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| − | '''Manetho''' was an [[Egyptian]] historian who lived in the 3rd century BC. He wrote a chronicle in Greek of all the [[pharaoh]]s of Egypt, which only survives in quotations from later writers ([[Josephus]], [[Julius Africanus]], and [[Eusebius]]). He wrote of all of the rulers from [[Menes]] to [[Artaxerxes III]] breaking them down into 30 dynasties. His chronology is inaccurate and exaggerated based upon other sources, but his dynasty structure is still used today.<ref>An Encyclopedia of World History, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948, Pg. 23</ref> | + | '''Manetho''' was an [[Egyptian]] historian who lived in the 3rd century BC. He wrote a chronicle in Greek of all the [[pharaoh]]s of Egypt, which only survives in quotations from later writers ([[Josephus]], [[Africanus (Christian historian)|Julius Africanus]], and [[Eusebius]]). He wrote of all of the rulers from [[Menes]] to [[Artaxerxes III]] breaking them down into 30 dynasties. His chronology is inaccurate and exaggerated based upon other sources, but his dynasty structure is still used today.<ref>An Encyclopedia of World History, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948, Pg. 23</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 15:36, July 11, 2019
Manetho was an Egyptian historian who lived in the 3rd century BC. He wrote a chronicle in Greek of all the pharaohs of Egypt, which only survives in quotations from later writers (Josephus, Julius Africanus, and Eusebius). He wrote of all of the rulers from Menes to Artaxerxes III breaking them down into 30 dynasties. His chronology is inaccurate and exaggerated based upon other sources, but his dynasty structure is still used today.[1]
References
- ↑ An Encyclopedia of World History, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948, Pg. 23