Thebaid
the ancient region surrounding Thebes, in Egypt.
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As to the connection of this poem with the Thebaid of Statius, see notes to ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerChaucer epitomises the general contents of the Thebaid in his Troilus; v. 1484, &c.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerBoccaccio is giving a sort of summary of the result of the war described in the Thebaid.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAmong others he strangled Mir Daud, king or bey of the Thebaid, and seized his treasure.
Statius, under the Flavian emperors, wrote several epic poems, of which the Thebaid survives.
British Dictionary definitions for Thebaid
/ (ˈθiːbeɪɪd, -bɪ-) /
the territory around ancient Thebes in Egypt, or sometimes around Thebes in Greece
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