From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
Thebes
n 1: 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 include many splendid
temples and tombs [syn: Thebes]
2: an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the
Great in 336 BC [syn: Thebes]