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David Wainright
DW | Ancient Egypt - 27 - The Late Period
14 minutes Posted Jun 11, 2026 at 6:00 am.
27.1 – The Battle of Pelusium
27.2 – Persian Rule
27.3 – The 28th and 29th Dynasties
27.4 – Pharaohs Nectanebo I and Teos I
27.5 – The Last Native Pharaoh – Nectanebo II
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Send us Fan Mail We complete our survey of the Ancient Egyptian timeline in this episode! In the last episode we discussed Egypt's 26th Dynasty. We ended with the Persian threat facing Ahmose II. His son and successor, Psammetichus III, came to the throne in 526 BC. Within a year, he had to face a Persian army at Pelusium, the Eastern gateway into Egypt. Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/@DWAncientEgypt Support the show This Podcast series is available on all major ...