Late Kingdom of Egypt (Many Wonderful Things)

The Late Kingdom of Egypt, also known as the Fifth Age in Egypt, was a period of Egyptian history bewteen the collapse of the New Kingdom until the eventual conquest by the Achamenid Empire under Cambyses in 525 BC. Various dates have been used for this period, as it was a late addition to the standard Egyptian chronology which normally ended with the New Kingdom. This period is marked initially by internal chaos and disorder, as Egypt suffered similarly to other civilizations in the wake of the Bronze Age Collapse. Both Nubians and Assyrians invaded and dominated parts of Egypt during this period, particularly in the 8th-7th centuries BC. Eventually, both of these forces were removed by Pharaoh Necho II around 610 BC, before his 26th Dynasty was eventually conquered by the Persians.

This period is called the Fifth Age due to its placement in history, roughly synchronized with the era of the Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah. Due to Israel's alliance with Pharaoh Orsokon IV, and later Judah's antagonism with Necho II, both kingdoms suffered the wrath of the Babylonian Empire from which Egypt survived. However, it was shortly after the return from exile under Cyrus the Great that Egypt was eventually destroyed, ending the Pharaonic era.