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Boiotia

Boiotia is the newest city state in Hellas. The real Boitia lay to the north of Attica and was home to one of Athens’ greatest allies and one of her greatest rivals. The people of Plataea fought alongside the Athenians at Marathon and it was in their country that the battle that drove the Persians from the Greek mainland forever was fought. Here, too, was Mount Helicon, where Hesiod gained his inspiration. On the Boiotia page, you can learn a lot about the country, its inhabitants, and its famous sons, and then take a quiz. Boiotia was also named as a Special Place in 2007.

Orchomenos was said to have been built by Minyas. It was an important Bronze Age town and a rival to Thebes for dominance in the region. You can learn more on the Orchomenos page. As yet, Orchomenos does not have any districts and homes cannot be built there.

Thebes – the city of Cadmus, Oedipus, Electra, the Seven, and the Epigoni – was the dominant power in Boiotia for most of the Classical era, before being razed to the ground by Alexander the Great. You can learn about the history and the myths of Thebes on the main polis page. Thebes is divided into three fictional districts, each named for a famous inhabitant: Epaminondai, Heraklia, and Pindon.

Epaminondai is named for Epaminondas, Thebes’ greatest general. Under his leadership, the city broke the power of Sparta and became the leading city in Greece. This district is the home to many politicians and soldiers. As yet, no one has built here.

The district of Heraklia is named, not for the demigoddess of AncientWorlds, but for Herakles (Hercules to the Romans), the protector of Thebes and patron of athletes. Scribus Emeritus Damon Harmodios has an oikidion here.

The district of Pindon is named for the greatest of Greece’s lyric poets, Pindar. He is best known for the many odes he wrote for the winners of the four panhellenic games. When Alexander the Great levelled the city, he spared the house of Pindar. Pindon is the residence of poets and artisans.

Iannis Orestes has built the Oikidion Eros, where the god Eros is honored with poetry and art.

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