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The Thebaid or '''Thebaïde''' is the region of Ancient Egypt containing the thirteen southernmost Nomes of Upper Egypt , from Abydos to Aswan . It acquired its name from its proximity to the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes . In Ptolemaic Egypt , the Thebaid formed a single administrative district under the ''Epistrategos'' of Thebes, who was also responsible for overseeing navigation in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean . During the Roman Empire , Diocletian created the province of ''Thebaidos'', guarded by the Legions I ''Maximiana Thebanorum'' and II ''Flavia Constantia'' . Around the 5th century, it was a Desert , the retreat of a number of Christian Hermit s. In Christian Art , the Thebaid was represented as a place with abundant monks. |
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