Manetho’s words survived in the work of later historians like Flavius Josephus, a Roman historian writing in the first century AD. But Manetho’s account was the only source of information ...

However, because Manetho lived around 2,000 years after Pepi II, there’s every reason to suspect that his account may not be entirely accurate.

According to Manetho, the Hyksos made their move after the end of Egypt's Middle Kingdom, which crumbled around 1650 B.C. During a time when Egypt was in turmoil, ...

Manetho, the same source who had described the Hyksos as invaders, claims Ahmose, the first New Kingdom pharaoh, marched on Avaris at the head of an army 480,000 men strong—yet still failed to ...

Manetho wrought better than he knew: Most historians of Egypt have followed his lead and grounded their accounts on tales of the great and mighty, on successions of dynasties in the Old, ...

Khafre was an Egyptian king, from the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother Djedefre, around 2570 BC. He ruled Egypt for ...

How three rebel queens of Egypt overthrew an empire and gave birth to a new kingdom. In the 16th century B.C., three steadfast, wise, and powerful queens led Egypt against Hyksos invaders—and won.