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Boeotia
Ancient and modern district of central Greece, of which Thebes was and remains the chief city. The Boeotian League (formed by ten city-states in the 6th century BC) was brought under strong central Theban control in the later 5th century BC. It superseded Sparta as the leading military power in Greece in the 4th century BC until the rise of Philip II of Macedon.
The Boeotian League consisted of independent city-states under the presidency of Thebes. Each city-state elected a ‘Boeotarch’ to handle war and foreign affairs and each sent 60 delegates to the federal assembly, but had its own council. Contingents of about 1000 infantry and 100 cavalry were supplied to the federal army by each city-state.
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