Thebes
[θi:bz]
Definition
(noun.) an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC.
(noun.) an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs.
Editor: Madge--From WordNet
Examples
- Better the republics of Athens, Sparta, and Thebes, than such playing at monarchy. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Thebes with all B?otia submitted, and was pressed into the Persian army, except one town, Plat?a, whose inhabitants fled to Athens. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then arose Thebes, a city not fifty miles from Athens, to overshadow Sparta. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This destruction of Thebes betrayed a streak of crazy violence in the new master of human destinies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was Alexander who was outraging and plundering and enslaving all Thebes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Thebes, to his credit, haunted him. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- By that time the city of Thebes was in rebellion, and his next blow was at Greece. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Carmella