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Thebes had a population of between 15,000 and 25,000 citizens and perhaps 5,000 to 10,000 residents; it was the capital of Boeotia, which had 150,000 to 250,000 people, and spoke a distinct dialect

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Speaker

Victor Davis Hanson

Evidence Quote

“It was somewhere between 15 and 25,000 citizens and maybe at most 5 or 10,000 residents... it was the capital of what we would call today in English a province called Boeotia. And that probably had somewhere around 150 to 250...”

Source

“The End of Everything,” with Victor Davis Hanson | Uncommon Knowledge— Hoover Institution
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:38:14 PM

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