Thebaid

Provincia Thebais
Θηβαΐς
ἐπαρχία Θηβαΐδος
Province of the Byzantine Empire, Diocese of Egypt
c. 293–641
CapitalPtolemais
Historical eraLate Antiquity
• Division by emperor Diocletian
c. 293
612–628
• Conquest by Arabs
641
Today part ofEgypt
Map of the late Roman Diocese of Egypt, with Thebais in the south.

The Thebaid or Thebais (‹See Tfd›Greek: Θηβαΐς, Thēbaïs) was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan.[1]

  1. ^ Windham, Dharma (March 2006). Reluctant Goddess: Kleopatra and the Stolen Throne. Infinity Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7414-3092-2.

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