Capitals of the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt.

At the time of the emergence of the united Egyptian kingdom, the city of Memphis was its capital. It retained this status for over 1000 years. At the same time, there was another large city in Egypt, which was called Thebes. It was in fact the second most important city after Memphis. True, already during the Middle Kingdom, it was proclaimed the new capital of Egypt. At that time, the power of the 11th dynasty of the pharaohs was approved in the state.