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==References == | <p> [[Capital]] of the [[Ancient]] [[Grecian]] State Boeotia ( <i> q. v </i> .), whose site on the slopes of Mount Teumessus, 44 m. NW. of Athens, is now occupied by the village of Thiva; its legendary history, embracing the names of Cadmus, Dionysus, Hercules, Oedipus, &c., and authentic struggles with [[Athens]] and [[Sparta]] during the Peloponnesian War, its rise to supremacy under [[Epaminondas]] over all Greece, and its destruction by Alexander, have all combined to place it amongst the most famous cities of ancient Greece. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 15 October 2021
Thebes [1]
Capital of the Ancient Grecian State Boeotia ( q. v .), whose site on the slopes of Mount Teumessus, 44 m. NW. of Athens, is now occupied by the village of Thiva; its legendary history, embracing the names of Cadmus, Dionysus, Hercules, Oedipus, &c., and authentic struggles with Athens and Sparta during the Peloponnesian War, its rise to supremacy under Epaminondas over all Greece, and its destruction by Alexander, have all combined to place it amongst the most famous cities of ancient Greece.
