Late Period of Ancient Egypt
| Dynasties of Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt |
| Protodynastic Period |
| Early Dynastic Period |
| 1st 2nd |
| Old Kingdom |
| 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| First Intermediate Period |
| 7th 8th 9th 10th |
| 11th (Thebes only) |
| Middle Kingdom |
| 11th (All Egypt) |
| 12th 13th 14th |
| Second Intermediate Period |
| 15th 16th 17th |
| New Kingdom |
| 18th 19th 20th |
| Third Intermediate Period |
| 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th |
| Late Period |
| 26th 27th 28th |
| 29th 30th 31st |
| Graeco-Roman Period |
| Ptolemaic Roman Empire |
The Late Period of Egypt refers to the last flowering of native Egyptian rulers after the Third Intermediate Period, and before the Persian conquests.
It is often dismissed as the last gasp of a once great culture, where the power of Egypt has diminished.
| Contents |
Saite Period
The Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt
1st Persian Occupation
Also know as the Twenty-seventh dynasty of Egypt, this period saw Egypt conquered by an expansive Persian Empire under Cambyses.
28th-30th Dynasties
The Twenty-eighth dynasty of Egypt consisted of a single king, Amyrteaus, prince of Sais who rebelled against the Persians. He left no monuments with his name.
The Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt ruled from Mendes.
The Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt took their art style from the Twenty-Sixth dynasty of Egypt, their defeat lead to the re-occupation by the Persians.
2nd Persian Occupation (31st Dynasty)
Also know as the Achaemenid dynasty.
References
Lloyd, Alan B. 2000. "The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, edited by Ian Shaw". Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 369-394
Quirke, Stephen. 1996 "Who were the Pharoahs?", New York: Dover Publications. 71-74