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Late Period of Ancient Egypt – Libyan dynasty (945 – 715.)

TWENTY-SECOND DYNASTY (Bubastis) Great conquerors had a mercenary army composed out of the Nubians, Sherdens and Libyans. Among them stood out Libyan tribe Mashuash. Members...

Late Period of Ancient Egypt – Nubian Dynasty (747 – 656 B.C)

TWENTY-FIFTH DYNASTY Piye (Piankhi) (747. – 716.) The rebellion was rising against Tefnakht. Around 730. his fleet on the Nile defeated Tefnakht and he conquered Hermopolis,...

Sais period – Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt (664. – 525.)

TWENTY-SIXTH DYNASTY Under the Assyrian reign, Egypt has been divided into many small principalities. The most powerful princes ruled in the city of Sais, and...

First Persian period of Egypt (525. – 404.)

Twenty seventh-dynasty (First Egyptian Satrapy) Cambyses (525. – 522.) After Greek mercenaries left Psamtik III, the Persians conquered Pelusia and after that Memphis. Persians entered deeper...

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