The action in oedipus the king takes place in the city of thebes. name the cities that are closest to thebes on the map of ancient greece.

Thebes was located in the Greek region of Boeotia, in central Greece. To the Southeast, we find the region of Attica, a small peninsula were Athens was (and is) located.

Attica is connected to the Peloponnese (the large peninsula that comprises the southernmost part of the Greek mainland) throught the Isthmus of Corinth. As the name implies, in this Isthmus, the ancient city of Corinth was located, as well as the city of Megara.

In the Peloponnese, there were many cities and villages, but two of the closest, geographically-speaking, to Thebes were Mycenae, Argos and Tegea. A bit farther inland, Sparta was located.

the captain of a steam ship naturally chooses the shortest route to his destination. since a sailing ship is usually pushed by winds and currents, its captain must find a route where the wind will probably blow in the right direction. tacking, i.e. using contrary wind to pull (sic) the sails, was always possible but wasted time because of the zigzagging required, and this would significantly delay long voyages. the early european explorers were not only looking for new lands. they also had to discover the pattern of winds and currents that would carry them where they wanted to go. during the age of sail winds and currents determined trade routes and therefore influenced european imperialism and modern political geography. for an outline to the main wind systems see global wind patterns.

pilotage or cabotage, in one sense, is the art of sailing along the coast using known landmarks. navigation, in one sense, is the art of sailing long distances out of sight of land.[1] although the polynesians were able to sail the pacific (with great difficulty) and people regularly sailed north and south across the mediterranean, before the time of columbus nearly all sailing was coastal pilotage

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