AMASIS II

d. 525 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (569–525 b.c.), of the XXVI dynasty. In a military revolt he dethroned Apries. He erected temples and other buildings at Memphis and Saïs and encouraged Greek merchants and artisans to settle at Naucratis. He also established alliances with Greek leaders and maintained his rule partly with the aid of Greek mercenaries. Amasis II died just before the Persian invasion (525 b.c.) under Cambyses. The name also appears as Ahmose II.

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The Jews of Egypt: From Rameses II to Emperor Hadrian
Book by Joseph Mélèze Modrzejewski, Robert Cornman; Jewish Publication Society, 1995
Subjects: Egypt--Ethnic Relations, Egypt--History--To 640 A.D, Hadrian--Emperor Of Rome--76-138, Jews--Egypt--History, Ramses--Ii--King Of Egypt
...undertaken by Psammetichus II 5 95 - 589 BCE...foreign legion" and Amasis of the Egyptians...temple of Rameses II at Abu-Simbel A...Egyptian general Amasis are mentioned; the...King Psammetichus II during the Nubian...Theokles, and not Amasis, we may possibly have...
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The Works of Voltaire: A Contemporary Version [History of Charles XII, V. II] - Vol. 21
Book by Voltaire; E. R. DuMont, 1901
...OF CHARLES XII. IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II CONTENTS CHAPTER...Prefixed to the First Edition. VOLUME II. CHAPTER VIII. Charles gives his sister...of Poland, of replacing the son of James II. on that of England, and of re-establishing...
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Images of Nebuchadnezzar: The Emergence of a Legend
Book by Ronald H. Sack; Susquehanna University Press, 2004
Subjects: Babylonia--History--Sources, Babylonia--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Nebuchadnezzar--Ii--King Of Babylonia--D. 562 B.C
...ISBN 1-57591-079-9 1. Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylonia, d. 562 B.C. 2. Babylonia...ith the capture of Babylon by Cyrus II of Persia in 539 B.C., the eleventh Babylonian...of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnez- zar II (Akk. Nabu-kudurri-usur, Nabu protect my...
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Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus
Book by Richard Hunter, Theocritus; University of California Press, 2003
Subjects: Ptolemy--Ii Philadelphus--King Of Egypt--Poetry
...ISBN 0-520-23560-6 alk. paper 1. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt Poetry. I. Hunter, R. L. Richard L. . II. Title. III. Series. PA4442 .c617 2003...Idyll 17 EP 1 celebrates Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 2 who became co-regent...
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A Commentary on Plutarch's Life of Agesilaos: Response to Sources in the Presentation of Character
Book by D. R. Shipley; University of Oxford, 1997
Subjects: Agesilaus--Ii--King Of Sparta, Biography As A Literary Form, Greece--History--Spartan And Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C, Greece--History--Spartan And Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C--Historiography, Greece--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Plutarch--Agesilaus, Plutarch--Technique, Sparta (Extinct City)--Historiography, Sparta (Extinct City)--History
...1. Plutarch. Agesilaus. 2. Agesilaus II, King of Sparta. 3. Greece--History...Technique. I. Plutarch. Agesilaus. II. Title. PS4369.A43S48 1997 938.906092-dc21...Xenophon, Hellenika, iv . 4. 19. b. ii I have adopted the spelling - - rather...
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"Excellent Offerings": the Lausos Collection in Constantinople
Journal article by Sarah Guberti Bassett; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 82, 2000
Subjects: Art history, Culture, Istanbul Turkey, Lausos, Politics, Religion, Sculpture
...chamberlain, at the court of Theodosios II (402-450), a post he appears to have held...high-ranking official at the court of Theodosios II creates a specific context for the interpretation...published in 438 during the reign of Theodosios II (405-50), this corpus of Roman law preserves...
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Early Precursors to the Egyptian Novel
Journal article by Saad Elkhadem; International Fiction Review, 2002
Subjects: Egyptian literature--History, Islamic literature--History, Literary form--History, Narration (Rhetoric)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...lil-Talif wa al-Nashr, 1970). (14) For a complete list of J. Zaydans novels and their date of publication, see Elkhadem 52 (note II.5). (15) Badr, Tatawur al-Riwayah 89-90; T. Wadi, Madkhal ila Tarikh al-Riwayah al-Misriyyah 1905-1952 (Cairo: Maktabit al-Nahdah...
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L'AstrÉe's Landscapes and the Poetics of Baroque Fiction
Journal article by Kathleen Wine; Symposium, Vol. 40, 1986
Subjects: Urfae, Honorae D'--1567-1625--Astraee
...faites" ( Coulet, Le Roman , II, p. 45). This prescription for...the country retreat of Queen Amasis, lies a large wood divided into...their "sentiers entrelassez" ( II, 2, 73), an only slightly less...stretching through much of Part II, Silvandre, dreaming of his...
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Claims for the Repatriation of Cultural Property: Prospects for a Managed Antiquities Market
Journal article by William G. Pearlstein; Law and Policy in International Business, Vol. 28, 1996
Subjects: Antiquities--Laws, regulations, etc., Cultural property, Protection of (International law)--Laws, regulations, etc.
...Code (UCC). Jeanneret v. Vichey, 693 F.2d 259, 260-64 (2d Cir. 1982) hereinafter Jeanneret II. (36.) Jeanneret II, 693 F.2d at 267. (37.) Jeanneret II, 693 F.2d at 268. This observation suggests that the plaintiffs may have been more successful...
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Charactonymic Structures in Sidney's 'Arcadias
Journal article by Marvin Hunt; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 33, 1993
Subjects: Names in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Narrative poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sidney, Philip--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sociolinguistics--Evaluation
...of many comical adventures," to describe. But there are also important new stories to tell: of Artaxia and Erona, Plangus and Amasis, Menalcas, and "poor Philisides in the pursuit of his affections." Such matters, the narrator hopes, will "awake some other...


