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

The Thebaid or Thebais (Ancient Greek: Θηβαΐς, Thēbaïs) was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan.

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