People - Ancient Egypt
Amyrtaeus (or Amenirdisu) of Sais is the only king of the Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt and is thought to be related to the
royal family of the Twenty-sixth dynasty. He ended the First Persian Occupation and reigned from 404 BC to 399 BC.
Amyrtaeus was probably the grandson of the Amyrtaeus of Sais who is known to have carried on a rebellion in 4...
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Artaxerxes I (Latin; Greek Ἀρταξέρξης; Persian اردشیر یکم (Ardeshir) corruption of Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎭𐎧𐎨𐏁𐎨[1] Artaxšacā, "whose reign is
through arta (truth)"; the name has nothing to do with Xerxes)[2] was king of the Persian Empire from 465 BC to 424 BC. He was the son of
Xerxes I of Persia an...
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DARIUS I
521-486 B.C.
27TH DYNASTY
Darius I was the second ruler of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty.
He was son of Hystaspes and a member of the Cyrus family. He
was in Egypt while Cambyses ruled and Darius treated the
Egyptians with respect and goodwill. During his reign he
undertook the completion of the canal that extended from the
Nile to the...
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NECTANEBO I, THE FIRST RULER OF EGYPT'S
30TH AND LAST NATIVE EGYPTIAN DYNASTY
BY JIMMY DUNN --
Nectanebo I (Nakhtnebef) of Sebennytos (modern Sammanud) founded the 30th Dynasty, the last dynasty to be ruled by native
Egyptians, late in Egypt's Pharaonic Period. His birth name was Nakhtnebef, meaning "strong in his Lord", while his throne
name wa...
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Psammuthes was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Twenty-ninth dynasty during 393 BC. Upon the death of
Nepherites I, two rival factions fought for the throne: one supported Muthis son of Nefaarud, and the
other supported an usurper named Psammuthes.[1] Both men were, however, overcome by an unrelated man
named Hakor.[2]...
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AMYRTAIOS (AMYRTEOS)
404-399 B.C.
28TH DYNASTY
Amyrtaios was the only ruler of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty. He is thought to have been a Libyan. He ruled Egypt
from Sais for six years. He began his reign after the death of Darius II when there was a renewed revolt in Egypt.
They achieved independence for a short time again. On the Elephantine Papy...
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Darius II (Dārayavahuš), originally called Ochus and often surnamed Nothus (from Greek νόθος), was king of the Persian Empire from 423
BC to 404 BC.
Artaxerxes I, who died on December 25, 424 BC, was followed by his son Xerxes II. After a month and a half Xerxes II was murdered by
his brother Secydianus or Sogdianus (the form of the name is uncer...
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King Nepherites I, or Nefaarud I, founded the Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt by defeating Amyrtaeus in open battle, and
then executing him at Memphis in the autumn of 399 BC. These events are recorded in an Aramaic papyrus document
(Papyrus (Papyrus Brooklyn 13). Nepherites was a native of Mendes, where he also made his capital and burial place. H...
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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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NEPHERITES II
380 B.C.
29TH DYNASTY
Nepherites II was the fourth and final ruler of the Twenty-
ninth Dynasty. He reigned for only four months before he was
overthrown by the founder of the Thirtieth Dynasty. He assumed
the throne after the death of Hakoris, who was Nepherites'
father. The name Nepherites has an etymological meaning of
"His gr...
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