'''Necho II''' was [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]] from about 610-595 BC, as a member of the [[26th Dynasty]]. He is chiefly remembered for employing [[phoenicia|Phoenician]] sailors to circumnavigate [[Africa]] and thereby proving it was not joined to the [[Outer Continent]]. | '''Necho II''' was [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]] from about 610-595 BC, as a member of the [[26th Dynasty]]. He is chiefly remembered for employing [[phoenicia|Phoenician]] sailors to circumnavigate [[Africa]] and thereby proving it was not joined to the [[Outer Continent]]. |