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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Coronea canonical 4
Koroneia 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
polis
archaeologicalSite yes
associatedWithWar Corinthian War
First Peloponnesian War
battleInvolvedParties Athenians
Boeotians
Spartans
Thebans
classicalSourceCategory Greek historiography
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Ancient Greek
hasEthnicDesignation Coronean
hasNearbyFeature Boeotian plain
roads linking Thebes and Delphi
hasNearbyRiver Coralius River
hasSanctuaryOf Ares
Athena Itonia
Hermes
hasStrategicLocation yes
hasTypeOfGovernment city-state
inhabitedBy Boeotians
knownFor role in several classical Greek battles
strategic location in Boeotia
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Boeotia
central Greece
locatedNear Lake Copais
Mount Helicon
locatedOn plain of Boeotia
linked to: Boeotian plain
mentionedBy Pausanias
Thucydides
modernCountry Greece
nearModernSettlement modern Koroneia, Boeotia
partOf Boeotian confederacy
linked to: Boeotian League

region of Boeotia
politicalAffiliation Boeotian League
region Ancient Boeotia
linked to: Boeotia
regionCapitalOf local Boeotian district
regionType inland city
religion Ancient Greek religion
siteOf Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
Battle of Coronea (447 BC)
strategicImportanceReason position on routes between Thebes and Phocis
strategicRole commanded approaches between Phocis and Boeotia
controlled routes across Boeotian plain
timePeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haliartus hasNearbyCity Coronea
Boeotian League hasMember Coronea
Lake Koroneia alsoKnownAs Koroneia
linked to: Coronea