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The Thebaid or Thebais (, Thēbaïs) was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan.
In Ptolemaic Egypt, the Thebaid formed a single administrative district under the Epistrategos of Thebes, who was also responsible for overseeing navigation in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The capital of Ptolemaic Thebaid was Ptolemais Hermiou, a Hellenistic colony on the Nile which served as the center of royal political and economic control in Upper Egypt.
Around the 5th century, since it was a desert, the Thebaid became a place of retreat of a number of Christian , and was the birthplace of Pachomius. In Christian art, the Thebaid was represented as a place with numerous monks.
Ancient episcopal sees of Thebais Secunda (Thebaid II) listed in the Annuario Pontificio as Catholic :
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Anatole France's novel, Thaïs, opens on a monastic and ascetic community along the Nile, in Thebaid.
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Categories: Roman Provinces In Africa, Roman Egypt, Byzantine Egypt, Geography Of Ancient Egypt, Late Roman Provinces, 293 Establishments, 290s Establishments In The Roman Empire, 3rd-century Establishments In Egypt, 290s, 640s Disestablishments In The Byzantine Empire, 641 Disestablishments, 7th-century Disestablishments In Egypt, 640s Disestablishments
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