Thespiae was an ancient Greek city (polis) in Boeotia. It stood on level ground commanded by the low range of hills which run eastward from the foot of Mount Helicon to Thebes, near modern Thespies.
Silver Obol from Thespiae, 431-424 BCE. Obverse: Boeotian shield. Reverse: crescent, ΘΕΣ[ΠΙΕΩΝ] (of the Thespians).
The Venus of Arles, modeled after the Aphrodite of Thespiae by Praxiteles
A kantharos from Thespiae (450–425 BC) inscribed in the Boeotian alphabet
Boeotia, sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes.
Mount Helicon
Ruins of the Cadmeia, the central fortress of ancient Thebes
Boeotian cup from Thebes painted with birds, 560–540 BC (Louvre)
Hosios Loukas