Psamtik III

Psamtik III
Psammetichus III
Relief depicting Psamtik III from a chapel in Karnak
Pharaoh
Reign	526–525 BC
Predecessor	Amasis II
Successor	Cambyses II, Second Ruler of Persia
Royal titulary Prenomen  (Praenomen) Ankhkaenre Nomen Psamtik
Children	Amasis
Died	525 BC
Dynasty	26th dynasty

Psamtik III (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥnḫ-kꜣ-n-Rꜥ Psmṯk, pronounced Psamāṯək^[1]), known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus (Ancient Greek: Ψαμμήτιχος), or Psammenitus (Ancient Greek: Ψαμμήνιτος), was the last Pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt from 526 BC to 525 BC. Most of what is known about his reign and life was documented by the Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century BC. Herodotus states that Psamtik had ruled Egypt for only six months before he was confronted by a Persian invasion of his country led by King Cambyses II of Persia.^[2] Psamtik was subsequently defeated at the Battle of Pelusium, and fled to Memphis where he was captured. The deposed pharaoh was carried off to Susa in chains, and later committed suicide.