Word "THEBES" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC

Crossword Clues for THEBES

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Almost the most splendid classical city (6)
Almost the finest of ancient cities
Ancient city almost unrivalled The Times Quick Cryptic 19 Mar 2024
Ancient city not quite top of its class (6)
Very old place, not quite the best (6)
Ancient city whose ruins are in Luxor LA Times Daily 09 Jan 2024
It was an old city - not altogether the best! (6)
Not quite number one city in Egypt
The most suitable time to depart ancient city (6)
The most suitable time to depart ancient city The Telegraph Cryptic 28 Nov 2023
Almost unrivalled ancient city The Telegraph Toughie 03 Oct 2023
Old city that's almost perfect The Guardian Quiptic 17 Jul 2023
City once outstripping all others for the most part The Times Cryptic 29 Nov 2022
The most appropriate time to leave ancient city The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Jul 2022
Elite timeless old city Irish Times Crosaire 14 May 2022
Ancient Greek or Egyptian city The Times Concise 08 Apr 2022
Ancient Nile city Eugene Sheffer 28 Mar 2022
City of ancient Egypt Premier Sunday 19 Dec 2021
Time for youthful Greek goddess is endless on the Nile Irish Times Crosaire 13 Dec 2021
Old city in Egypt will be No.1 shortly
In it he besieged ancient Greek city The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Sep 2021
Ancient Nile city Eugene Sheffer 26 Jul 2021
Old city the one above all others? Not quite
Where Oedipus was king Universal 11 Mar 2021
Site of the Luxor and Karnak temples The Times Specialist Sunday 06 Dec 2020
Winners detailed in ancient city
Famous ancient city on the Nile Family Time 27 Jul 2020
Not quite the perfect ancient city
Some writhe besottedly in old city
Ancient city on the Nile Thomas Joseph 30 Oct 2019
Some writhe besottedly in old city
Ancient Nile city Eugene Sheffer 27 Aug 2019
He bets foolishly in ancient Egypt
Ancient capital of Egypt USA Today 27 Jul 2019
Ancient city on the Nile The Washington Post 10 Jul 2019
Ancient city on the Nile LA Times Daily 10 Jul 2019
Ancient Egyptian city, virtually second to none The Telegraph Toughie 27 Jun 2019
Greek goddess, flanked by banks of Tigris in ancient city The Telegraph Toughie 21 Jun 2019
Ancient capital of Egypt
Ancient city on the Nile
Realm of Oedipus Premier Sunday 30 Dec 2018
Bet he's out in the old city
Ancient city, above all, unfinished
Supreme, timeless ancient city
City in Greece Universal 07 Apr 2018
Ancient city on the Nile New York Times 07 Feb 2018
Ancient city on the Nile
City in Greece
Most of the elite found in ancient Egypt
Ancient city is #1? Not quite
Luxor Temple location Wall Street Journal 27 Apr 2016
Most of the elite in ancient Egypt
Ancient city he bets is in a destroyed state
Happen to stop most of these coming from somewhere in Boeotia
Ancient Greek city The Telegraph Quick 27 Jun 2015
Almost top ancient city
Oedipus's realm in Greek myth
Ancient site of the Luxor Temple
Ancient city whose ruins are in modern Luxor
Ancient setting of Luxor Temple
Ancient city on the Nile
City of ancient Egypt
Capital of ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian city
Ancient Nile city
Ancient rival of Athens
Creon's kingdom
Ancient city on the Nile
Oedipus' realm
"Seven Against __"
Where Oedipus ruled
Where Jocasta was queen
City founded by Cadmus
Site of King Tut's tomb
Rival of ancient Athens
Jocasta's domain
Old rival of Athens
Ancient Nile city
Creon's kingdom
Where Oedipus ruled
Site of Tut's tomb
"Iliad" "hundred-gated" city
Ancient Egyptian city
Site of tomb of Seti I
Pindar's home
"Seven against ___"
Ancient Nile city
Seven against ___
Site of Temple of Karnak
Old capital of Egypt
Well-excavated city of Egypt
Ancient rival of Athens.
Site of the Temple of Karnak.
City of 2000 B.C.
City called No in the Bible.
Rival of Athens.
Ruined city on the Nile.
Ancient city on the Nile.
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