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The Man Who Would Be King
Magazine article by Doug Alexander; Geographical, Vol. 72, September 2000
Subjects: Egypt--Antiquities, Mummies--Egypt, Zed-Khonsu-ef-'ankh--Conduct of life
...number of important gods. The three tombs in El-Sheik Sobi are those of Pedashtar I, his grandson Thaty and Ta-Nefert-Bastet (II), one of his granddaughters who married her own brother. The latest discovery of the tomb of Zed-Khonsu-ef-ankh adds to the finds...


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encyclopedia articles on: Amasis II  - 9 results

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Amasis II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AMASIS II d. 525 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (569...partly with the aid of Greek mercenaries. Amasis II died just before the Persian invasion (525...Cambyses . The name also appears as Ahmose II. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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Apries
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...586 b.c.) to relieve the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar . A revolt in Egypt caused him to seek assistance from Amasis II , who assassinated him and seized the throne. Apries is called Pharaoh-hophra in the Bible (Jer. 44.30...
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Croesus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...given refuge to the Athenian statesman Solon. Threatened by Cyrus the Great of Persia, Croesus allied himself with Amasis II of Egypt and Nabonidus of Babylonia against the Persian might, but the alliance was of no avail. Cyrus defeated and captured...
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Nabonidus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the people. When the Persian threat of Cyrus the Great grew strong, Nabonidus allied himself with Croesus of Lydia and Amasis II of Egypt, but to no avail. In 538? b.c. the kingdom fell to Cyrus with no resistance. Nabonidus scholars preserved information...
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Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...b.c. Taharka . Assyrian invasions begin foreign domination. XXVI 663 525 b.c. Psamtik , Necho , Apries , Amasis II (capital at Sais). XXVII 525 405 b.c. The Achaemenids of Persia in control. Cambyses II to Darius II . Egypt...
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