 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Fires are raging elsewhere - on the island of Evia and in Boeotia in central Greece, where several villages have been evacuated. Greece wildfires: Hospital evacuated as fire intensifies in Alexandroupolis 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z According to local media, an 80-year-old man collapsed while trying to save his sheep from the flames in the central Boeotia region, north of Athens. Greece wildfires: Authorities on alert for new spate of blazes 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z In 479 BCE, the reduced Persian force had retreated from Athens to the plains of Boeotia, just north of Attica. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Crawford takes readers to ancient Greece, to the remote borderlands between city-states such as Athens and Boeotia, Sparta and Argos. Review | Borders can be spaces of wonder — if you have the right passport 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Following the Oracle’s advice, Cadmus stopped searching for his sister and instead began to build his empire by founding the city that came to be known as Thebes in Boeotia, a district of ancient Greece. Wael Shawky Enters the Realm of Myth 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z HELICON, a mountain range, of Boeotia in ancient Greece, celebrated in classical literature as the favourite haunt of the Muses, is situated between Lake Copa�s and the Gulf of Corinth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z While the political centre of Homeric Greece is at Mycenae, the real centre is rather to be found In Boeotia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The Greek allied forces under the command of Sparta advanced into Boeotia and met the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In one of these forsaken places Plutarch was born, and there he was content to live and die, a citizen and a magistrate of Ch�ronea in Boeotia. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z He succeeded in dealing this coalition severe blows, wresting Boeotia from their alliance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z But in Greece proper there arose another school of epos, which busied itself with religious lore and ethical precepts, especially in relation to the rural Hesiodic epos. life of Boeotia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The Catalogue of the Ships begins with Boeotia; the list of Boeotian towns is much the longest; and they sail, not from the bay of Argos, but from the Boeotian harbour of Aulis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z In 371 BCE, the Thebans defeated the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra in Boeotia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Federal unions had existed in Thessaly, in Boeotia and elsewhere, and the Boeotian league can be traced back at least to the 6th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Among the ancient Greeks Boeotia was the home of fools; among the Thracians, Abdera; among the ancient Jews, Nazareth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Another small Latin state was set up by Otho de la Roche in Central Greece, where as “Duke of Athens” he ruled Attica and Boeotia. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The importance of Boeotia for Greek civilization is further shown by the ancient worship of the Muses on Mount Helicon, and the fact that the oldest poet whose birthplace was known was the Boeotian Hesiod. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z It has been identified as a mountain in Thrace, in Boeotia, in Arabia, India, Libya and Naxos, as a town in Caria or the Caucasus, and as an island in the Nile. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The mountain-chains interlace, the interstices forming small enclosed basins, such as the plain of Boeotia and the plateau of Arcadia; the only plain of any extent is that of Thessaly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The most ancient seat of their cult was Orchomenus in Boeotia, where their oldest images, in the form of stones fallen from heaven, were set up in their temple. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The channel towards Boeotia, which is now closed, is spanned by a stone bridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Next to Boeotia and the neighbouring countries, it appears that the Peloponnesus, Crete and Thessaly were the most important seats of Greek population. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Athamas, with the guilt of his son’s murder upon him, was obliged to flee from Boeotia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" We may especially mention a series of figures from the temple of Apollo Ptoos in Boeotia, probably representing the god himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In Boeotia, where, in the days of Herodotus, the air was full of inspiration,2251 the ancient magic only lingered around Lebadea. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The Acharnians.—Since the defeat in Boeotia the peace party at Athens had gained ground, and in this play Aristophanes seeks to strengthen their hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The central position of Boeotia between two seas, the strategic strength of its frontiers and the ease of communication within its extensive area were calculated to enhance its political importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Large quantities of pottery of all periods have been yielded by Thebes, Tanagra and other sites in Boeotia, and remains of the “Mycenaean” period at Mycenae, Argos and elsewhere. