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The Pharaohs of Egypt

Follow the links to learn more about 10 of ancient Egypt's most famous pharaohs.

Click here for a complete list of the Pharaohs.    

 

Name

Most famous for

Dates of reign

(not exact)

Scorpion,

Narmer/Menes

First king

of Egypt

around 3100BC

Djoser

Step Pyramid

2668-2649BC

Khufu

Great Pyramid

2589-2566BC

Khafre

Second Pyramid and

Great Sphinx

2558-2532BC

Hatshepsut 1

(her life)*

 

Hatshepsut 2

(obelisk, tomb,

and temple)*

Female pharaoh

Hatshepsut's Temple

Images erased

after her death

1498-1483BC

Thutmose III

Conquests in Palestine

 

Erased Hatshepsut's images

1504-1450BC

Akhenaten

Changed the religion

1350-1334BC

Tutankhamun Tomb full of treasures 1334-1325BC

Ramses II

Temples

 

Long reign (67 years)

1279-1212BC

Cleopatra

Last pharaoh

 

Lover of

Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony

51-30BC

 

* these are pages giving background to my novel, The King Herself, which is about Hatshepsut.