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Period: 2686 BCE to 2649 BCE
Djoser
The founder of the Old Kingdom, Djoser, was a pharaoh of the ninth dynasty. He is the best known for his contribution to the construction of the famous limestone Step Pyramid at Saqqara. -
Period: 1507 BCE to 1458 BCE
Hatshepsut
The fifth ruler of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, Hatshepsut reigned between 1478 BC and 1458 BC. As the wife, daughter, and sister of a king, Hatshepsut not only shared a royal bloodline but also inherited the art of ruling from her royal family. Although the status of a woman in ancient Egypt was high, female pharaohs were rare.She accomplished a lot more than many other pharaohs could have done during their reign. The famous temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple she built for herself. -
Period: 1481 BCE to 1425 BCE
Thutmose III
Ramesses II was the third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty and one of the greatest pharaohs of the New Kingdom of Egypt. Egyptians often called him “the Great Ancestor.” He died at the age of 90 and was buried in the Vally of the Kings. -
Period: 1391 BCE to 1353 BCE
Amenhotep III
He was the ninth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty who lasted from 1391 BC to 1353 BC. He was credited as the pharaoh with the largest number of his own statues. -
Period: 1380 BCE to 1334 BCE
Akhenaten
Akhenaten, was also known as Amenhotem IV, wan an pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. Akhenaten tried to change a religious tradition. Akhenaten son Tutankhamen reversed his father’s religious reforms. -
Period: 1341 BCE to 1323 BCE
Tutankhamen
He ascended the throne at the age of 10 but his reign only lasted from 1341 BC to 1323 BC. His fame come more from the discovery of his nearly intact tomb. -
Period: 519 BCE to 465 BCE
Xerxes I
Xerxes I also known as Xerxes the Great was the fifth king of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty. He was the son of Darius the Great. He is well known in history for his attempted invasion of Greece in the Battle of Thermopylae. -
Period: 69 BCE to 30 BCE
Cleopatra VII
She was the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. She was not a native Egyptian but the daughter of the Macedonian general Ptolemy I Soter. She was a and competent emperor but at the age 39, she committed suicid, though by what means is still unproven. After death of Cleopatra VII, the Egyptian Empire came for an end. -
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Khufu
The second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty, Khufu, was also known as Khnum Khufu. Khufu civilized the Great Pyramid of Giza. The pyramid is made up of limestone and mud bricks and was built as a mortuary structure for the pharaoh Khufu.