Example sentences for: thebes

How can you use “thebes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Thebes held onto power until the 12th Dynasty, when its first king, Amenemhet Iwho reigned between 1980–1951 b.c. established a capital near Memphis.

  • Cairo, not Thebes, is the focus of today’s Egypt.

  • The Karnak temple at Thebes was begun around 2134 b.c. , marking the city’s rise to prominence.

  • Facing an amphitheater auditorium is a fixed décor of classical Roman statuary and columns that looks far deeper than its 4 m (14 ft), a permanent stage “curtain” of trompe l’oeil depicting the ancient streets of Thebes.

  • They were driven out of Lower Egypt by Ahmose I who founded the 18th Dynasty, ruling over a united Egypt from a capital at Thebes.


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