Nectanebo II

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Nectanebo II
Rule360-343 BC.
PredecessorUncle Teos
Nomen (meaning of name)Strong is his Lord Horus
Dynasty30th
Capital citySebennytus - a city in the heart of the Delta of the Nile
AchievementsLast native Egyptian Pharaoh
SuccesorPersian king Artaxerxes III

  • Nectanebo II was placed on the Egyptian throne by Spartan king Agesilaus II, who helped him overthrow his uncle Teos
  • He returned to the old values and stability brought by the gods, and maintenaned the cult of the sacred animals in Armant, Bubastis
  • Temples were built or refurbished, including the temple of Serapes in the Serapeum, the complex of the Mother of Apis in Saqqara
  • He was defeated by the Persian king Artaxerxes III, and fled to Nubia, disappearing without trace
  • Egypt once again was reduced to a satrapy of the Persian Empire.

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