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Thebes in Ancient Greece
By: Shawna Montgomery, Meghan Hall, Carolyn Mcmullen, and
Charlotte Moreno
Goddess of Thebes
• Alcmene worshiped at Thebes and Athens– Hercules’ mother
• Dionysus also worshiped at Thebes– God of wine
Battles• Battle of Koronea– Spartan narrow victory– Thebes broke enemy lines– Proved they were better soldiers than them
• Persian Wars– Victory for Thebes
• Sparta Invasion– Sparta army fled– Heroic achievement of Pelopidas – Confidence to Thebeans to meet Spartans 4 years
later
Continuing Battles
• Battle of Leuctra– Thebes forces outnumbered– Defeat of Spartans– Thebes victorious
• Battle of Chaeronea– Thebes and Athens met with Macedon King– Battle occurred at Chaeronea– Macedon victorious
The People of Thebes• Pelopidas- generous man, fought in battles• Epaminondas- Greek warrior, fought in a victory• Kadmos- founded Thebes• Kadmeia- built palace, introduced Phonecian
alphabet• Teirsais- famous blind soothe sayer– Stories about the cause of his blindness
• Hesiod- wrote epic poems – Work and Days, Shield of Hercules
• Theogony- wrote epic poems liked by everyone• Pindar- greatest of lyric poems
Important Facts of Thebes
• Known for ending the power of Sparta• Government: Monarchy• 13th century– City destroyed when Adrastos and the Epigonoi
conquered Thebes
• Ally of Thebes- Athens• Thebean known as good soldiers