The Saite Dynasty (664â 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. -- .
The Saite Dynasty (664â 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. -- .
Roger Forshaw is Honorary Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology at the University of Manchester
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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
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
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