Thebaid

[ thee-bey-id, -bee- ]

/ ˈθi beɪ ɪd, -bi- /

the ancient region surrounding Thebes, in Egypt.

Example sentences from the Web for thebaid

The Thebaid was in this respect a special field of their labours.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12) |G. Maspero
In both its hermit and coenobitic phases, monasticism began in the East, in Syria and the Thebaid.

The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) |Henry Osborn Taylor
John, the famous monk of the Thebaid, was no writer, though believed to have the gift of prophecy.

History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12) |S. Rappoport
His chief work is, “The Thebaid,” an epic poem in twelve books.

Through the Year With Famous Authors |Mabel Patterson

On passing thence into the Thebaid a different world appeared to be entered.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 8 (of 12) |G. Maspero

Thebaid

/ (ˈθiːbeɪɪd, -bɪ-) /

the territory around ancient Thebes in Egypt, or sometimes around Thebes in Greece