First Dynasty Kings according to Manetho
King Reigned Key Events
Menes of This 30 years Advanced with his army beyond the frontiers of his realm
Athothis 27 years Built a royal palace at Memphis.
Cencenes 39 years  
Vavenephis 42 years Reared pyramids near the town of Cho.
Usaphais 20 years  
Niebais 26 years  
Mempes 18 years A great pestilence occurred during his reign.
Vibenthis 26 years  

Egypt is one of the oldest and most advanced civilizations of ancient times. The two most widely recognized symbols of this ancient civilization, the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, only give us echoes of ancient Egyptian knowledge and culture. Archaeological evidence and ancient writings have taught us a great deal about this interesting civilization.

Manetho, an Egyptian historian who wrote in Greek around the third century BCE, wrote a history of the early rulers of Egypt. His "History of the Egyptians" is one of the key sources that helped early Egyptologists and archaeologists determine the early rulers of this ancient civilization. It wasn't until much later, when the Rosetta Stone was discovered in the late 18th century, that Egyptologists were able to translate hieroglyphics and piece together even more of Egypt's ancient past.