A meeting between Psamtik III, aka Psammetichus, the last Pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt from 526 BC to 525 BC and King Cambyses II of Persia. Psamtik had ruled Egypt for only six months before he was confronted by a Persian invasion of his country led by Cambyses II and was subsequently defeated at the Battle of Pelusium in 525 BC, and fled to Memphis where he was captured. The deposed pharaoh was carried off to Susa in chains, and later committed suicide.

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Size: 3279px × 4590px
Location: Pelusium, Egypt
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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