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Thebes: Cadmea Map of southeastern Europe highlighting the location of Thebes in central Greece, with a bold label and dot. The map also shows Athens nearby, as well as surrounding countries including Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey, and major bodies of water such as the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Ionian Seas.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified title of Web site: Heritage History - How Epaminondas Made Thebes Free. Jun 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - How Epaminondas Made Thebes Free. Jun 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Academia - Greek Thebes in the Early Mythographic Tradition (PDF). Feb 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Livius - Thebes (Greece). Dec 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Archaeological Museum of Thebes - Tour in Thebes. Sep 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Penn Arts and Sciences - Department of Classical Studies - The House of Thebes. Jul 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Greek Gods and Goddesses - Thebes. Oct 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Harvard University - Center for Hellenic Studies - Homer�s Thebes: Epic Rivalries and the Appropriation of Mythical Pasts. Jul 14, 2023
Map added. Apr 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Thebes, A City Formed by The Warriors Who Sprang from a Dragon�s Teeth. Jan 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Thebes: Ancient Greek Power and Mythmaker. Feb 19, 2019
Add new Web site: Quatr.us - Thebes - a city in ancient Greece. Feb 19, 2019
Population data updated. Aug 09, 2018
Add new Web site: Word History Encyclopedia - Thebes, Greece. May 16, 2014
Media added. Apr 29, 2009
Article revised and updated. Apr 29, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Thebes. Nov 13, 2008
Media added. Jul 14, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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