Menes (c. 3150 BCE) is the legendary first king of Egypt who is thought to have united Upper and Lower Egypt through conquest and founded both the First Dynasty and the great city of Memphis. His name is known from sources such as Manetho's Chronology (3rd century BCE), The Turin King List, and the Palermo Stone as well as from some scant archaeological evidence such as ivory engravings. In the...https://www.worldhistory.org/Menes/ #EarlyDynasticPeriodInEgypt #FirstDynastyofEgypt #MemphisAncientEgypt