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  EGYPT - LoveToKnow Article on EGYPT
One of the most interesting phenomena of Egypt is the mirage, which is frequently seen both in the desert and in the waste tracts of uncultivated land near the Mediterranean; and it is often so truthful in its appearance that one finds it difficult to admit the illusion.
In Upper Egypt the chief towns are nearly all in the narrow valley of the Nile.
But, besides the graves of her native saints, Egypt boasts of those of several members of the Prophets family, the tomb of the sayyida Zeyneb, daughter of Ali, that of the sayyida Sekeina, daughter of Hosain, and that of the sayyida Nefisa, great-granddaughter of Hasan, all of which are held in high veneration.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EG/EGYPT.htm   (22274 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Egypt
In ancient Egypt the tuft of papyrus was the coat of arms or symbol of the Northern Kingdom.
This is in particular the case for the Seventh and Eighth dynasties (Memphites), the Ninth and Tenth (Heracleopolites), the Eleventh (Theban -- contemporary with the Tenth), the Thirteenth (Theban) and the Fourteenth (Xoite -- in part simultaneous), the Fifteenth, and the Sixteenth (Hyksos), and the Seventeenth Dynasty (Theban -- partly contemporary with the Sixteenth.
From Khafre, the second king of the fourth dynasty, to the end of the sixth dynasty, the name Re is a part of the name of almost every one of those kings, and the monuments show that during that period numerous temples were erected to the chief of the Heliopolitan Ennead in the neighbouring nomes.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/05329b.htm   (18093 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Pharaoh
The Middle Kingdom is a period in the history of ancient Egypt stretching from the establishment of the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Fourteenth Dynasty, roughly between 1986 BC and 1633 BC.
The Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt had one ruler, Amyrtaeus, who was a descendant of the Saite kings of the Twenty-sixth dynasty, and led a successful revolt against the Persians on the death of Darius II.
Smendes was the founder of the Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt and succeeded to the throne after burying Ramesses XI in Lower Egypt – territory which he controlled.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pharaoh   (5718 words)

  
 Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nefaarud I, or Nepherites, founded the Twenty-Ninth Dynasty of Egypt (according to an account preserved in a papyrus in the Brooklyn Museum) by defeating Amyrtaeus in open battle, and later putting him to death at Memphis.
On his death, two rival factions fought for the throne: one behind his son Muthis, and the other supporting a usurper Psammuthes; although Psammuthes was successful, he only managed to reign for a year.
Psammuthes was overthrown by Hakor, who claimed to be the grandson of Nefaarud I. He successfully resisted Persian attempts to reconquer Egypt, drawing support from Athens (until the Peace of Antalcidas in 386 BC), and from the rebel king of Cyprus, Evagoras.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Twenty-ninth_dynasty_of_Egypt   (268 words)

  
 Egypt: History - Dynasty XXIX (Twenty-ninth Dynasty)
After conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 BC the sole aim of Egypt's foreign policy was to defend her independence against an empire which persisted in regarding her simply as a rebellious province.
In this policy Egypt was successful except for a spell of ten years at the very end.
Egypt was the first to be attacked, but had by this time again become a strong and wealthy country.
www.touregypt.net /hdyn29.htm   (780 words)

  
 Ancient Egypt
Egypt also developed one of the first religions to have a concept of the afterlife.
In ancient Egypt, the king was the supreme ruler of the country and was also the highest-level spiritual leader, representing humankind’s link to the gods.
Ancient Egypt’s economy was based on agriculture, and the rich bounty of its farmers depended on the Nile.
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 Ancient Nubia -- Map and History - 25th Dynasty Egypt
The Osirian Temple of Taharqa at Karnak in Egypt
This is the end of the 25th Dynasty Egypt; withdrew to Nubia; moved their administrative center further south, from Napata to Meroë.
By 653 BC, Nubian 25th Dynasty dominance of Egypt was at an end, and also the old dynastic culture that the Nubians tried to restore.
www.homestead.com /wysinger/mapofnubia.html   (3015 words)

  
 Livius:Achoris - TheoWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Achoris (Maatchnumra Setepemchnum Hakor): pharaoh of the twenty-ninth, Mendesian dynasty (392/391-379).
In the fifth century BCE, Egypt was part of the Achaemenid empire.
His reign, however, was unstable, and he was removed from the throne by Nepherites I, the first pharaoh of the twenty-ninth or Mendesian dynasty.
theowiki.com /index.php/Livius:Achoris   (537 words)

  
 Egypt: History - Dynasty XII (Twelfth Dynasty)
He is mistaken, however, in describing Dynasty XII as Diospolite (Theban), since perhaps its principal differentiating feature, apart from its interdependence as a single family, was its removal to a geographic position far away to the north.
Ameny goes on to say that in spite of all the exactions imposed by his royalty he had ruled his province with unswerving justice, respecting the poor man's daughter and the widow, banishing poverty and tilling the land with such assiduity that in years of famine no one was hungry.
Whether it was he or one of his successors who instituted the irrigation improvements referred to by Herdotus and Strabo is unknown, but certain it is that from this time onwards the surroundings of the famous Lake of Moeris became a happy resort for the Pharaohs, who indulged their passion for fishing and fowling.
interoz.com /egypt/hdyn12.htm   (7337 words)

  
 The First Intermediate Period in Egypt
He was the governor of the Twentieth Nome of Upper Egypt, centred on Heracleopolis and seized the throne, laying down the foundations of the Ninth and Tenth Dynasties.
The end of dynasty XI constitutes the beginning of the Middle Kingdom, and is marked by the reappearance of a strong central power controlling all of Egypt.
The Ninth Dynasty consisted of 19 (or 4) kings of Heracleopolis (in the 19th Nome of Upper Egypt), who reigned for 409 (or 100) years.
www.yare.org /essays/fip.htm   (2568 words)

  
 22ND CENTURY BC FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
End of Sixth Dynasty, start of Seventh Dynasty.
End of Eighth Dynasty, start of Ninth Dynasty.
2130_BC -- Egypt: End of Ninth Dynasty, start of Tenth Dynasty.
www.igopay.com /22nd_century_BC   (153 words)

  
 PERIOD AND EVENT LINE A   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Reestablishes the Cult of Amon and is well rewarded by its Priests when he dies early at the age of 18.
By the Archaic period, the large nude statues of males called kouroi and draped females called Korai were sculpted as dedications for sanctuaries and markers for graves.
The Black Figure style of vase painting is developed late in the 7th century from Corinthian painting.
webpub.alleg.edu /employee/j/jherrman/lok-timeline.html   (3380 words)

  
 21st century BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
2130 - 2080 BC Ninth dynasty of Egypt wars in Egypt
2064 - 1986 BC Twin Dynasty wars in Egypt
2040 BC End of Tenth dynasty of Egypt, start of Eleventh dynasty of Egypt
read-and-go.hopto.org /21st-century-BC   (121 words)

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