Thebes, Greece

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What is left of old Thebes today

Thebes is a city in Central Greece in Boeotia. Today, about 23,000 people live there. It lies on the border of Boeotia and Attica. Archaeologists have found a Mycenaean settlement. They have also found clay tablets written in Linear B script. Thebes was once a super-power in Greece until the rise of Macedonia. It became a dominant power after their victory over the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC.

Thebes, Greece Media

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  Archeological museum of Thebes

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  Theban workshop (Oinochoe type), 7th century BC

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  Topographic map of ancient Thebes

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  Ancient coin depicting a Boeotian shield, Archaeological Museum of Thebes

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  Thebes silver stater (450–440 BC) portraying Harmonia

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  Silver stater of Thebes (405–395 BC). Obverse: Boeotian shield, reverse: Head of bearded Dionysus.

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  Map of Greece during the height of Theban power in 362 BC, showing Theban, Spartan and Athenian power blocks

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  Ruins of Thebes

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  The Duchy of Athens and the other Greek and Latin states of southern Greece, c. 1210