Thebes
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.
a city of ancient Greece, in Boeotia: a rival of ancient Athens.
Other words from Thebes
- The·ba·ic [thi-bey-ik], /θɪˈbeɪ ɪk/, adjective
- The·ban [thee-buhn], /ˈθi bən/, adjective, noun
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How to use Thebes in a sentence
In spite of him, the Athenians now basely desert the Thebans, leaving them to stand the entire fury of the war alone.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousThe Thebans, early in the conflict, went over in a body to the enemy.
Xerxes | Jacob AbbottHence Pentheus, in addressing the Thebans, calls them Anguigenæ, serpent or snake-descended.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantThen the joke came out; but the Thebans couldn't see the "laughing place;" their rage and mortification was so intense.
Lincolniana | Andrew AdderupFor this series of success, though it greatly elated the Thebans, yet rather enraged than discouraged the Spartans.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks | Edward Wortley Montagu
British Dictionary definitions for Thebes
/ (θiːbz) /
(in ancient Greece) the chief city of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander the Great (336 bc)
(in ancient Egypt) a city on the Nile: at various times capital of Upper Egypt or of the entire country
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