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The Late Period of Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 refers to the last flowering of native Egyptian rulers after the Third Intermediate Period from the 26th Saite Dynasty into Persian
Persian Empire

The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus....
 conquests
History of Egypt under Achaemenid Persian domination

The history of Achaemenid Egypt is divided into three era: the first period of Persian Empire occupation when Egypt became a satrapy, followed by an interval of independence, and the second and final period of occupation....
 and ended with the death of Alexander the Great. It ran from 664 BC until 323 BC.

It is often regarded as the last gasp of a once great culture, where the power of Egypt had diminished.

Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the last native dynasty to rule Ancient Egypt before the History of Persian Egypt in 525 BC Before Christ ....
, also known as the Saite Period, lasted from 672 BC to 525 BC.

First Persian Period (525 BC - 404 BC), this period saw Egypt conquered by an expansive Persian Empire
Persian Empire

The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus....
 under Cambyses
Cambyses

Cambyses is the name of several members of the Achaemenid line of ancient Persian Empire .*Cambyses , son and successor of Teispes of Anshan, father of an earlier Cyrus and great grandfather of Cyrus the Great....
.

Twenty-Eighth Dynasty
Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-Eighth Dynasty is often combined with other groupings of rulers of ancient Egypt under the title, Late Period of Ancient Egypt. These other groupings include the Twenty-Sixth, Twenty-Seventh, Twenty-Ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-First dynasties....
 consisted of a single king, Amyrtaeus
Amyrtaeus

Amyrtaeus of Sais is the only king of the Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt and is thought to be related to the royal family of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt....
, prince of Sais
Sais, Egypt

Sais or Sa el-Hagar was an ancient Egyptian town in the Western Nile Delta on the Canopus, Egypt branch of the Nile. It was the provincial capital of the fifth nome of Lower Egypt and became the seat of power during the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt and the Saite Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt during the Late Period of Ancient Egypt....
, who rebelled against the Persians.






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The Late Period of Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 refers to the last flowering of native Egyptian rulers after the Third Intermediate Period from the 26th Saite Dynasty into Persian
Persian Empire

The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus....
 conquests
History of Egypt under Achaemenid Persian domination

The history of Achaemenid Egypt is divided into three era: the first period of Persian Empire occupation when Egypt became a satrapy, followed by an interval of independence, and the second and final period of occupation....
 and ended with the death of Alexander the Great. It ran from 664 BC until 323 BC.

It is often regarded as the last gasp of a once great culture, where the power of Egypt had diminished.

26th Dynasty

The Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the last native dynasty to rule Ancient Egypt before the History of Persian Egypt in 525 BC Before Christ ....
, also known as the Saite Period, lasted from 672 BC to 525 BC.

27th Dynasty

The First Persian Period (525 BC - 404 BC), this period saw Egypt conquered by an expansive Persian Empire
Persian Empire

The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus....
 under Cambyses
Cambyses

Cambyses is the name of several members of the Achaemenid line of ancient Persian Empire .*Cambyses , son and successor of Teispes of Anshan, father of an earlier Cyrus and great grandfather of Cyrus the Great....
.

28th-30th Dynasties

The Twenty-Eighth Dynasty
Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-Eighth Dynasty is often combined with other groupings of rulers of ancient Egypt under the title, Late Period of Ancient Egypt. These other groupings include the Twenty-Sixth, Twenty-Seventh, Twenty-Ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-First dynasties....
 consisted of a single king, Amyrtaeus
Amyrtaeus

Amyrtaeus of Sais is the only king of the Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt and is thought to be related to the royal family of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt....
, prince of Sais
Sais, Egypt

Sais or Sa el-Hagar was an ancient Egyptian town in the Western Nile Delta on the Canopus, Egypt branch of the Nile. It was the provincial capital of the fifth nome of Lower Egypt and became the seat of power during the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt and the Saite Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt during the Late Period of Ancient Egypt....
, who rebelled against the Persians. He left no monuments with his name. This dynasty lasted 6 years, from 404 BC to 398 BC.

The Twenty-Ninth Dynasty
Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt

Nepherites I founded the Twenty-ninth Dynasty of ancient History of Ancient Egypt by defeating Amyrtaeus in open battle, and later putting him to death at Memphis, Egypt....
 ruled from Mendes
Mendes

Mendes , the Greek language name of the Ancient Egyptian city of Djedet, also known in Ancient Egypt as Per -Banebdjedet and Anpet, is known today as Tell El-Ruba ....
, for the period from 398 BC to 380 BC.

The Thirtieth Dynasty
Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt

File:Gulbenkian Egypt5.jpgThe Thirtieth Dynasty of ancient Egypt followed Nectanebo I's deposition of Nefaarud II, the son of Hakor. This dynasty is often considered part of the Late Period of Ancient Egypt....
 took their art style from the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the last native dynasty to rule Ancient Egypt before the History of Persian Egypt in 525 BC Before Christ ....
. A series of three pharaohs ruled from 380 BC until their final defeat in 343 BC lead to the re-occupation by the Persians.

31st Dynasty

There was a Second Persian Period of the Thirty-First Dynasty (343 BC- 332 BC), Also known as the Achaemenid Dynasty.