Koroneia was named after the ancient town
Coronea or
Coroneia (). According to tradition, the ancient town was founded by
Coronus, son of
Thersander and brother of
Haliartus. It was also said to have been founded by Boeotians from the town
Arne in Thessaly. In the
Battle of Coronea (447 BC), Athenian forces under
Tolmides were defeated by the Boeotians. In the
Battle of Coronea (394 BC) a force of
Spartans and their allies under King
Agesilaus II —
Xenophon being with him — defeated a force of
Thebans and
Argives. In the
Third Sacred War (356 BC–346 BC) Coronea was twice taken by the
Phocians under
Onomarchus. No longer a residential bishopric, Coronea is today listed by the
Catholic Church as a
titular see. The village Koutoumoulas was first mentioned in 1756. After the
Greek War of Independence, the village was the seat of a short-lived (1835-1840) municipality Koroneia. Between 1840 and 1912 it was the seat of the municipality Petra. In 1912, Koutoumoulas became an independent community, which was renamed to Koroneia in 1915. This community became part of the larger municipality Koroneia in 1997, which became part of the municipality of
Livadeia in 2010. ==References==