▁the ▁conf ines ▁of ▁Th esp iae ▁and ▁Cor one ia . ▁This be ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Catalogue ▁of ▁Sh ips ▁in ▁the ▁I li ad ▁by ▁H omer , ▁who ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁ab ounds ▁in ▁wild ▁p ige ons ▁- ▁ π ο λ υ τ ρ ή τ ρ ω ν ά ▁ τ ε ▁ Θ ί σ β η ν ; ▁and ▁both ▁Stra bo ▁and ▁Ste phan us ▁of ▁By z ant ium ▁remark ▁that ▁this ▁ep ith et ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁from ▁the ▁abund ance ▁of ▁wild ▁p ige ons ▁at ▁the ▁har bour ▁of ▁This be . ▁X en oph on ▁remarks ▁that ▁Cle omb rot us ▁I ▁march ed ▁through ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁This be ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Cre us is ▁before ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Le uct ra ▁in ▁ 3 7 1   B CE . ▁▁ ▁The ▁only ▁public ▁building ▁at ▁This be ▁mentioned ▁by ▁P aus an ias ▁was ▁a ▁temple ▁of ▁Her acles , ▁to ▁whom ▁a ▁festival ▁was ▁celebrated . ▁The ▁same ▁writer ▁adds ▁that ▁between ▁the ▁mountain ▁on ▁the ▁sea - side ▁and ▁the ▁mountain ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁town ▁stood , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁plain ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁in und ated ▁by ▁the ▁water ▁flow ing ▁into ▁it , ▁were ▁it ▁not ▁for ▁a ▁mole ▁or ▁cause way ▁constructed ▁through ▁the ▁middle , ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁water ▁is ▁di vert ed ▁every ▁year ▁into ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁plain