Greek Mercenaries in Egypt and Naucratis

Name: Greek Mercenaries in Egypt and Naucratis
Start: -570

Type Event Region Africa Time c. -570

During the Saite dynasty, pharaohs employed large numbers of Greek and Eastern mercenaries to consolidate royal power and granted Greeks settlement a…

Timeline

c. -664–-570Nile Delta · Nile DeltaSince the wars of unification, warriors from Greek city-states such as Ionia served the pharaohs as mercenaries; some were granted land to settle, forming Greek communities in the Delta.
c. -570Naucratis · Nile DeltaPharaoh Amasis II established Naucratis near the mouth of the Canopic Canal, designating trading quarters and temple sanctuaries for each Greek city-state, making it Egypt's hub port for trade open to the Greeks.

Sources

Herodotus, Histories, Book II, 178-182 — Herodotus
Naukratis: A City and Trading Port in Egypt https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/ancient-egypt-and-sudan/naukratis