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The Last Pharaoh and The End of Three Millenniums of Tradition
The last living person to hold the legendary title
The ancient office of the pharaoh was one of the most recognizable and storied positions in the ancient world. The first pharaoh emerged from the mists of time in 3100 BCE. Pharaoh was a title that conferred god-like authority onto a person and deemed them the rightful ruler of Egypt. During some periods of history, the pharaoh was worshipped as a living god. In other eras, the pharaoh was recognized as the divinely appointed ruler favored by the gods.
Most Egyptologists agree that there were 170 pharaohs in all, stretching over a period of 3,400 years. But like all things, the office of the pharaoh eventually came to an end.
Who was the last pharaoh? A little-known Roman emperor known as Daza.
The Last of the Pharaohs
Emperor Galerius Valerius Maximinus, also known as Maximinus Daza, was the last living person to hold the esteemed title of pharaoh. The Romans inherited the title of pharaoh after Emperor Augustus’s seizure of Egypt and the death of Cleopatra and her young…
