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Ptolemy I Soter
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Ptolemy I Soter

ฮ ฯ„ฮฟฮปฮตฮผฮฑแฟ–ฮฟฯ‚ ฮฃฯ‰ฯ„ฮฎฯ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Macedonia
c. 367 BCE โ€“ c. 282 BCE (~85 years old)

Macedonian general and companion of Alexander the Great who founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, establishing Alexandria as the radiant intellectual capital of the Mediterranean and initiating the Mouseion and Great Library.

Alexandria, Egypt
Nectanebo II
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Nectanebo II

Senedjemibre Nakhthorhebyt
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
c. 380 BCE โ€“ c. 342 BCE (~38 years old)

Third and final Pharaoh of the Thirtieth Dynasty who holds the historic distinction of being the last native Egyptian to rule Egypt as pharaoh, renowned for his lavish devotion to the gods and temple construction from Delta to Philae.

Sebennytos, Egypt
Amasis II
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Amasis II

Khnemibre Ahmose
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
c. 600 BCE โ€“ c. 526 BCE (~74 years old)

Wise and charismatic Pharaoh of the Twenty-Sixth (Saite) Dynasty whose forty-four-year reign witnessed the final flourishing of native Egyptian economic prosperity, artistic renaissance, and deep diplomatic alliances with Greek states.

Sa el-Hagar, Egypt
Merneptah
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Merneptah

Baenre Merynetjeru Merneptah
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
c. 1273 BCE โ€“ c. 1203 BCE (~70 years old)

Fourth Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty and thirteenth son of Ramesses the Great who successfully defended Egypt against a massive Libyan coalition and erected the renowned Merneptah Stele containing the earliest historical mention of Israel.

Luxor, Egypt
Seti I
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Seti I

Menmaatre Seti
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
c. 1323 BCE โ€“ c. 1279 BCE (~44 years old)

Distinguished Nineteenth Dynasty warrior-pharaoh and master builder who restored Egypt's imperial prestige across Syria and Canaan and commissioned the sublime Hypostyle Hall at Karnak and the Mortuary Temple at Abydos.

Luxor, Egypt
Menkaure
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Menkaure

Men-kau-Ra
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
c. 2560 BCE โ€“ c. 2504 BCE (~56 years old)

Eminent Fourth Dynasty pharaoh who completed the monumental architectural ensemble of the Giza necropolis by erecting the third pyramid, celebrated in classical antiquity for his justice, benevolence, and magnificent schist statuary.

Giza Plateau, Egypt
Khufu
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Khufu

Khnum-Khufu
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
c. 2620 BCE โ€“ c. 2566 BCE (~54 years old)

Second Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt whose reign achieved the pinnacle of Old Kingdom architectural majesty through the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the sole surviving Wonder of the Ancient World.

Giza Plateau, Egypt
Sneferu
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Sneferu

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
c. 2640 BCE โ€“ c. 2589 BCE (~51 years old)

Foundational Old Kingdom pharaoh and first ruler of the Fourth Dynasty who revolutionized Egyptian monumental architecture by building the Meidum Pyramid, the Bent Pyramid, and the first true smooth-sided pyramid, the Red Pyramid at Dahshur.

Dahshur, Egypt
Carneades
Philosophy & Thought
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Carneades

ฮšฮฑฯฮฝฮตฮฌฮดฮทฯ‚
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libya
c. 214 BCE โ€“ c. 129 BCE (~85 years old)

Formidable philosopher from Cyrene who became head of the Platonic Academy in Athens, renowned as the chief architect of radical Academic Skepticism and the doctrine of plausibility (pithanon).

Athens, Greece
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