Nectanebo II (380-363 BC)

The hieroglyphic
name of Nectanebo II

Nectanebo II (Nakhtharheb), King, 30th Dynasty, Late Period, 360-343 BC. After swearing King Teos, Nectanebo II, the important-grandson of Nectanebo I, ruled for 18 years, during a time when the Persian Empire was first to disintegrate. His policies in the management of Egypt took back successfulness to the country, once again indicated by much increased making programmes, specially of the temples. The priests extended their wealth and power greatly.

Isis with Nectanebo II
from the Serapeum of
Saqqara

Artaxerxes III, the Persian important King, attacked Egypt in 351-350 BC but was bluntly defeated by Nectanebo. Artaxerxes given to the approach in 343 BC, this time assisted by Greek mercenaries, whose generals were the lead stategists of the day. Nectanebo fought valorously but was outnumbered by a more enterprising foe. eventually he recognised that he was defeated, and the last native king of Egypt fled southwards into Nubia taking, it was suspicious, much of the royal treasure with him.

Nectanebo evaporates at this point, though he may have extended some sort of clear status in Nubia for a while. The vague rebel leader, Khababash, may have based him before himself being glorified king for a brief period.

One final legend clings to Nectanebos name. According to some ancient sources it was trusted that he was the regular father of Alexander the extended, having visited olympias, Alexanders mother, during one of Phillip II's standard absences; both Olympias and Alexander preferred to claim Amun as Alexanders father. However, the preceding of Amun having adopted the individual, the king, as saw by his presumption of the physical form of King Thutmose II to engender King Amenhotep III (1382-1344), should not be forgot.

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