Ancient_Egypt Ancient_Egypt Arsinoe was a town in ancient Egypt that was the most significant centre for the cult of Sobek, a crocodile-god. In consequence, the Greeks named it Crocodilopolis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arsinoe, Egypt"
The history of Egypt is the longest continuous history, as a unified state, of any country in the world. The Nile valley forms a natural geographic and economic unit, bounded to the east and west by deserts, to the north by the sea and to the south by the Cataracts of the Nile. The need to have a single authority to manage the waters of the Nile led to the creation of the world's first state in Egypt in about 3000 BC. Egypt's peculiar geography made it a difficult country to attack, which is why Pharaonic Egypt was for so long an independent and self-contained state. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Egypt"
Hu is the modern name of an Egyptian town on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the 7th Nome of Upper Egypt. In those times, it was known as Seshesh, and was the centre of the cult surrounding Bast, a goddess in Egyptian mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hu, Egypt"
The Ramesside Period encompasses the Nineteenth and Twentieth dynasties of Ancient Egypt. It is named after " Ramesses", the name taken by the majority of the rulers of Egypt dating to this period of time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ramesside Period"
Thinis was an ancient Egyptian capital city. Pharaohs ruled from Thinis during the first and second dynasties, often grouped together as the " Early Dynastic Period". The location of this city has been lost to us but it is possibly near or under the modern town of Girga. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thinis, Egypt"
Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty. Africanus' often accurate version of Manetho's Epitome states that it was comprised of a total of 9 kings beginning with a Stephinates(ie: Tefnakht II) and ending with Psammetichus III. Africanus also correctly notes that Psammetichus I and Necho I ruled Egypt for 54 Years and 8 Years respectively . ...more on Wikipedia about "Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt"
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