Thebes

Thebes

In Egyptian the city had many names, when it was first founded the Egyptians called it Waset. The city became a stronger religious site during the Middle Kingdom era (2055 BC - 1759 BC) and would continue into the New Kingdom era (1539 BC - 1069 BC). This like most Egyptian ancient sites they remained powerful and ran by local governors. The Greek influence was mainly contained to Alexandria. The Greek-Macedonian rulers of the Ptolemy period knew that if they tried to change the Egyptian religion this would cause civil strife or even rebellion.