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The Thebaid (/ ˈ θ iː b eɪ. ɪ d /; Latin: Thēbaïs, lit. 'Song of Thebes') is a Latin epic poem written by the Roman poet Statius.Published in the early 90s AD, it contains 9748 lines arranged in 12 books, and recounts the clash of two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, over the throne of the Greek city of Thebes.
Thebaid (Greek poem) The Thebaid or Thebais (Ancient Greek: Θηβαΐς, Thēbais), also called the Cyclic Thebaid, is an Ancient Greek epic poem of uncertain authorship (see Cyclic poets) sometimes attributed by early writers to Homer, for example, by the poet Callinus and the historian Herodotus. [1]
In addition, unlike the poetry of the Trojan cycle, there is no prose summary. The Oedipodea: There are a total of 6,600 verses, which different sources attribute to Cinaethon of Sparta. [1] It is treated as the opening poem of the Theban Cycle. The Thebaid: contains 7,000 verses, also known as Thebais or the Cyclic Thebaid. It is an ancient ...
The poet's father (whose name is unknown) was a native of Velia but later moved to Naples and spent time in Rome where he taught with marked success. From boyhood to adulthood, Statius's father proved himself a champion in the poetic contests at Naples in the Augustalia and in the Nemean, Pythian, and Isthmian games, which served as important events to display poetic skill during the early empire.
Thebaid or Thebais may also refer to: Thebais (Greece) or Thebaid, a region of ancient Boeotia, containing the city of Thebes; Thebaid or Thebais, an Ancient Greek epic poem telling the story of the war between Eteocles and Polynices; Thebaid or Thebais, an epic poem by the Roman poet Statius on the same subject
According to one source, the epic extended to 7,000 lines of verse. [2] It told the story of the last battle for Thebes by the Epigoni, the children of the heroes who had previously fought for the city.
Antagoras wrote a Theban epic whilst in Pella, [2] and (extant) epigrams. Also was one of two attendant in the court of Antigonus II Gonatas, ruler of Macedonia [1] [3] Is recorded as having had some personal contact in his own time, with Philocydes (possibly envoy to Pharnabazus, son of Artabazus [4]) and was known to Hegesander.
During the Roman Empire, Diocletian created the province of Thebais, guarded by the legions I Maximiana Thebanorum and II Flavia Constantia.This was later divided into Upper (Latin: Thebais Superior, Greek: Ἄνω Θηβαΐς, Anō Thēbaïs), comprising the southern half with its capital at Thebes, and Lower or Nearer (Latin: Thebais Inferior, Greek: Θηβαΐς Ἐγγίστη, Thēbaïs ...