- THEBES (CAPITAL OF BOEOTIA)
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THEBES (CAPITAL OF BOEOTIA)
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Thebes (Achaia Secunda) — Thebes † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Thebes (THEBAE) A metropolitan titular see of Achaia Secunda. The city was founded by the Phoenician Cadmus in the sixteenth century B.C., afterwards made illustrious by the legends of Laius,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Boeotia — Boeotia, Beotia, or Bœotia (Greek: Βοιωτία English IPAEng|biːˈoʊʃiə), formerly Cadmeis, was a region of ancient Greece, north of the eastern part of the Gulf of Corinth. It was bounded on the south by Megaris and the Kithairon mountain range that … Wikipedia
Thebes — may refer to one of the following places:* Thebes, Greece, Boeotia Prefecture **Ancient Thebes (Boeotia) ( gm. #x10033; #x10023; gm. te qa , gr. Θῆβαι, Thebae ) * Thebes, Egypt ndash; Thebes of the Hundred Gates; one time capital of the New… … Wikipedia
Thebes, Greece — Infobox Greek Dimos name = Thebes name local = Θήβα caption skyline = Remains of the Cadmea, the central fortress of ancient Thebes city city periph = Central Greece prefec = Boeotia population = 23820 population as of = 2001 area = metro pop =… … Wikipedia
Thebes — Thebaic /thi bay ik/, adj. Theban /thee beuhn/, adj., n. /theebz/, n. 1. an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt. 2. a city of ancient Greece, in… … Universalium
Thebes, Egypt — For the Greek city of Boeotia, see Thebes, Greece. For other cities called Thebes, see Thebes. Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country Egypt Type Cultural … Wikipedia
Boeotia — Region of central Greece (q.v.) northwest of Athens (q.v.). It borders the Gulf of Corinth (q.v.) on its southwest, and the Strait of Europos on its east northeast. Its metropolis was Thebes (qq.v.). The history of Byzantine Boeotia is closely … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Boeotia Prefecture — Infobox Pref GR name = Boeotia name local = Νομός Βοιωτίας periph = Central Greece capital = Livadeia population = 130,768 population as of = 2005 pop rank = 27th pop dens = 44.3 popdens rank = 37th area = 2,952 area rank = 16th postal code = 32x … Wikipedia
THEBES — 1) an ancient city of Egypt of great renown, once capital of Upper Egypt; covered 10 sq. m. of the valley of the Nile on both sides of the river, 300 m. SE. of Cairo; now represented by imposing ruins of temples, palaces, tombs, and statues of … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Boeotia — /biˈoʊʃiə/ (say bee ohsheeuh) noun a district and republic of ancient Greece, north west of Athens. Capital: Thebes. –Boeotian, adjective, noun …
Thebes — /θibz/ (say theebz) noun 1. an ancient ruined city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile; a former capital of Egypt. 2. a city of ancient Greece, in Boeotia; a rival of ancient Athens. –Thebaic /θiˈbeɪɪk/ (say thee bayik), adjective –Theban, adjective,… …
