Visual Timeline: Thebes (Egypt)

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3200 BCE: Thebes is prominent religious center dedicated to the worship of Amon.
 
2061 BCE - 2010 BCE: Life of Theban noble Mentuhotep II of Thebes.
 
 
2055 BCE: Mentuhotep II conquers rival princes, unites Egypt with Thebes as capital.
 
 
1345 BCE: Akhenaten moves capital of Egypt from Thebes to Akhetaten, his custom-built city.
 
1334 BCE: Tutankhamun returns capital to Thebes.
 
 
666 BCE: Thebes sacked by Assyrians under Ashurbanipal.
 
 
640 CE: Arab invasion of Egypt who name the temple complex at Thebes `Karnak'.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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