Pharaoh Apries – Was The Betrayed Egyptian King Murdered By His Own People?

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Being a Pharaoh in ancient Egypt could be as honorable, prestigious, as dangerous.

At the end of his rule, everything went wrong for Pharaoh Apries. It would seem he had neither the Gods nor the people on his side. He was betrayed, had to flee the country, and according to some historical sources, the ancient Egyptian King was murdered by his own people.

Mutiny, betrayal, and possible murder mark the life of Pharaoh Apries, who inherited the throne from his father in 589 B.C.

The fourth king of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty (Saitic Period) ruled for 19 years, but his failed foreign policy cost him his life.

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