Orchomenos (Boeotia) in 431 B.C.

Orchomenos (Boeotia) — Major Members · Boeotian League · 431 B.C..

Interactive map of Orchomenos — a major members of the Theban-led Boeotian League in 431 B.C. The second city of Boeotia, on the rich plain by Lake Copais. Orchomenos had once rivaled Thebes for primacy in Boeotia and retained a fierce sense of independence. By 431 BC it was firmly inside the league but its loyalty to Thebes was always grudging — Thebes would eventually destroy the city in the 360s BC. Explore the map of Orchomenos within Boeotia on the eve of the Peloponnesian War.