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SUMMARY
Ancient settlement located in SW-Boeotia, inhabited since the Middle Neolithic Age. Known for its long standing conflict with Thebes and for the battle of 479 B.C. Destroyed in the Peloponnesian War. Re-built after 338 B.C. with extensive fortification. Inhabited until Late antiquity and Byzantine times. Cults of Hera, Demeter, Athena, Zeus, Dionysos, Nymphs and Androkrates. |
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