We have much evidence about the Greek presence in Egypt during the Archaic period. Tradition maintains that “the pharaoh Psammetichos I (664-610 B.C.) invited east Greek mercenaries to serve him against his enemies, which, in turn, resulted in concessions to Greeks to settle and trade in Egypt (Boardman, 18)”. This led to the growth and prosperity of the city of Naukratis during the 26th Dynasty (664–525 B.C.) in the northwestern Nile River Delta. In the present day, excavations have revealed a Milesian temple to Apollo, a Samian temple to Hera, a temple to the Dioskouroi, a temple to Aphrodite. Numerous fragments of Archaic Greek statuettes found scattered about the site of the Temple

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