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Battle of Hamath
The Battle of Hamath was the destruction of the remnant of Pharaoh Necho II's Egyptian army by Babylonian troops under Nebuchadnezzar at Hamath on the Orontes in 605/604 BC.
Battle of Migdol (601 BC)
The Battle of Migdol in 601 BC saw Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon fight Necho II of Egypt to mutual heavy losses near Egypt's eastern frontier.
Battle of Momemphis
The Battle of Momemphis was a battle in late 570 BC in the western Nile Delta where Amasis defeated Pharaoh Apries and his Greek mercenaries.
Battle of Pelusium (343 BC)
The Battle of Pelusium (343 BC) was the opening action of Artaxerxes III's Persian invasion of Egypt, defeating Pharaoh Nectanebo II and ending roughly sixty years of Egyptian independence.
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC)
The Battle of Pelusium in 525 BC was a decisive Persian victory in which Cambyses II defeated Pharaoh Psamtik III, opening Persia's conquest of Egypt.
Battle of Prosopitis
The Battle of Prosopitis was the Persian siege and capture, around 455/4 BC, of the Greek and Egyptian force holding Prosopitis, an island in the Nile Delta.
Campaign of Cambyses II against Kush
The campaign of Cambyses II against Kush was a Persian advance south from newly conquered Egypt into Nubia in 524/523 BC, reaching the First Cataract without conquering Kush.
Campaign of Psamtik II against Kush
The campaign of Psamtik II against Kush, also called the Nubian campaign of Psammetichus II, was an Egyptian invasion of Kush in Nubia in 593 BC.
Civil war between Apries and Amasis
The civil war between Apries and Amasis, or Revolt of Amasis, was an Egyptian conflict of 570–567 BC in which the general Amasis overthrew Pharaoh Apries.
Egyptian revolt against Darius I
The Egyptian revolt against Darius I, also called the Great Revolt of the Egyptians against Darius I, was an uprising in Persian-ruled Egypt beginning in 486 BC and crushed by Xerxes around 485/484 BC.
Founding of Naucratis
The founding of Naucratis was the establishment of the earliest Greek trading settlement in Egypt, in the Nile Delta in the late 7th century BC under Psamtek I.
Inaros II's revolt
Inaros II's revolt, also known as the Revolt of Inaros, was an Egyptian uprising against Persian rule led by the Libyan prince Inaros, c. 460-454 BC, with Athenian support.
Ionian and Carian mercenaries in Egypt under Psamtik I
Ionian and Carian mercenaries in Egypt under Psamtik I were Greek and Carian soldiers who helped him win his throne and were settled at the Camps near Bubastis.
Necho II's circumnavigation of Africa
Necho II's circumnavigation of Africa was a three-year Phoenician voyage around Africa ordered by the Egyptian pharaoh Necho II (r. 610–595 BCE), known only from Herodotus and disputed by scholars.
Nectanebo II's resistance to Persia
Nectanebo II's resistance to Persia, also called the defense of Egypt against Artaxerxes III, ended sixty-five years of Egyptian independence when Artaxerxes III reconquered Egypt around 343 BC.
Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses
The Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses II, completed in 525 BC with victory at Pelusium over Psamtik III, made Egypt a province of the Achaemenid empire.
Persian invasion of Egypt (351 BC)
The Persian invasion of Egypt (351 BC) was a failed winter campaign in which Artaxerxes III personally led an army against Pharaoh Nectanebo II, who retained Egypt; Persia reconquered Egypt a decade later.
Persian invasion of Egypt (373 BC)
The Persian invasion of Egypt of 373 BC was a failed Achaemenid attempt under Artaxerxes II, led by Pharnabazus and Iphicrates, to recover Egypt from pharaoh Nectanebo I.
Revolt of Acoris
The Revolt of Acoris, more accurately Achoris' wars, was the Persian attempt to retake Egypt under Artaxerxes II, repelled by pharaoh Achoris around 385-383 BC, leaving Egypt independent.
Revolt of Amyrtaeus
The Revolt of Amyrtaeus was the Egyptian insurrection of 405/4–404 BC in which Amyrtaeus of Sais ended the First Persian Period and restored native rule.
Saite reunification
The Saite reunification was the consolidation of all Egypt under Psamtik I of Sais, completed in 656 BC when Thebes accepted his rule, ending the Third Intermediate Period.
Second Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
The Second Achaemenid conquest of Egypt was the campaign by which the Persian king Artaxerxes III overthrew pharaoh Nectanebo II around 343 BC, ending native rule.
Siege of Ashdod
The siege of Ashdod was an attack by the Egyptian king Psammetichus I on the Philistine city of Ashdod, which Herodotus reports lasted twenty-nine years before the city fell.
Siege of Memphis (459–456 BC)
The siege of Memphis (459–456 BC) was a multi-year blockade of the Persian-held White Fortress at Memphis by Egyptians under Inaros and Athenian allies diverted from Cyprus.
Siege of Pelusium (373 BC)
The Siege of Pelusium (373 BC), also called the Battle of Mendes, was a failed Persian invasion of Egypt under Artaxerxes II, turned back by the Nile flood.
Tachos campaign
The Tachos campaign, also known as Teos' campaign, was the offensive Pharaoh Teos of Egypt's 30th Dynasty launched against Persia around 361–360 BC, ending when Nectanebo seized the throne.
Withdrawal of Assyrian garrisons from Egypt
The withdrawal of Assyrian garrisons from Egypt ended the Neo-Assyrian Empire's hold on Egypt in the mid-7th century BCE, when Psamtik I cleared the garrisons and founded an independent Egyptian state.