Phthiotic Thebes
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Phthiotic Thebes was an Ancient Greek city whose remains today are found 1 km north east of the village of Mikrothebai.
Grainger concluded from the election of men from Thebes to office in the Aetolian League that the city became a member of the League in the 220s BCE.
In 217 BCE it a was a key outpost of the Aetolian League
blocking Philip Vs communications with the south.
Polybios tells how Philip laid siege to the city, first building 3 camps and then joining the up with lines of circumvallation. Though initially the city offered determined resistance the citizens surrendered when a section of the wall that Philip had mined collapsed. The inhabitants were sold by Philip into slavery.
Grainger concluded from the election of men from Thebes to office in the Aetolian League that the city became a member of the League in the 220s BCE.
In 217 BCE it a was a key outpost of the Aetolian League
Aetolian League
The Aetolian League was a confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece centered on Aetolia in central Greece. It was established, probably during the early Hellenistic era, in opposition to Macedon and the Achaean League. Two annual meetings were held in Thermika and Panaetolika...
blocking Philip Vs communications with the south.
Polybios tells how Philip laid siege to the city, first building 3 camps and then joining the up with lines of circumvallation. Though initially the city offered determined resistance the citizens surrendered when a section of the wall that Philip had mined collapsed. The inhabitants were sold by Philip into slavery.