Θηβαΐς
Thebais, Thebaid
Translated by David Whitehead30 Nov 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[The name of a] territory.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θηβαΐς· χώρα.
Betacode
*qhbai/+s: xw/ra.
Notes
- That of Thebes (Thebai) -- either the Boeotian (Greek) one or the Egyptian one; see LSJ s.v., and theta 322.
There were other cities called Thebai, notably that of Phthiotis in Thessaly (phi 496, cf. alpha 1736), but 'Thebais' is not attested in application to their territory.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 28 Apr 2016
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added x-refs — David Whitehead
- augmented note — Nicholas Fincher
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead