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Apries

Apries: pharaoh of the Saite dynasty, ruler of Egypt from 589 to 567.

Egyptian names: Ha'a'ibra Wahibra

Successor of: Psammetichus II

589: Succeeds his father, who had refused to intervene in the Babylonian Empire
Apries starts to support the Phoenician cities and Judah against Babylonia; Sidon is captured
587: King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia captures Jerusalem; an Egyptian army is defeated^note[Jeremiah 37.5-11.] and king Zedekiah is taken to Mesopotamia; the prophet Jeremiah escapes to Egypt; many Judaeans become mercenaries in the Egyptian army (in Daphnae and Elephantine)
586?: Ankhnes-Neferibre, a sister of Apries, is made "god's wife of Amun" in Thebes
570: The Libyan tribal lkeader Adikran requests support against the Greeks from Cyrene; this creates tensions in Egypt between Libyan and Greek settlers
The Egyptian expeditionary force is defeated at Thestis; the army makes its general Amasis king, who is accepted as co-ruler
568/567: Unsuccessful Babylonian invasion, led by Nebuchadnezzar II
567: Civil war; Apries is killed by soldiers of Amasis in the battle of Mompemhis

Herodotus (2.163) mentions the "great and splendid palace of Apries" in Sais
Temple of Thoth at Hermopolis Parva
Building works in the Ptah temple at Memphis
The fort of Memphis converted into a palace
Temple built by Siamun at Tanis is replaced
A sanctuary, dedicated to Osiris (but in fact the tomb of king Djer of the First Dynasty), repaired at Abydos
New Banebdjed temple at Mendes (built 570-567)

Succeeded by: Amasis