During the early Byzantine period it served as a place of refuge against foreign invaders. From the 10th century, Thebes became a centre of the new silk trade, its silk workshops boosted by imports of soaps and dyes from Athens. The growth of this trade in Thebes continued to such an extent that by the middle of the 12th century, the city had become the biggest producer of silks in the entire Byzantine empire, surpassing even the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. The women of Thebes were famed for their skills at weaving. Theban silk was prized above all others during this period, both for its quality and its excellent reputation.
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Because to be honest the war had nothing to do with America, we were pracacing what was called isolationism and we only started fighting after Germany started actively attacking our ships
They wanted to reform the Church of England, but England wouldn't let them do that so they sailed for North America to make their own church.
