Thespiae
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thespiae-224-3243308
title:
Thespiae
text:
Thespiae was an ancient Greek city (polis) in Boeotia. It stood on level ground commanded by the low range of hills which run eastward from the foot of Mount Helicon to Thebes, near modern Thespies. During the Second Persian invasion of Greece, Thespiae's 700 hoplites remained with the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae, fighting the Persians and allowing the Greek forces to retreat. It was one of the few Boeotian cities to stay loyal to Greece after the battle. Although Thespian hoplites are
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ancient Greek city-state
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thespiae
date created:
2004-06-29T06:10:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T13:23:04Z
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