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'''Boeotia''' was a nation which existed on [[Terra]] during the [[Age of Strife]] and the [[Unification Wars]], chiefly known for its lengthy holdout stance to [[Unification Wars|Unification]] and the eventual violent end to its sovereign status. <sup>1a</sup>{{Fn|1}}
==History==
An area of Terra mentioned in [[Imperial]] records as holding out against full Unification for some considerable time; while tacitly recognizing the [[Emperor]]'s dominance, the ruling monarchy of Boeotia used all manner of diplomacy in order to avoid losing power. In a show of great patience and benevolence, the Emperor allowed the ruling family of Boeotia - the '''Yeselti''' - to carry on like this for over 150 years, with the intention that they would integrate themselves into unified Imperial Terra at their own speed and with as much dignity as possible. <sup>1a</sup>{{Fn|1}}
===The Boeotian Conflict===
|Casualties2 =Extermination of Yeselti genetic line
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Instead, the Yeselti clung onto their independence to the point where, firstly, the [[Imperial Army]] was forced to invade the province and finally, [[Space Marines|Legiones Astartes]] of the [[Thousand Sons]] were assigned to quash the truculent little state.<sup>1a</sup>{{Fn|1}}
The campaign to seize the Boeotian citadel took around six weeks. In their final stages of resistance, the rebel defenders mined a massive refinery complex, the detonation of which by the Imperial invaders resulted in a blaze that put out enough carcinogenic smoke and soot that the entire area was covered in deadly murk. Unprotected [[humans]] had to wear full-body protection gear as a result. The fall of the citadel was said to resemble a city made into a bonfire, lighting a sky darker than [[Old Night]] itself. The initial force sent to claim Boeotia was made up solely of Imperial Army forces, of which the [[Tupelov Lancers]] are the only regiment known to have actually been present, under the leadership of a [[Commander]] '''Selud'''. After six weeks and the loss of the refinery fields - both seen as critical errors - Selud was removed from command and control of the campaign assigned to the Thousand Sons Legiones Astartes for a quick finish.<sup>1a</sup>{{Fn|1}}
Up until the Thousand Sons took control of the theatre, a [[conservator]] team led by [[Kasper Hawser]] and [[Navid Murza]] operated in the area during the campaign, exploring and recording the contents of an ancient shrine to the gods of a more superstitious age. The shrine had been uncovered by a wayward artillery strike, and the decision made to catalogue the contents at once; conservator teams had been assigned to the Army's tail, along with [[iterators]], engineers, aid workers and other groupings designed to ease Boeotia swiftly into the Imperial fold once it had been successfully annexed. Hawser's team was ultimately ejected before their analysis could be completed, despite their [[Unification Council]] credentials, by warriors of the [[Thousand Sons|Fifteenth Legion]]. Sixteen months after the Boeotian Conflict was ended, conservator teams were finally allowed back into the region. No trace of the shrine could be found.
==Trivia and Notes==
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*The Great Crusade was said to have already begun when Boeotia was pacified; Space Marines already existed and the bulk of the Legions had previously left Terra to conquer the galaxy. The Boeotian Conflict currently holds the distinction of being a war of Unification that took place during the Great Crusade, the last and first currently known battle of each grand campaign respectively.
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}: [[Prospero Burns(Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]],**<sup>1a</sup>:Chapter One, pppgs.29-41
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