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Her position, too, in Boeotia itself was insecure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The munificence of the son was extended to cities in Italy, as well as to Corinth, Thessaly, Euboea, Boeotia, Elis, and pre-eminently to Athens. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius But these have also some forms in common with the “Aeolic” dialect of Boeotia and Thessaly, which in historic times was spoken also in Doris; Locris and Elis present similar northern “Achaean-Doric” dialects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Boeotia hardly figures in history before the late 6th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" In Boeotia the vases do not advance beyond the animal stage, and many exhibit a tendency to decadence in their carelessness, as contrasted with the painstaking helplessness of the Athenian artists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The former includes Thessaly, Boeotia, the island of Euboea, the isthmus of Corinth, and the peninsula of Argolis, and, throughout, the strike of the beds is nearly Geology. from west to east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The dithyramb was traditionally first practised in Naxos; it spread to other islands, to Boeotia and finally to Athens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" From Athens Sulla hastened to meet the army of Mithradates which had penetrated as far as Boeotia. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Athens retaliated by a sudden advance upon Boeotia, and after the victory of Oenophyta brought under its power the whole country excepting the capital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Of the three remaining divisions, the �olians inhabited parts of Thessaly, Boeotia, and especially the island of Lesbos, and the Greek colonies of Asia Minor along the shores of the North �gean. Greek Women The rural populations of Attica and Boeotia, though descended from Albanian colonists in the middle ages, display the same contrast in character which marked the inhabitants of those regions in ancient times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In the mountain range of Helicon, in Boeotia, there were two fountains sacred to the Muses, Aganippe and Hippocrene, of which the former was the more famous. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Sulla had carried off the temple treasures of Olympia, Delphi and Epidaurus, Attica and Boeotia had been ravaged and depopulated, and the coasts had been raided by the Mithradatic fleet. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. In the mythical days Boeotia played a prominent part. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Even in Athens and Boeotia, the mistress of the house obtained her rights as mother and hostess. Greek Women The local dialect of Boeotia was not easily intelligible in other districts, and a writer like Pindar, whose patrons were mostly not Boeotians, had perforce to write in a dialect that they could understand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z She is there in prehistoric Crete with her two lions; with the same lions orientalized in Olympia and Ephesus; in Sparta with her great marsh birds; in Boeotia with her horse. Five Stages of Greek Religion Yes; and in Boeotia also: I have rested in the groves of Helicon, and tasted of the fountain Hippocrene. Romola In historical times the leading city of Boeotia was Thebes, whose central position and military strength made it a suitable capital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" She was born at Thespi� in Boeotia, but flourished at Athens toward the latter part of the fourth century before our era. Greek Women As we have seen, in Boeotia the vowels and diphthongs began to pass into the characteristic sounds of modern Greek four centuries before Christ. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The deep pastures of Arcadia, the plain of Argos, the Thessalian Vale, these had not the gift; Boeotia, which lay to its immediate north, was notorious for the very want of it. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV Animal paintings of this order are found scattered over the Greek world with special centres or schools in such places as Cyprus, Boeotia, or Chalcis. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield It is of no consequence whether Mr. Greg chooses the experience of Boeotia, Lombardy, or Yorkshire, nor whether he studies the relation of work to-day or under Hesiod, Virgil, or Sydney Smith. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Hesiod, the epic poet of Boeotia, constitutes the bridge, as regards social conditions, between the Heroic Age and the early historical periods of the various peoples and cities of Greece. Greek Women At once she was in a little valley in Boeotia in the Arcadian day. The Spinner's Book of Fiction The cow met him in Phocis, and guided him to Boeotia, where he founded the city of Thebes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The Spartan system, that of a small fighting tribe encamped in a subject country, recalls that of Chaka’s Zulus; Arcadia was bucolic, Aetolia barbarous, Boeotia stolid, Macedonia half outside the pale. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield The sentence begins: Only a native of Boeotia could be imposed upon by them, when the actual character.... A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University Professor Royce's Libel Lacking this, Hesiod is to us "the poet of the Helots," and we gain from him only knowledge of the common people of Boeotia and their manner of life. Greek Women Glaucus, a fisherman of Boeotia, observed that all the fishes which he caught received fresh vigour when laid on the ground, and were immediately able to leap back into the sea. