Nectanabis

Nectanăbis, is or idis, m. (Nectĕ-bis, Plin. 36, 9, 14, § 67; 36, 13, 19, § 89; Tert. Anim. 57: Nectănĕbus, Nep. Chabr. 2, 2),

• a king of Egypt, Nep. Ages. 8, 6.

Nectanabis, bidis, m., Name zweier ägyptischer Könige im 4. Jahrh. v. Chr., Nep. Ages. 8, 6. – Ders. Nectenebis, Akk. bin, m., Nep. Chabr. 2, 1. – u. Necthebis, is, m., Plin. 36, 67 u. 89. – als Magier, Nectabis, Tert. de anim. 57 in.

Nectanăbis

(Νεκτάναβις: Egyptian, Nekt-HorHeb). (1) A king of Egypt (B.C. 378-364), who successfully resisted the invasion of the Persian force under Pharnabazus and Iphicrates. He was succeeded by Tachos.

(2) The nephew of Tachos, deprived the latter of the sovereignty in B.C. 361, with the assistance of Agesilaüs. He was defeated by the Persians in 350, and fled into Aethiopia. He was the last king of Egypt of the Egyptian race. See Diod. Sic. xv. 92; xvi. 48 foll.; Pausan. iii. 10.