63: The Little Pharaoh That Could(n’t)

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Dedication to the Egyptian god Amun-Min by Artaxerxes via Wikimedia
Map of the Athenian Campaign in Egypt via Wikimedia
Inscription from Artaxerxes in Egypt (L) and Map of the Athenian campaign with Inaros (R)

After Artaxerxes I came to power in 465 BCE, a minor rebellion broke out in western Egypt led by the would-be Pharaoh Inaros II. Inaros quickly came to a stalemate with the local satrap, but in 460 BCE the Egyptian rebel reached out to Athens for aid. The Athenians came in force, broke the stalemate, killed the satrap (and Artaxerxes’ uncle), and joined Inaros as he marched on Memphis.
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