古代埃及第二十六王朝第五位国王阿玛西斯是一位充满争议的国王。在希罗多德的记载中,他的私人生活混乱无度;但同时也是一位兢兢业业的国王。阿玛西斯之所以能够得到希罗多德的赞誉,究其根本在于阿玛西斯开创了埃及与希腊交往的新局面。阿玛西斯借助希腊雇佣军取代阿皮瑞斯成为国王,他极力发展与希腊的政治、经济以及文化交往,特别是瑙克拉提斯城的繁荣,更是体现了他的亲希腊政策。在他统治时期,埃及开始逐步接受希腊文明,为埃及融入希腊化世界奠定了基础。
Amasis was the king of the 26 th Dynasty of ancient Egypt.First,he used Greek mercenary defeated Apries,then became the king of Egypt.And he developed the relation with Greece in politics,economy and culture.Especially,he opened the city of Naukratis to Greek,this city became the important port of trading between Greece and Egypt.During the rule of Amasis,he established the new relationship with Greece,and Egyptian received the Greek culture,and entered the Hellenistic world gradually.