Nectanebo II

Nectanebo II

Nectanebo II (Egyptian: Nḫt-Ḥr-Ḥbt; Greek: Νεκτανεβώς Nectanebos) was the last native ruler of ancient Egypt, as well as the third and last pharaoh of the Thirtieth Dynasty, reigning from 358 to 340 BC. During the reign of Nectanebo II, Egyptian artists developed a specific style that left a distinctive mark on the reliefs of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. Like his indirect predecessor Nectanebo I, Nectanebo II showed enthusiasm for many of the cults of the gods within ancient Egyptian religion, and more than a hundred Egyptian sites bear evidence of his attention. For several years, Nectanebo II was successful in keeping Egypt safe from the Achaemenid Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nectanebo II has received more than 544,443 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Nectanebo II is the 3,158th most popular politician (down from 3,002nd in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 156th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Egyptian Politician.

Nectanebo II is most famous for being the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.