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Greece recovered her spirits, whilst she stood waiting for the event; and not only the Athenian generals, but the governors of Boeotia, were ready to execute the commands of Demosthenes. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers It is impossible to find, in this extremely interesting monument or in the domed chamber of Orchomenos in Boeotia, any trace of future developments in Greek architecture. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Mount Helicon is in Boeotia, and was sacred to Apollo and the Muses. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor There was also an Amphictyonic union at Onchestus in Boeotia, in the venerated grove and temple at Poseidon: of whom it consisted we are not informed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Some time or another, Apollo my helper, I would choose to write a new Works and Days wherein the land-lore of our own Boeotia should be recorded and enshrined for a season. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary In Arcadia and Boeotia the Pelasgi declared that their old deities were born. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology A comfortable Boeotia will never develop into a real Hibernia Pacata. Ireland In The New Century It was at Aulis in Boeotia that the Greek expedition against Troy mustered. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor From Boeotia, of Thespians seven hundred; and of Thebans, four hundred. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 The Greeks made no resistance, although the Athenians begged them to make a stand in Boeotia, and cover Attica, urging that they had fought in defence of the whole of Greece at Artemisium. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Geometric Ware with matt paint and pale clay corresponding to that of islands found in Argolid and Boeotia. How to Observe in Archaeology In ancient Boeotia, brides were carried home in vehicles whose wheels were burned at the door in token that they would never again be needed. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays A high mountain in Boeotia, the legendary home of the Muses. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems Then the Persians, passing through Boeotia, but, being dispersed before Delphi by thunderbolts and other portents, took possession of Athens, after a fierce fight with the garrison in the Acropolis. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History After being ransomed for the said amount, they were transported, unarmed, to Boeotia. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 Date uncertain, but in Boeotia evidence that it ended before rise of 'Minyan' ware. How to Observe in Archaeology Leuctra, a village in Boeotia, to the S. of Thebes, where in 371 B.C. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge To this town and to the blue-grass country as Boeotia to Attica in the days of Pericles. A Kentucky Cardinal War was not yet formally declared when the Thebans attempted to seize Platæa, a town of Boeotia, which had long been closely allied to Athens. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History To this place Philocles, one of the king's generals, led, through Boeotia, fifteen hundred soldiers; and there were barks from Corinth ready to take these troops on board, and carry them over to Lechaeum. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 Most frequent in Boeotia to which it owes its name. How to Observe in Archaeology Aganippe, a fountain in Boeotia, near Helicon, dedicated to the Muses as a source of poetic inspiration. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge He finds Warwickshire, the Boeotia of England, two centuries behind in civilization. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 371, May 23, 1829 But when at length the Lacedæmonians, fearing to lose the Athenian fleet, sent forth an army, the Persians fell back to Boeotia. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The Dullards came originally from Boeotia, whence they were driven by stress of starvation, their dullness having blighted the crops. The Devil's Dictionary The people of Epirus, Thessaly, Euboea, Boeotia, and Peloponnesus, experienced his favors; and many inscriptions of the cities of Greece and Asia gratefully style Herodes Atticus their patron and benefactor. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Thebans, name given to the inhabitants of Boeotia, from Thebes, the capital; were reckoned dull and stupid by the Athenians. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Which Sylla perceiving much better than himself, passed with his forces into Boeotia, quitting a barren district which was inadequate to maintain an army even in time of peace. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Secondly, Hesiod claims that his father—if not he himself—came from Aeolis and settled in Boeotia. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica I might have been in Boeotia, for any consciousness he had of me. The Golden Age The island forms part of the modern Uomos of Attica and Boeotia, of which it forms an eparchy. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Trophonius, in Greek legend, along with his brother Agamedes, the architect of the temple of Apollo at Delphi; had a famous oracle in a cave in Boeotia, which could only be entered at night. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge And so Pelopidas, though in no high office, but only captain of a small band, got as much reputation by the victory, as Epaminondas, who was general and chief captain of Boeotia. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans "They could scarcely have followed before,"—he objects, in the very accents of Boeotia. De Libris: Prose and Verse To recover these prisoners the Athenians consented to evacuate Boeotia, and by this surrender they lost their hold on central Greece, as far as Thermopylae. Stories from Thucydides 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 Luke Nerio of Athens. