When Achoris died in 360
B.C.E, Nectanebo I ousted his son and assumed control of the throne founding
the 30th Dynasty. Shortly after
taking over, Egypt was attacked by a combined force of Persians and Greeks. The
attackers successfully made it across the western side of the Nile delta, but
were delayed before they could take Memphis due to mutual distrust. The
Egyptian army was then able to counterattack and drive the attack out.
The remainder of his reign was stable and he did much to restore temples across Egypt and erected a kiosk on Philae, a sacred island. After he died, he was succeeded by his son, Teos.
Another name that Nectanebo I is often called is Nakhtnebef
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