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Thebes, Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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History of ancient Thebes, Greece, Hellas, monuments, views. ... Thebes, the birthplace of the legendary hero Herakles and men of importance like Pindar and Epameinondas, played a major role in the affairs of Greece, from its early history as the many legends of the city testify.
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Thebes, chief city of Boeotia, in ancient Greece. It was originally a Mycenaean city. Thebes is rich in associations with Greek legend and religion (see Oedipus; the Seven against Thebes; Epigoni). Sometime before 1000 B.C., Thebes was settled by Boeotians and rapidly replaced Orchomenus as the region's leading city.
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At Thebes, also, was the necropolis in the Valley of the Kings where the kings and nobles were entombed in great splendor in crypts cut into the cliffs on the Nile's west bank. The city's greatest period was that of the empire, when it served as a reservoir for the immense wealth that poured in from the conquered countries.
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Thebes is a city in southern Boeotia, the region north and west of Attica. ... Thebes was founded by Cadmus, who occupied the land, in Boeotia, that until then had belonged to the Ectenes, ruled by Ogygus. ... At the time when Nycteus 2 was regent in Thebes, the Thessalian Epopeus 1 emigrated to Sicyon and became king of...
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Thebes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thebes may refer to one of the following places: • Thebes, Egypt – Thebes of the Hundred Gates; one-time capital of the New Kingdom of Egypt • Thebes, Greece, Boeotia Prefecture •Ancient Thebes (Boeo...
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