Menes Affirmation
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Menes (m'nez) (Aha) 1st Dynasty, MenesDons Notes In Red Aha is known for
millions of people as King Menes of Memphis. He was the founding king of the
1st Dynasty, and was the first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt into one
kingdom. Ancient Egypt's most predominant form of civilization began with his
crowning, and did not end permanently until the beginning of the Roman era,
which started with Augustus Caeser. Menes founded the city of Memphis, and
chose as its location an island in the Nile, so that it would be easy to
defend. He was also the founder of Crocodopolis. During his time, the
Egyptian army performed raids against the Nubians in the south and expanded
his sphere of influence as far as the First Cataract. His chief wife was
Queen Berenib, though she was not the mother of his heir, King Djer, and his
mother was Neithotepe. His death is a mystery, for, according to legend he
was attacked by wild dogs and Nile crocodiles in Faiyum . Or others opinions
are he died, According to Manetho, a 3rd century BC Egyptian historian; he
was killed by a hippopotamus. Menes' tomb resides at Saqqara, the famed
necropolis of Memphis He died at the age of Sixty Three. Publiuslogic Links, Return to What is Ra? |
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