Manetho records that Menes"led the army across the frontier and won great glory".
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The thirdird century BC Egyptian priest Manetho
grouped the long line of pharaohs following Menes into 30 dynasties, a system still in use today.
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Egypt's presumed first historical King, Menes was known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt, but a lesser
known point of discussion is his rather bizarre death.
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Herodotus contradicts Manetho in stating that Menes founded the city of Memphis as his capital after diverting the course
of the River Nile through the construction of a dyke.