Egypt of the Saite Pharaohs, 664525 Bc

The Saite Dynasty (664-525 BC) represents a dynamic but lesser-known era in the history of ancient Egypt. In less than a decade Psamtek I reunified the country after almost 400 years of fragmentation. The Saite rulers promoted trade and embarked on important reforms, allowing Egypt to regain a major role in the Mediterranean world.

List of contents

Foreword by Campbell Price
Preface
Chronologies
1 Political turmoil and 'Libyan' settlers: setting the scene
2 Nubian and Assyrian invaders
3 Psamtek 'the Great': reunification of Egypt
4 Egypt, a new beginning: foreign relations and internal reforms
5 The heirs of Psamtek I: Nekau II and Psamtek II
6 Haaibra versus Ahmose II: civil war to prosperity
7 Fall of the house of Sais: the last Saite ruler, Psamtek III
8 The Saite era within the history of Pharaonic civilisation
References
Index

About the author

Roger Forshaw is Honorary Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology at the University of Manchester

Summary

The Saite Dynasty (664–525 BC) represents a dynamic but lesser-known era in the history of ancient Egypt. In less than a decade Psamtek I reunified the country after almost 400 years of fragmentation. The Saite rulers promoted trade and embarked on important reforms, allowing Egypt to regain a major role in the Mediterranean world. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Roger Forshaw, Forshaw Roger
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781526155788
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-5578-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Egyptian religion & mythology, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period), HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt