Editing Thebes, Greece (section)

===Modern town===
In the modern Greek State, Thebes was the capital of the prefecture of [[Boeotia]] until the late 19th century, when [[Livadeia]] became the capital.

Today, Thebes is a bustling [[market town]], known for its many products and wares. Until the 1980s, it had a flourishing agrarian production with some industrial complexes. However, during the late 1980s and 1990s the bulk of industry moved further south, closer to [[Athens]]. Tourism in the area is based mainly in Thebes and the surrounding villages, where many places of interest related to antiquity exist such as the battlefield where the [[Battle of Plataea]] took place. The proximity to other, more famous travel destinations, like [[Athens]] and [[Chalkis]], and the undeveloped archaeological sites have kept the tourist numbers low. A notable portion of the inhabitants of Thebes are [[Arvanites]].<ref>Sasse, H. (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Deutschland: O. Harrassowitz, p. 4</ref>
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File:Rottmann - Theben 1842.jpg|Thebes, 1842 by [[Carl Rottmann]]
File:Volksfest in Theben - Schweiger Lerchenfeld Amand (freiherr Von) - 1887.jpg|Popular festival at Thebes, 1880s
File:Statue of Pindar, Thiva, Greece.JPG|A bust of [[Pindar]]
File:Thiva Archaeological Museum 2016.jpg|Entrance to the archaeological museum
File:Holy Monastery of Transfiguration-Sagmata 02.jpg|Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ, Sagmata
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