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Chæronea, a town in Boeotia, where Philip of Macedon defeated the Athenians, and extinguished the liberties of Greece. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Archelaus, the former commander in Boeotia under Mithridates, who afterwards deserted him and accompanied the Romans, protested to Lucullus that, upon his mere coming, he would possess himself of all Pontus. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans In Thebes it was not safe, until he had restored Boeotia to Thebes and annihilated the Phocians. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 On the northern slope of Cithaeron, the mountain range which divides Attica from Boeotia, lies the little town of Plataea. Stories from Thucydides The Peloponnesian Alliance, which was led by Sparta, the bulwark of the aristocratic interest, comprised, with the Dorian, most of the Aeolian states,—as Boeotia, Phocis, Locris, etc. Outline of Universal History Helicon, a mountain in Boeotia, Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses; famous for the fountains on its slopes dedicated to the latter. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Ephors upon this dispatched their orders to Cleombrotus, who was at that time in Phocis, to march directly into Boeotia, and at the same time sent to their allies for aid. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans From fair Phyles' towers Survey Boeotia;—Caledonia's ours. Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 We were among the few who obeyed the call of honour, while Thebes and all the other towns of Boeotia took sides with the Barbarian. Stories from Thucydides Besides these two main tribes, the Aeolians occupied Thessaly, Boeotia, Aetolia, and other districts. Outline of Universal History Platæa, a city of ancient Greece, in western Boeotia, neighbour and ally of Athens, suffered greatly in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Agesilaus started from his seat and bade him once for all speak out and say whether or not Boeotia should be independent. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans I would take some Athenian produce, that we have not got in Boeotia. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 In the cities of Boeotia the leaders of the oligarchs had been driven into banishment after the battle of Oenophyta, and democracies were established under the control of Athens. Stories from Thucydides The principal island near Greece was Euboea, stretching for a hundred miles along the east coast of Attica, Boeotia, and Locris. Outline of Universal History Cherone`a, a town in Boeotia, where Philip of Macedon conquered the Athenians and Thebans, 338 B.C., and Sulla defeated Mithridates, 86 B.C.; the birthplace of Plutarch, who is hence called the Cheronean Sage. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The scene of the play is laid in Boeotia which is represented to be ruled by a duke, but in a state of confusion and disorganisation…. Shakspere and Montaigne No, but let us wait a moment more, till the women of Boeotia arrive and those from the Peloponnese. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 After nine years of banishment these exiles returned, and the result was an oligarchical reaction in the chief cities of Boeotia. Stories from Thucydides Attica projected from Boeotia to the south-east, its length being seventy miles, and its greatest width thirty miles. Outline of Universal History Corin`na, a poetess of ancient Greece, born in Boeotia; friend and rival of Pindar; only a few fragments of her poetry remain. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Later, they drove back the Persians by land; through Boeotia, Thessaly and Macedonia the broken host retreated, finally recrossing to Asia over the Hellespont. Authors of Greece Mine; they come from Boeotia, I call Zeus to witness. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 With this intention they planned an attack, which was to be carried out from three different points at once, on Boeotia. Stories from Thucydides Boeotia was distinguished for the number and size of its cities, the chief of which was Thebes. Outline of Universal History He was a native of Chaeronea in Boeotia and lived during the first century of our era. Early European History In 411 he imagines the women of Athens, Peloponnese and Boeotia combining to force terms on the men by deserting their homes, under the leadership of Lysistrata. Authors of Greece But if the women join us From Peloponnesus and Boeotia, then Hand in hand we'll rescue Greece. Lysistrata And what could be fairer than to tell them to evacuate Boeotia if they wished to get what they asked? The History of the Peloponnesian War Sulla had marched into Boeotia and joined Hortensius, who had a brought some troops from Thessaly. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History The decisive battle was fought at Chaeronea in Boeotia. Early European History The reduction of Aegina in 451 compensated for the loss of Boeotia and Egypt. Authors of Greece Besides he had distributed among his legions a considerable number, by way of recruits, from Thessaly, Boeotia, Achaia, and Epirus: with his legions he also intermixed the soldiers taken from Caius Antonius. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries The condition of evacuating Boeotia must therefore be withdrawn. The History of the Peloponnesian War The soil of Boeotia is extremely productive, and numerous manufactures established in the city of Thebes gave additional value to the abundant produce of agricultural industry. