People - Ancient Egypt
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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NEPHERITES I (NEF'AURUD)
399-393 B.C.
29TH DYNASTY
Nepherites I was the first ruler of the Twenty-ninth Dynasty. Nepherites I sent a gift to the Spartans after an
allegiance had been entered into with Sparta against Persia. This gift was lost to the Persians after the ships from
Egypt approached Rhodes. The Egyptians did not know that the Rhodi...
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Nepherities II or Nefaarud II became Pharaoh of Egypt in 380 BC after the death of his father Hakor. He was
the last pharaoh of the twenty-ninth dynasty and the son of Hakor. He was deposed and likely killed by
Nectanebo I after ruling Egypt for only 4 months.[1]...
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Amasis II (also Ahmose II) was a pharaoh (570 BC - 526 BC) of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt, the successor of Apries at Sais.
He was the last great ruler of Egypt before the Persian conquest.[2]
Life -
Most of our information about him is derived from Herodotus (2.161ff) and can only be imperfectly verified by monumental
evidence. According...
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NECTANEBO II, THE LAST ANCIENT EGYPTIAN NATIVE KING
by Jimmy Dunn --
The 30th Dynasty was not one of Egypt's greatest moments, despite the fact that Nectanebo I, the founder of the dynasty, may
have provided us with a last a vision of the empire's past. By the end of the 30th Dynasty and the reign of Nectanebo II,
Egypt would no longer be ruled ...
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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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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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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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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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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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