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DYNASTY IIIOld Kingdom
The Third Dynasty
الأسرة الثالثةDynastic Chronicle
Historical Summary
The bridge into the monumental age of the Old Kingdom. Architects and engineers shifted from mudbrick mastabas to stone construction, initiating a spectacular structural evolution that forever altered the Egyptian landscape.
CAPITAL SEATMemphis
RULERS PROFILED1 Pharaohs
Monumental Achievements
Cultural Milestones
- —Construction of the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, the first monumental stone building
- —Development of sophisticated administrative hierarchies governed by the vizier
- —Refinement of artistic relief carving and monumental sculpture
DYNASTIC RULERS
