Nile, in lat

25° 38′ N., long. 32°39′ E. Thebes proper was on the east bank, and the Libyan suburb (Pathyris, Memnonia) on the west bank. The village of Luxor now stands on the site. The remains of antiquity here are • of great interest. The Colo i, or statues of Memnon as commonly called, are two huge seated figures, originally monolithic, of Amenhotep III. (about 1500 B. c.), standing, with others now ruined, before the ruined temple of that king. They are about 50 feet high, and are raised on sandstone pedestals measuring about 10 feet. They are now much weather-beaten and broken by earthquake shocks, but have suffered still more from vandalism. The northernmost figure is the famed vocal statue of Memnon, which is said to have emitted a sound when touched by the rays of the rising sun. The temple of Rameses I. and Seti I., or of Amen-Ra, is entered by a dromos of sphinxes between two pylons, the second of which is followed by a similar dromos before the fine prostyle colonnade, whose columns are of the early type resembling stalks bound together. The portal opens on a columned hall sur rounded by chambers, beyond which lies a large hall with four columns, preceding the now ruined sanctuary. On both sides of the main temple there are other halls and rooms: those on the west may have formed part of the royal palace. The sculptures, which refer to Rameses I., Seti I., and Rameses II., are of high interest. The tomb of Seti I. (about 1400 B. C.), No. 17 of the Tombs of the Theodoric been by some censured, appears to me to have been one of the grandest ever made by man. Eurybiades, in the heat of dispute, shook his staff in a menacing manner at him. "Strike, but hear," was the only return he made. To have drawn forth the sword by his side, and to have smote him See Karnak and Luxor . Thebes. [Gr. Θήβαι , L. Thebæ or Thebe .] In ancient geography, the chief city of Bœotia, Greece, situated in lat. 38° 19′ N., long. 23° 19′ E.: the modern Thiva. It is said to have been founded by Cadmus (hence Cadmea, the citadel), and is celebrated in connection with Amphion, Zethus, Laius and Edipus, and the expeditions of the Seven against Thebes and of the Epigoni. It was early settled by the Bœotians from The aly; had a quarrel with Athens at the end of the 6th century B. C.; was allied with the Persians in the Persian war; was defeated by Athens at Enophyta 456; and was under democratic and A then i an influence until 447; was the bitter enemy of Athens in the Peloponnesian war; had a severe struggle with Sparta in the battle of Coronea in 394; had to yield to Sparta 382-379; defeated Sparta at Leuctra in 371, and at Mantinea in 362, and held the hegemony in Greece under the leadership of Epa min on das; took part in the Sacred War; was allied with Athens in the defeat at Chærone a in 338, and was severely treated by Philip; rebelled in 335, but was retaken by Alexander and destroyed; was rebuilt by Cas sander; became insignificant under the Roman Empire; was important in the middle ages and noted for its silk manufactures;; and was plundered by the Normans of Sicily and others. It was the reputed birth place of Tires i as, Amphion, Hercules, and Bacchus. Population of the modern town, about 4,000. Thecla (thek'lä), Saint. A saint of Iconium, Asia Minor, said to have been a disciple of the apostle Paul. Theia (the'yä). See Titans . Theiner (ti'ner), August in. Born at Breslau, April 11, 1804: died Aug. 10, 1874. A noted German Roman Catholic historian. He was prefect of the Vatican archives 1855-70. He was suspected of misusing his official position for the advantage of the bishops of the opposition in the Vatican Council, and the key of the archives was taken away from him. He published many ecclesiastical works on the old monuments of Poland, Hungary, Ru ia, etc.; "Geschichte des Pontific ats Clemens XIV.” (1853); "Codex diplomatic us dominii temporal is Sanctæ Ledis" (1862: on the temporal power of the papacy); etc. Thei (tis), Hung. Tisza (tis'o). The largest tributary of the Danube: the Slavonian Tisa, and the ancient Path is sus, or Ti us, or Tisia (le probably Tibiscus). It is formed by the union of the Black Thei and White Thei in the Car path i ans on the border of Galicia; flows west, southwest, and south through Hungary; and empties into the Danube 26 miles north by west of Belgrad. Its principal tributaries are the Hernad on the right, and the Szamos, Körös, Maros, and Bega on the left. The chief towns on its banks are Szigeth, Tokay, Szolnok, Csóngrad, and Szegedin. Length, estimated, about 700 miles; navigable for steamboats from Tokay. Them is (the'mis). [L., from Gr. Θέμις .] 1. A Greek godde , the personification of law, order, and abstract right. - 2. An asteroid (No. 24) discovered by De Gas paris at Naples, April 5, 1853. Them is toc les (the-mis'tō-klēz). [Gr. Θεμιστο κλῆς.] Born in the latter part of the 6th century B. C.: died about 460 (perhaps as late as 447). A famous A then i an statesman and commander. He became a political leader in opposition to Aristides, who was ostracized in 483; was instrumental in increasing the naval resources of Athens; induced the A then i ans to leave Athens for Salamis and the fleet, and brought about the victory of Salamis in 480; urged on the fortifications of Athens and of the Piræus, and the devel opment of the naval power of Athens; and was ostracized about 470. He was charged with complicity in the treason of Pausanias. He lived in exile in Argos, Corcyra, Epirus, and elsewhere, and went to Persia in 465, when he was pensioned by Artaxerxes, and established himself at Magnesia. Even after Leonidas had so gallantly perished, Them is toc les had great difficulty in persuading them not to take flight in their ships; if once they went to sea, he said, all was lost. And then his reply to Eurybiades, which has natural; but any one could have done that. A poor dray. man in a pothouse might have done it; but to forbear, to waive his own redre in order to extinguish resentments, and keep the troops united for his country's sake, this appears to me truly great!