Manetho
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The major intellectual pursuit of his last years was a concordance and calibration of the chronologies of ancient civilizations, very much in the tradition of the ancient historians Manetho, Strabo and Eratosthenes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Thus from the dynasties expressly marked as Memphitic, or Theban, a series may be formed which shortens the calculation of Manetho by at least 1,000 years.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
The dynasties of Manetho were successive and not contemporaneous.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Moreover, the papyrus does not agree with Manetho in the division of the dynasties; at certain places, which do not coincide with the sections of Manetho, totals are given of the preceding reigns.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
According to the list of Manetho, Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus belonged to the fourth dynasty.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
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