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Necos

Egyptian pharaoh who built a canal and sent Phoenician explorers.

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Also known as Necos king of the Egyptians

First appearance: book ii euterpe

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MIMiltiadesMAMaiandriosPSPsammetichosPOPolycratesCACambysesNENecos

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  • Diverse figures from the Histories
  • Kings and commanders of the Greco-Persian Wars
  • Samian tyrants and their fates

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See Necos in book ii euterpe