Coronea

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Coronea was an ancient city of Boeotia in central Greece, known for its strategic location and role in several classical Greek battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
polis
archaeologicalSite yes
associatedWithWar Corinthian War NERFINISHED
First Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED
battleInvolvedParties Athenians NERFINISHED
Boeotians NERFINISHED
Spartans NERFINISHED
Thebans NERFINISHED
classicalSourceCategory Greek historiography
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culture Ancient Greek
hasEthnicDesignation Coronean
hasNearbyFeature Boeotian plain NERFINISHED
roads linking Thebes and Delphi
hasNearbyRiver Coralius River NERFINISHED
hasSanctuaryOf Ares NERFINISHED
Athena Itonia NERFINISHED
Hermes NERFINISHED
hasStrategicLocation yes
hasTypeOfGovernment city-state
inhabitedBy Boeotians NERFINISHED
knownFor role in several classical Greek battles
strategic location in Boeotia
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Boeotia NERFINISHED
central Greece NERFINISHED
locatedNear Lake Copais NERFINISHED
Mount Helicon NERFINISHED
locatedOn plain of Boeotia NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Pausanias NERFINISHED
Thucydides NERFINISHED
modernCountry Greece NERFINISHED
nearModernSettlement modern Koroneia, Boeotia
partOf Boeotian confederacy NERFINISHED
region of Boeotia
politicalAffiliation Boeotian League NERFINISHED
region Ancient Boeotia NERFINISHED
regionCapitalOf local Boeotian district
regionType inland city
religion Ancient Greek religion
siteOf Battle of Coronea (394 BC) NERFINISHED
Battle of Coronea (447 BC) NERFINISHED
strategicImportanceReason position on routes between Thebes and Phocis
strategicRole commanded approaches between Phocis and Boeotia
controlled routes across Boeotian plain
timePeriod Classical Greece NERFINISHED
Hellenistic period

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