A copy (dated 1493) of an Arabic epitome of Stephen's Sermo asceticus. The text is in Syriac script and the red text (rubric) marks the start of the work.
Stephen of Thebes (or Stephen the Theban) was a Roman Egyptian Christian ascetic writer who flourished around AD 400. Although virtually nothing is known about his life and he is scarcely studied in recent times, his works were once widely disseminated, translated and excerpted. Originally composed in either Greek or Coptic, translations into Arabic, Ethiopic, Georgian and Old Slavonic are also known and some excerpts were translated into Armenian.
StephenofThebes (or Stephen the Theban) was a Roman Egyptian Christian ascetic writer who flourished around AD 400. Although virtually nothing is known...
Band ofThebes (Ancient Greek: Ἱερός Λόχος, Hierós Lókhos) was a troop of select soldiers. According to some ancient Greek claims, 150 pairs of male lovers...
against Thebes were seven champions in Greek mythology who made war on Thebes. They were chosen by Adrastus, the king of Argos, to be the captains of an Argive...
Paul ofThebes (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ; Koinē Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Θηβαῖος, Paûlos ho Thēbaîos; Latin: Paulus Eremita; c. 227 – c. 341), commonly known as Paul...
inventories. Diataxis is also the title of one of the works ofStephenofThebes. The chapters of the Taktika of Leo the Wise, a military treatise, are...
He was one of the Seven against Thebes, and the father of Diomedes, who is frequently known by the patronymic Tydides. Tydeus was a son of Oeneus and...
November 10 of the modern Gregorian Calendar). In the past, Stephen the Sabaite was sometimes identified with the author known as StephenofThebes, but this...
Stephen Pule Phohlela (born 20 October 1944) is a South African politician. Formerly a politician in Qwaqwa and the founder ofThebe-e-Ntsho, he represented...
She is the daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, king ofThebes, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles, and Polynices....
city ofThebes. On the road to Thebes, Oedipus encounters an old man and his servants. The two begin to quarrel over whose chariot has the right of way...
tradition it is attributed to Stephenof Mar Saba, but in the Slavonic it is misattributed to StephenofThebes. The title of Leontius' biography in the...
contains two volumes (out of a total of 24) on the area around Thebes. European exploration continued in the area around Thebes during the nineteenth century...
Alin. "Revisiting the Literary Dossier ofStephenofThebes: With Preliminary Editions of the Greek Redactions of the Ascetic Commandments," Adamantius...
army to place Polynices on the throne ofThebes, led by seven champions, famously called the Seven against Thebes. The expedition failed and all the champions...
Paphnutius ofThebes, also known as Paphnutius the Confessor, was a dubiously historical early Christian figure, said to be a disciple of Anthony the Great...
Anthony of Thebes. For his importance among the Desert Fathers and to all later Christian monasticism, he is also known as the Father of All Monks. His...
worship of Dionysus throughout Thebes. The play begins before the palace at Thebes, with Dionysus telling the story of his birth and his reasons for visiting...
Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is a British actor who has appeared in films in the UK, US and India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav...
care for the deserving poor ofThebes, taking pleasure in simple clothing, a sparse diet, and the constant hardships of military life. People said that...
which it emerged victorious after the Battle of Aegospotami. The decisive Battle of Leuctra against Thebes in 371 BC ended the Spartan hegemony, although...
Patapios ofThebes (fl. 4th century AD) is the patron saint of dropsy. Saint Patapios’ memory is celebrated on 8 December (main celebration) and also...
rings", named for the moons of whose material they are composed: Amalthea and Thebe. The main and halo rings consist of dust ejected from the moons Metis...
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