Military campaigns Psamtik I

7th century statue mentioning psamtik. inscription reads, amphimeos son pedon brought me egypt , gave votive; psammetichos, king of egypt gave him city virtue , golden diadem virtue.

psamtik reunified egypt in ninth regnal year when dispatched powerful naval fleet in march 656 bc thebes , compelled existing god s wife of amun @ thebes, shepenupet ii, adopt daughter nitocris heiress in so-called adoption stela. psamtik s victory destroyed last vestiges of nubian twenty-fifth dynasty s control on upper egypt under tantamani since thebes accepted authority. nitocris hold office 70 years 656 bc until death in 585 bc. thereafter, psamtik campaigned vigorously against local princes opposed reunification of egypt. 1 of victories on libyan marauders mentioned in year 10 , year 11 stela dakhla oasis. psamtik won egypt s independence assyrian empire , restored egypt s prosperity during 54-year reign. pharaoh proceeded establish close relations archaic greece , encouraged many greek settlers establish colonies in egypt , serve in egyptian army. in particular, settled greeks @ tahpanhes (daphnae).