![]() Khufu also known as Cheops, ruled during the Old Kingdom and built the Great Pyramid.He built Amarna as the center for the worship of his god, Aten. Scholars call him the hieratic pharaoh because he forbade the worship of the old gods. Akhenaten ruled during the New Kingdom for less than 20 years.She organized military campaigns and sent out trade expeditions to bring exotic goods to Egypt. Hatshepsut ruled during the New Kingdom for around 20 years.Ramses III was the last king of the New Kingdom and is considered the last great pharaoh.He is probably the most prolific of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, siring over 100 children with more than a dozen wives. He built all over Egypt and many of his statues and temples are still standing today. Ramses II ruled during the New Kingdom for either 66 years.She ruled beside three pharaohs including her young son and was the lover of Marc Antony. Cleopatra VII was the last pharaoh of Egypt who tried to hold off the Romans under Augustus. ![]() Later pharaoh's erased his name from some king lists so scholars found his tomb's goods intact in the 1920s. ![]() Tutankhamun (aka King Tut) restored the capital to Thebes after the death of Akhenaten and restored the worship of the old gods.Below is a top 10 of the most famous Egyptian pharaohs:
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