1The Greek name for an ancient city of Upper Egypt, whose ruins are situated on the River Nile about 675 km (420 miles) south of Cairo. It was the capital of ancient Egypt under the 18th dynasty (c.1550–1290 BC) and is the site of the major temples of Luxor and Karnak.
2A city in Greece, in Boeotia, north-west of Athens. Thebes became a major military power in Greece following the defeat of the Spartans at the battle of Leuctra in 371 BC. It was destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC.
底比斯（希腊城市，位于雅典西北面的皮奥夏，公元前371年斯巴达人在留克特拉战役中被打败后它成为希腊主要的军事政权所在地，于公元前336年被亚历山大大帝所毁；希腊语名 T HÍVAI ）
Greek name Thívai
Definition of Thebes in US English:
Thebes
proper nounθibzTHēbz
1The Greek name for an ancient city in Upper Egypt, the ruins of which are located on the Nile River about 420 miles (675 km) south of Cairo. The capital of ancient Egypt under the 18th dynasty (c.1550–1290 BC), it is the site of the major temples of Luxor and Karnak.
2A city in Greece, in Boeotia, northwest of Athens. Thebes became a major military power in Greece following the defeat of the Spartans at the battle of Leuctra in 371 BC. It was destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC.
底比斯（希腊城市，位于雅典西北面的皮奥夏，公元前371年斯巴达人在留克特拉战役中被打败后它成为希腊主要的军事政权所在地，于公元前336年被亚历山大大帝所毁；希腊语名 T HÍVAI ）