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) A strong Spartan army, supported by the Athenians and their allies, met the Persians near the little town of Plataea in Boeotia. Early European History The play ends with a trading scene; a Boeotian in exchange for Copaic eels takes an Athenian informer, an article unknown in Boeotia. Authors of Greece It was not safe at Thebes, until he restored Boeotia to them, and destroyed the Phocians. The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes We settled Plataea some time after the rest of Boeotia, together with other places out of which we had driven the mixed population. The History of the Peloponnesian War Of the poet himself we learn, from his writings, that he was a native of As'cra, a village at the foot of Mount Hel'icon, in Boeotia. Mosaics of Grecian History They marched rapidly through Boeotia and Attica to Athens, but found a deserted city. Early European History At this point Sparta decided to destroy Plataea, the Athenian outpost in Boeotia. Authors of Greece Sicily was famous for wheat, Sardinia for wool, Epirus for horses, Macedonia for goats, Thessaly for oil, Boeotia for flax, Scythia for furs, and Greece for honey. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Arrived in Phocis he was already upon the frontier of Boeotia. The History of the Peloponnesian War Hesiod is the representative of a school of bards which first developed in Boeotia, and then spread over Phocis and Euboea. Mosaics of Grecian History This city, though in Boeotia, was under the protection of Athens, and would have nothing to do with the Boeotian League. General History for Colleges and High Schools The Thebans accused them of flat treachery to Boeotia, securing their condemnation. Authors of Greece Quite as obstinate as any modern prejudice against a London alderman was the old Attic prejudice against the natives of Boeotia. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 So they resolved to remain in Boeotia, and to consider which would be the safest line of march. The History of the Peloponnesian War Boeotia was the scene of many of the legends celebrated by the poets, and especially of those upon which were founded the plays of the Greek tragedians. Mosaics of Grecian History Central Greece was divided into eleven districts, among which were Phocis, Boeotia, and Attica. General History for Colleges and High Schools Their army had advanced through Boeotia, attacking Delphi on the way. Authors of Greece He seemed to regard her as a kind of Boeotia, and terrifyingly dour. Letters from America The Athenians evacuated all Boeotia by a treaty providing for the recovery of the men; and the exiled Boeotians returned, and with all the rest regained their independence. The History of the Peloponnesian War While the siege of Ithome was in progress, Sparta, still powerful in her alliances, sent her allied forces into Boeotia to counteract the growing influence of the Athenians in that quarter. Mosaics of Grecian History The northwestern shore of Asia Minor was settled, mainly, by Aeolian emigrants from Boeotia. General History for Colleges and High Schools He then advanced into Boeotia, and success continued to follow his arms until the year 84, when he crossed the Hellespont to carry the war into Asia. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic Run along now to Argos and Boeotia; don't loiter, or you will get a whipping. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 With these came fifty vessels; and in each Were six score youths, Boeotia's noblest flow'r. The Iliad Hastily passing through Thrace at the head of a powerful army, he suddenly seized and commenced fortifying Elate'a, the capital of Phocis, which was conveniently situated for commanding the entrance into Boeotia. Mosaics of Grecian History At length the Athenians and Thebans, aroused by the oratory of Demosthenes and by some fresh encroachments of the Macedonians, united their forces, and met Philip upon the memorable field of Chæronea in Boeotia. General History for Colleges and High Schools Orion, the great hunter, pursued them in Boeotia, and they called upon the gods for help.' A Prisoner in Fairyland Aulis, port in Boeotia, meeting place of Greek expedition against Troy. Legends of Charlemagne At Orchomenus in Boeotia are the ruins of a tomb scarcely inferior in size to the "Treasury of Atreus" and once scarcely less magnificent. A History of Greek Art They gained a minor advantage, however, in two engagements that followed; but the decisive battle was fought in August of the year 338, in the plain of Chærone'a, in Boeotia. Mosaics of Grecian History In Phocis was the city of Delphi, famous for its oracle and temple; in Boeotia, the city of Thebes; and in Attica, the brilliant Athens. General History for Colleges and High Schools From Boeotia he passes to Attica; to the villages first; at last to Athens; at an assignable date, under Peisistratus; out of the country, into the town. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays Boeotia, state in ancient Greece, capital city Thebes. Legends of Charlemagne Several similar figures or fragments of figures have been found on the island of Delos, in Boeotia, and elsewhere. A History of Greek Art In Boeotia one of his titles was “Dionysus in the tree.” The Golden Bough It was a city in Boeotia that led the uprising against Sparta. General History for Colleges and High Schools Southwards still, over the hills of Parnassus, which remained for the inspired women of Boeotia the centre of his presence, he comes to Thebes, and the family of Cadmus. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays I am also sure that its duplicate happened in Boeotia a couple of thousand years ago. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories Then wild, as though he were one of the doomed youths, Hippomenes made his way through the throng and came before the black-bearded King of Boeotia. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles In Boeotia, as we have seen, the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera, the oak god and the oak goddess, appears to have been celebrated with much pomp by a religious federation of states. The Golden Bough South of Phocis is Boeotia, which is a large hollow basin, enclosed on every side by mountains, which prevent the waters from flowing into the sea. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The natural advantages of Boeotia are similarly set forth by Ephorus. On Revenues Next day he crossed the mountains of Achaea Phthiotis, and for the future continued his march through friendly territory until he reached the confines of Boeotia. Hellenica After that the youths who had care for their lives stayed away from Boeotia. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Every few years the people of Plataea, in Boeotia, held a festival called the Little Daedala, at which they felled an oak-tree in an ancient oak forest. The Golden Bough Of the numerous islands which line the Grecian shores, the most important was Euboea, stretching along the coasts of Boeotia and Attica. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Nay, this fellow has no connection either with Boeotia or with Hellas, none whatever. Anabasis The reason was, that the Arcarnanians were threatening the place with an army, and were aided by contingents from Athens and Boeotia, who were anxious to help their allies. Hellenica Next day, crossing the mountain barrier of Achaea Phthiotis, his march lay through friendly territory for the rest of the way as far as the frontiers of Boeotia. Agesilaus The Athenians created a diversion in their favour by a maritime war, and thus for two years Boeotia was free from Spartan invasion, Thebes employed this time in extending her dominion over the neighbouring cities. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Every separate city was usually an independent state, and consequently each of the territories described under the general names of Arcadia, Boeotia, Phocis, and Locris, contained numerous political communities independent of one another. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Before the Thebans discovered that the report of his death was false he had already arrived at Onchestus in Boeotia. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest As a sequel, the hopes and spirits of the Thebans were again kindled into new life, and they made campaigns against Thespiae and the other provincial cities of Boeotia. Hellenica He accordingly succeeded in effecting a truce, by which the Lacedaemonians were allowed to depart from Boeotia unmolested. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest The tale of the Phoenician colony, conducted by Cadmus, and which founded Thebes in Boeotia, rests upon a different basis. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest At the time when the peace was concluded Cleombrotus happened to be in Phocis at the head of a Lacedaemonian army; and he now received orders to invade Boeotia without delay. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest South of Boeotia lies ATTICA, which is in the form of a triangle, having two of its sides washed by the sea and its base united to the land. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest After the subjugation of the cities in Boeotia, they extended the area of aggression and marched into Phocis. Hellenica While the Athenians were preparing for battle, they received unexpected assistance from the little town or Plataea, in Boeotia. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest This last circumstance proved fatal to the interests of Athens in Boeotia. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest In return for this disinterested conduct all they asked was that a Peloponnesian army should be sent into Boeotia for the defence of the Attic frontier: a request which the Spartan envoys promised to fulfil. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest In order to recover these prisoners, she agreed to evacuate Boeotia, and to permit the re-establishment of the aristocracies which she had formerly overthrown. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest So that up to the last moment you were in constant expectation of hearing that the whole of Boeotia was laid at the feet of Thebes. Hellenica For this purpose they planned an expedition against Boeotia. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest PINDAR, though the contemporary of Simonides, was considerably his junior: He was born either at, or in the neighbourhood of, Thebes in Boeotia, about the year 522 B.C. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Meanwhile the Grecian army continued to receive reinforcements from the different states, and by the time it reached Boeotia, it formed a grand total of about 110,000 men. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Marching into Boeotia, they defeated the Thebans and then crossed over into Euboea, where they gained a decisive victory over the Chalcidians. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest At the date of our departure we left embassies from Athens and Boeotia in Olynthus, and we were told that the Olynthians themselves had passed a formal resolution to return the compliment. Hellenica Pausanias the king advanced into Boeotia with the home army and the whole of the Peloponnesian contingents, saving only the Corinthians, who declined to serve. Hellenica The terms were gladly accepted by the Lacedaemonians, who at once picked up the corpses of the slain, and prepared to quit the territory of Boeotia. Hellenica |
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