https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes Social Studies. en-us 2017-11-14 14:56:10 UTC 2025-11-17 21:45:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207187536 Thebes is a city in central Greece. Thebes was the biggest city of the ancient region of Boeotia (central Greece) and was the leader of the Boeotian confederacy. It was a major rival of ancient Athens, and sided with the Persians during the 480 BC invasion under Xerxes. ]]> 2017-11-15 14:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207187536 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207188687 Thebes was a major force in Greek history, and was the most dominant city-state at the time of the Macedonian conquest of Greece.]]> 2017-11-15 14:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207188687 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207189221 Thebes is situated in a plain, between Lake Yliki to the north, and the Cithaeron mountains.]]> 2017-11-15 14:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207189221 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207190023 Thebes was preserved among the Greeks in an large mass of legends that rival the myths of Troy.]]> 2017-11-15 14:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207190023 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207190915 The central position and military security of the city naturally tended to raise it to a commanding position among the Boeotians, and from early days its inhabitants endeavoured to establish a complete supremacy over outer cities.]]> 2017-11-15 14:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207190915 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207193639 Thebes was short-lived, as the states that she protected refused to subject themselves to her control.]]> 2017-11-15 14:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207193639 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207194223 Today, Thebes is a busy market town, known for its many products.]]> 2017-11-15 14:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207194223 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207196142 After killing a giant serpent (or dragon) which Ares had sent to protect the Areia Spring, Athena instructed Kadmos to sow the serpent’s teeth into the ground from which sprang up warriors who would found the city of Thebes.]]> 2017-11-15 14:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207196142 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207197246 Thebes re-emerged as an influential Greek city-state]]> 2017-11-15 14:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207197246 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207201621 Thebes used to be an oligarchy but eventually became a democracy.]]> 2017-11-15 14:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207201621 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207203967 2017-11-15 14:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207203967 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207207085 2017-11-15 14:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207207085 azrielleswallow https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207210061 Men were important.
Any important men had slaves.
In order: Men in power, noble men, regular men, women, slaves]]> 2017-11-15 14:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/azrielleswallow/thebes/wish/207210061