Ὀρχομενός

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Ὀρχομενός is the ancient Greek city of Orchomenus, a significant center in Boeotia known for its Mycenaean heritage and rich archaeological remains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mycenaean settlement
ancient Greek city
archaeological site
associatedWith Minyans
country Greece
culturalRegion Boeotia
describedBy Pausanias
EnglishName Orchomenus
flourishedDuring Late Bronze Age
Mycenaean period
GreekName Ὀρχομενός
hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy German Archaeological Institute
hasArchaeologicalFeature sanctuary remains
terraces and fortification walls
hasHeritage Mycenaean civilization
hasNearbyModernSettlement modern town of Orchomenos
hasTypeOfRemains Hellenistic period structures
Mycenaean palace remains
Roman period remains
classical period structures
heritageStatus important archaeological heritage site in Greece
inhabitedSince prehistoric times
knownFor Mycenaean tholos tombs
inscriptions
monumental tomb of Minyas
prehistoric fortifications
remains of a theater
remains of temples
rich archaeological remains
LatinName Orchomenus
locatedIn Boeotia
Central Greece
linked to: central Greece

Greece
mentionedIn Homeric epics
Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad
participatedIn Boeotian League affairs
partOf ancient region of Boeotia
situatedNear Lake Kopais
timePeriod Archaic period
Bronze Age
Classical period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
wasImportantAs economic center in Boeotia
political center in Boeotia
religious center in Boeotia

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Orchomenus hasGreekName Ὀρχομενός
Orchomenus (Arcadia) hasGreekName Ὀρχομενός
Κωπαΐδα λίμνη nearbySettlement Ορχομενός Βοιωτίας
linked to: Ὀρχομενός