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Alexander the Great in Tour Egypt

ALEXANDER THE GREAT MACEDONIAN DYNASTY The Egyptians, oppressed under the Persian rule, welcomed Alexander the Great with open arms when he entered the country in 332 B.C. While there he visited the Oracle of Amon, at Siwa, where he was declared "the son of Amon." Exactly how this happened is unclear. One story is that either upon entering or e...

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Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator in Tour Egypt

PTOLEMY VII NEOS PHILOPATOR 145 B.C. PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator was the seventh ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. He was the son of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II. Upon Philometor's death, Cleopatra's son, who was about 16 years old and had been appointed co-ruler by his father earlier that year, became king under his...

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Cleopatra III of Egypt in Wikipedia

Cleopatra III (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα, 161–101 BC) was queen of Egypt 142–101 BC. Cleopatra III was also known as Cleopatra Euergetis while associated with her husband Ptolemy VIII or her son Ptolemy X. She is attested as Cleopatra Philometor Soteira while associated with her eldest son Ptolemy IX. According to Strabo she was sometimes known as Cleopat...

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Ptolemy III Euergeter in Tour Egypt

PTOLEMY III EUERGETES THE THIRD KING OF EGYPT'S PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN -- Ptolemy III Euergetes (Benefactor), the third ruler of Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty, was the son of Ptolemy II Philadelphus by one of his early wives named Arsinoe. However, his father apparently abandoned this first Arsinoe to marry his full sister, who was also nam...

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Darius II in Tour Egypt

DARIUS II 424-404 B.C. 27TH DYNASTY Darius II was the fifth king of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty. During his reign, he did some work on the temple of Amun is the Kharga oasis. There were also many foreigners in Egypt during this time, mostly Greeks and Jews. He died in the spring of 404 BC....

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Necho II in Wikipedia

Necho II (sometimes Nekau) was a king of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt (610 BCE - 595 BCE). Necho II is most likely the pharaoh mentioned in several books of the Bible (see Hebrew Bible / Old Testament). The Book of Kings states that Necho II met King Josiah of the Kingdom of Judah at Megiddo and killed him (2 Kings 23:29 ) (see Battle of Megi...

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Nekau (Necho) II in Tour Egypt

NEKAU II, OF EGYPT'S 26TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN -- Nekau (II), who we know better as Necho, was either the 2nd or 3rd king of Egypt's 26th Dynasty, depending on whether we allow the rule of a nominal king Nekau I at the beginning of the Dynasty. Nekau was his Birth name, and Necho is actually his Greek name. His Throne name was Wah-em-ib-re, whi...

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Psamtik III in Wikipedia

Psamtik III (also spelled Psammetichus or Psammeticus) was the last Pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt from 526 BC – 525 BC. Most of what we know about his reign and life was documented by the Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century. Herodotus states that Psamtik had ruled Egypt for only six months before he was confronted by a Per...

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Hakor in Wikipedia

Hakor, or Akoris, was the Pharaoh of Egypt from 393 BC to 380 BC. Hakor overthrew his predecessor Psammuthes and falsely proclaimed himself to be the grandson of Nepherites I, founder of the 29th Dynasty, on his monuments in order to legitimise his kingship.[2] While Hakor ruled Egypt for only 13 years, his reign is important for the enormous num...

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Nectanebo II in Wikipedia

Nectanebo II (ruled 360 - 343 BC), also known by the name Nakhthoreb, was the third and last king of the Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt and also the last native Egyptian ruler of the country in antiquity. Nectanebo was placed on the Egyptian throne by the Spartan king Agesilaus II, who helped him overthrow Teos and fight off a rival pretender. After ...

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