Narmer

Aegyptiaca

Pre-dynastic Rulers

Pre-dynastic Rulers refers to the period in ancient Egyptian history before the 1st dynasty and after the ruler Horus.

Herodotus

Account of Menes

Menes instructed the people in the worship of the gods and in the practice of living together in cities.

Manetho divided the rulers of Egypt into 30 (or sometimes 31) dynasties, beginning with the semi-mythical First Dynasty and extending to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great.

Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, wrote that Egyptian history spanned over 11,340 years before his own time. This assertion is found in his work Histories

The name “Egypt” has an intriguing etymology rooted in ancient history. The term “Hwt-ka-Ptah” is a key element in this linguistic journey.