Original: Thebes ( , ThÄ '' bai , , á Ä '' bah ) is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean , on the east bank of the river Nile .
Simplified: Thebes ( , ThÄ '' bai ) was a city in Ancient Egypt about 800 km south of the Mediterranean , on the east bank of the river Nile .