Thespiae
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Not to be confused with Thespeia.
Thespiae (/ˈθɛspi.iː/ THESP-ee-ee; Ancient Greek: Θεσπιαί, romanized: Thespiaí) 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.[1]
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Θεσπιαί | |
Coordinates | 38°17′36″N 23°09′04″E |
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Type | Ancient city |
History | |
Founded | Before c. 750 BCE |
Periods | Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman |
Cultures | Ancient Greek |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1882 |
Archaeologists | Panagiotis Stamatakis |
Condition | Ruined |
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