12 Facts About Nectanebo I

1.

Nectanebo I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the last native dynasty of Egypt, the 30th.

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2.

Nectanebo I showed little regard for both Nepherites II and his father Achoris, calling the former inept and the latter a usurper.

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3.

Nectanebo I seemed to have had a higher regard for Nepherites I, who was formerly believed to be Nectanebo's father or grandfather, although it is believed that this view was due to a misinterpretation of the Demotic Chronicle.

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4.

Nectanebo I had two known sons: Teos, who was his appointed successor, and Tjahapimu.

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5.

Nectanebo I was a great builder and restorer, to an extent not seen in Egypt for centuries.

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6.

Nectanebo I ordered work on many of the temples across the country.

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7.

Nectanebo I began the First Pylon in the Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak, and it is believed that the earliest known mammisi, which was found at Dendera, was built by him.

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8.

The cult of sacred animals, which became prominent between the two Persian occupation periods, was supported by Nectanebo I as evidenced by archaeological findings at Hermopolis, Hermopolis Parva, Saft el-Hinna and Mendes.

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9.

Nectanebo I's prodigality showed his devotion to the gods and at the same time financially supported the largest holders of wealth of the country and for expenditure on the defence of the country.

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10.

Fortifications on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile ordered by Nectanebo I forced the enemy fleet to seek another way to sail up the Nile.

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11.

From 368 BCE many western satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire started to rebel against Artaxerxes II, so Nectanebo I provided financial support to the rebelling satraps and re-established ties with both Sparta and Athens.

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12.

Towards the end of his reign, probably to remedy the dynastic problems that plagued his predecessors, Nectanebo I restored the long-lost practice of the co-regency, associating his son Teos to the throne.

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