Thespians
E641014
Thespians were the inhabitants of the ancient Greek city of Thespiae in Boeotia, known historically for their role in the Greco-Persian Wars and their cultural contributions to Greek society.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArt | famous statue of Eros by Praxiteles at Thespiae ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary | sanctuary of Eros at Thespiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | Thespiae acropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveDemonym | Thespian ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | Greek culture ⓘ |
| demography | citizens of Thespiae ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Thespiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evacuatedCityDuring | Second Persian invasion of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Persians at Plataea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persians at Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAlongside | Spartans at Thermopylae ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
in the Boeotian plain
ⓘ
near Mount Helicon ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural contributions to Greek art
ⓘ
cultural contributions to Greek religion ⓘ devotion to the cult of Eros ⓘ heroic stand at Thermopylae ⓘ support for Leonidas I ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Thespiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | Hellenic alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | hoplite infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thespiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Plataea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ Greco-Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Boeotians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | polis community ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent polis within Boeotia ⓘ |
| region | Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| socialClass | citizen-soldiers (hoplites) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.