Category:Menes

Menes - He who endures - was an Egyptian Pharaoh in the early dynastic period. According to 19th century scholars, the dates for the era of the Menes is estimated to be from 5867 B.C. to 2320 B.C. Most modern scholars estimate the start of the first dynasty to be between 3100 B.C. and 3050 B.C., although there are some that believe is was actually more around 3000 B.C.  Ancient tradition ascribed that Menes united both Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom, becoming the first human ruler, Pharaoh, of the Dynasty I. this is not confirmed in the extant pieces of the Royal Annals, but it is known that he was an important founding figure of Ancient Egypt.