Thebes (Diospolis Magna), Ptolemaic and Roman periods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23711705 |
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| Authors | John G Manning (0000-0002-4454-198X, Yale University, corresponding author), Joseph Manning |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah07107 |
| OpenAlex | W1538314213 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
A city in Upper Egypt that rose to prominence during the Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BCE ), Thebes became the effective southern capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom, when the temple of “Amun‐Re King of the gods” functioned as a major ritual center for the Egyptian state.
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Capital (architecture) · Center (category theory) · Geography · Kingdom · Middle East · State (computer science) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Geology · History · Paleontology
| Highly cited | No |
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