Psamtik I frees Egypt from Assyria
The Saite dynasty reunites Egypt with Greek mercenaries
Psamtik I of Sais became king in 664 BC as an Assyrian client, but by 657 he controlled the whole Delta, then Thebes, and stopped paying tribute. Herodotus says he had two children raised without hearing speech to find the oldest language, and concluded it was Phrygian.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Middle East
- c. 650 BC Library of Ashurbanipal — 14 years later
Alive at the time
- Ashurbanipal (aged 21)