List of Important Pharaohs

Menes is generally thought to be the first Pharaoh. He was the person who united Lower and Upper Egypt, and the first person to rule a united Egypt. There is some debate whether him or another person Named Narmer was the first Pharaoh, but records suggest that they were the same person. His status as First Pharaoh is also contested by a Man named Hor-Aha. People who Believe Menes was the First Pharaoh say Hor-Aha was his successor, While people who Believe Hor-Aha was the first Pharaoh he ruled after Narmer, who is believed to be his father.

Ramesses II Was the Third Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty. He is considered the Most powerful and greatest Pharaoh of the New Kingdom Period, The New Kingdom Period itself being the Greatest and most prosperous time of Ancient Egypt. Due to this, Later Pharaohs would call him "Great Ancestor." The Greek's knew him Ozymandias, which means tyrant, dictator, or megalomaniac. This is due to his large amount of military expeditions, where he conquered and destroyed numerous places and people. The Early years of his reign were composed of building cities and temples in order to reclaim some of the status they had lost and flaunt their wealth and power. He even established a new capital along the Nile River Delta, which he called Pi-Ramesses. While there is little proof, It is a popular theory that Ramesses was the Pharaoh who enslaved the Israelites and tried to pursue them when they escaped with the help of Moses. He is well known for his 13 Sed Festivals, which were celebrated when a pharaoh had a long and prosperous reign. He had more than any other Pharaoh in history. This was due to his long life of 90-91 years. He was well known for reclaiming territories lost to the Nubians and the Hittites, and even forming an alliance with them, an impressive feat considering how long the Egyptians had been Rivals of the Hittites. His greatest known Military Feat is the Battle of Kadesh, which is the Oldest recorded Battle in history which we have accurate accounts of tactics used. It is believed to be the Largest Chariot Battle in History, with over 6000 present for the battle. While the Egyptians did accomplish their objective and forced the Hittites into a peace treaty, Which was the only ancient peace treaty where both versions of Both sides survived, it was fought over whether it was a true victory, as the Egyptians were unable to stay and maintain control of Kadesh, as the task of supplying it when it was so far away was decided to be to costly. The deaths in the battle are unknown, but it is known that there were an enormous amount of them. He died around 1213 B.C, and was buried in the valley of the kings along with his fellow Pharaoh.

Cleopatra VII was the last of Ptolemaic Dynasty, A Macedonian-Greek Family, which ruled Egypt for over 300 years, and was the last dynasty of the famous Kingdom. The Macedonians were a large and powerful people located in modern day Greece. Her story begins when she was just a teen. She ruled along with her brother Ptolemy, whom she was also probably married too, but in order to gain more power, they started fighting and a war broke out. However, Her brother was very unpopular due to his economic practices, and she had several powerful allies, but so did he. Then, a Roman man arrived seeking aid for his father Pompey, who was currently fighting Julius Caesar for control of the Roman Empire. In their last act as co rulers, They agreed to send help due to debts owed to Rome by their family. She eventually lost the war, and was forced to flee. When Pompey lost the war, he fled to Egypt. Her brother, Fearing Caesar's wrath, killed him and presented his head to Caesar as a gift. Caesar however was so furious at the Disrespect shown to Pompey that he demanded Cleopatra and Her Brother Reconcile. He was almost going to have her brother killed and Egypt conquered, But Cleopatra convinced him to banish her brother and giver her the Throne. Her Relationship With Caesar, Himself an influential politician who was essentially the Emperor of Rome, Is one of the most well known and exaggerated parts of her story. It is known that She fathered Caesar's only son, Caesarion. She also influenced many of his decisions because he admired her style of Ruling. She was a very smart and knowledgeable person, commanding armies as a teen, speaking several languages, and being educated at the Library of Alexandria, Which had over 400,000 scrolls on almost every subject at it's height, and was educated by some of the best Scholars in the ancient world. Her Egypt inspired Caesar so much that he made several reforms almost immediately made several reforms after he returned to Rome. He reformed the Calendar, Made a census to keep an accurate number of the population, made plans for a public library, and proposed several new infrastructure projects. She also stabilized the economy, Managed the large Government, and curbed corruption by Priests and other Officials. When drought hit, she opened the Granaries and private supplies of water to the public. She kept Egypt stable, with no revolts for the rest of her reign. Her death and end of her reign is one of the most confused parts of her life. What we do know is that when Caesar was killed by his rivals, She pledged her support to his Allies, Mark Antony and Octavian, in avenging Caesar for the sake of their child. She also had an affair with Mark Antony and did many not so smart things such as using Golden thrones and dressing up as gods. When Octavian convinced Rome of their insanity, he invaded while her son was on the throne, and took control of the country, crowning himself emperor. It is believed from snake venom poisoning, but this is not confirmed. She and Mark Antony were buried at a tomb somewhere near Alexandria, which has not been found to this day.