The First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty I) [1] covers the first series of Egyptian kings to rule over a unified Egypt. It immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, by …

Jan 26, 2016 · They ruled from the city of Thinis, near Abydos, and from Memphis. The first king, according to Manetho's chronology, was Menes who has come to be identified with the …

Nov 5, 2025 · The origins of Egyptian civilization remain obscure. For most of the earliest kings, only their names survived. Here are 10 facts we know about Narmer, the first Egyptian pharaoh.

Menes (flourished c. 2900 bce) was the legendary first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy and established …

Narmer was the first king of Egypt who peacefully unified the country at the beginning of the First Dynastic Period (ca. 3000 – 2650 BCE). He has also been cited as the last king of the …

The First Dynasty represents the initial period of unified Egyptian rule under the first local kings. This period immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, which is thought to …

Many scholars consider him the unifier of Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty, and in turn the first king of a unified Egypt. He also had a prominently noticeable presence in Canaan, …

Who was Egypt's first pharaoh? Five thousand years ago in North Africa, an ambitious king, known today as Narmer, unified two lands into the world's first great territorial state—Egypt.

Jun 17, 2025 · Greek historians, including Herodotus and Manetho, referred to Menes (or Mēnēs) as Egypt’s first king. Today, most Egyptologists identify Menes with Narmer or sometimes with …

Narmer, one of the greatest figures in human history, is believed to be Ancient Egypt's first pharaoh. He is widely recognized for unifying Upper and Lower Egypt.