Thebaid

Also known as Thebais, Thebaïde

thumb|right|300px|Map of the late Roman Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)|Diocese of Egypt, with Thebais in the south. The Thebaid or Thebais (, Thēbaïs) was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan.

Key facts

Former Subdivision.common_name: Thebaid
Former Subdivision.era: Late Antiquity
Former Subdivision.subdivision: Province
Former Subdivision.nation: the Byzantine Empire, Diocese of Egypt
Former Subdivision.year_start: c. 293
Former Subdivision.year_end: 641
Former Subdivision.capital: Ptolemais
Former Subdivision.event_start: Division by emperor Diocletian
Former Subdivision.event1: Persian occupation
Former Subdivision.date_event1: 612–628
Former Subdivision.event_end: Conquest by Arabs
Former Subdivision.today: Egypt

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Contents

Pharaonic history
Roman province(s)
Episcopal sees
Cultural references
See also
References
Sources and external links

== Pharaonic history == thumb|Pyramidion of Nebamun. Possibly top of a stela. Limestone. 19th Dynasty. From Egypt. Bought in the Thebaid (Thebais) but probably it came from Deir el-Medina. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London The Thebaid acquired its name from its proximity to the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes (Luxor). During the Ancient Egyptian dynasties this region was dominated by Thebes and its priesthood at the temple of Amun at Karnak.