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Egypt of the Saite pharaohs, 664-525 BC /

In the 660s BC Egypt was a politically fragmented and occupied country. However, this was to change when a family of local rulers from the city of Sais declared independence from the Assyrian Empire, and in a few short years succeeded in bringing about the reunification of Egypt. The Saites establis...

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Autor principal: Forshaw, Roger (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Foreword / by Campbell Price
  • Political turmoil and 'Libyan' settlers : setting the scene
  • Kushite and Assyrian invaders
  • Psamtek 'the Great' : reunification of Egypt
  • Egypt, a new beginning : foreign relations and internal reforms
  • The heirs of Psamtek I : Nekau II and Psamtek II
  • Haaibra versus Ahmose II : civil war to prosperity
  • Fall of the house of Sais : the last Saite ruler, Psamtek III
  • The Saite era within the history of Pharaonic civilisation.