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Archaeological excavations in and around Thebes have revealed cist graves dated to Mycenaean times containing weapons, ivory, and tablets written in Linear B.Its attested name forms and relevant terms on tablets found locally or elsewhere include 𐀳𐀣𐀂, te-qa-i, [n 1] understood to be read as *Tʰēgʷai̮s (Ancient Greek: Θήβαις, Thēbais, i.e. "at Thebes", Thebes in the dative ...
Map of the Topography of Ancient Thebes showing the location of the Cadmea Site of the Cadmea in 2016. In the classical and the early Hellenistic periods, the Cadmea served a similar purpose to the Acropolis of Athens; many public buildings were situated there, and the assemblies of Thebes and the Boeotian Confederacy are thought to have met there.
Mount Helicon Map showing ancient regions of central Greece in relation to geographical features. Many ancient Greek legends originated or are set in this region. The older myths took their final form during the Mycenean age (1600–1200 BC) when the Mycenean Greeks established themselves in Boeotia and the city of Thebes became an important ...
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Aeniania (Greek: Αἰνιανία) or Ainis (Greek: Αἰνίς) was a small district to the south of Thessaly (which it was sometimes considered part of). [2] The regions of Aeniania and Oetaea were closely linked, both occupying the valley of the Spercheios river, with Aeniania occupying the lower ground to the north, and Oetaea the higher ground south of the river.
This category includes historical battles in which Greek city-state of Thebes (15th century BC–4th century BC) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Battles involving ancient Thebes, Greece"
Thespiae (/ ˈ θ ɛ s p i. iː / THESP-ee-ee; Ancient Greek: Θεσπιαί, romanized: Thespiaí) was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia.It stood on level ground commanded by the low range of hills which run eastward from the foot of Mount Helicon to Thebes, near modern Thespies.
Thebes or Thebae may refer to one of the following places: Thebes, Egypt, capital of Egypt under the 11th, early 12th, 17th and early 18th Dynasties; Thebes, Greece, a city in Boeotia; Phthiotic Thebes or Thessalian Thebes, an ancient city at Nea Anchialos; Thebae (Cilicia), a town of ancient Cilicia, now in Turkey; Thebes (Ionia), in Asia Minor