Meanings
plural Boeotarchs · alternative obsolete Bœotarch
- historicalTitle of a chief officer of the Boeotian Confederacy.
The most famous Boeotarchs were Epaminondas and Pelopidas, who led Thebes to hegemonic status over Greece in the middle of the 4th century BC.
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Boeotarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boeotarch
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