Corinna (Korinna, Κόριννα), lyric female poet, from Tanagra in Boeotia. Other places, including Thebes, Thespiae, and Corinth, have been proposed by ancient and Byzantine writers (Suda) as her native town. There is a dispute in relation to her dating. Only some fragments of her work survive.

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Epaminondas was a leading general of Thebes in the era of the Theban Hegemony (370s and 360s BCE) and one of the most renowned military commanders of Greek antiquity. Epaminondas’ main virtues were not only his valor and genius as a commander, but also his alleged adherence to philosophy. In some modern scholarly accounts, he has become a philosopher-general who was thought to have brought Pythagorean principles to the battlefield. He worked closely with Pelopidas, the other leading Theban...

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A poet and exponent of didactic epic. He lived in Ascra of Boeotia before 700 BC. His most celebrated works are the Theogony and Works and Days. Together with Homer, Hesiod is one of the most important primary sources for Greek mythology and mythography. His Works and Days is also the earliest literary work providing evidence on contemporary everyday life in Greece and early economic thinking.

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John Kaloktenis, metropolitan of Thebes, can be listed as one of the most important personalities of the Church during the second half of the 12th century. He was a reformer of the Boeotian Church at a very difficult time and his rich social work was an essential contribution to the amelioration of living conditions as well to the moral uplift of the local society. He is considered the patron saint of Thebes and his feast day is celebrated on 29 April.

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