Thespiae

Thespiae ( ; ) was an ancient Greek city (polis) in Boeotia. It sits at the foot of Mount Helicon and near right bank of the Thespius River (modern name Kanavari River).

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Thespiae
Ancient site.native_name: Θεσπιαί
Ancient site.native_name_lang: grc
Ancient site.type: Ancient city
Ancient site.image: Thespiae 431-424 BC.jpg
Ancient site.alt: Photograph of an ancient Greek silver coin, showing a shield on one side.
Ancient site.caption: Silver Obol from Thespiae, 431-424 BCE. Obverse: Boeotian shield. Reverse: crescent, ΘΕΣ[ΠΙΕΩΝ] (of the Thespians).
Ancient site.map_type: Greece
Ancient site.map_caption: Location of Thespiae in Boeotia, Greece
Ancient site.built: Before
Ancient site.epochs: Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman
Ancient site.cultures

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Contents

Etymology
Topography
Archeology
History
Archaic period
Persian, Peloponnesian, and Corinthian wars
Hellenistic period
Notable Thespians
Mythology
Ancient religion
See also
Notes
References
External links

Thespiae ( ; ) was an ancient Greek city (polis) in Boeotia. It sits at the foot of Mount Helicon and near right bank of the Thespius River (modern name Kanavari River).

Thespiae was a Boeotian state sporadically involved in the military federal league known as the Boeotian League. The Boeotian League began in 520 BCE under the leadership of Thebes.