Psamtik II
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Psamtik II, known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus, was a king of the Saite-based Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt. His prenomen, Nefer-Ib-Re, means "Beautiful Heart Re." He was the so
Statue of Psamtik II, Louvre Museum
Psamtik II making an offering
Statue of Psamtik II. Musée Jacquemart-André
Psamtik II's Victory Stela of Kalabsha records his campaign against Kush
Obelisk of Montecitorio
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The Obelisk of Montecitorio, also known as Solare, is an ancient Egyptian, red granite obelisk of Psamtik II from Heliopolis. Brought to Rome with the Flaminio Obelisk in 10 BC by the Roman Emperor Au
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…than 21.79 metres high were erected in the temple of Heliopolis; the first Emperor of Rome, Augustus, later had one of the obelisks, today known as the Obelisk of Montecitorio, which had probably been thrown down by the Persian invaders in 525 BC, brought to Rome in 10 BC. Psamtik II also constructed a kiosk on Philae island…
Egyptian Obelisk Solare, Psammeticus II, Heliopolis, Taken by Augustus in 10 BC
The base of the column of Antoninus, with the personification of the Campus Martius, reclining, left
Obelisco di montecitorio, da eliopoli, 595 589 ac ca. 03 iscrizione augusto del 10 ac