{"id":107730,"date":"2026-03-28T12:37:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/pharaoh-menkaure-egyptian-ruler-who-tried-to-outsmart-fate\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:37:42","slug":"pharaoh-menkaure-egyptian-ruler-who-tried-to-outsmart-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/pharaoh-menkaure-egyptian-ruler-who-tried-to-outsmart-fate\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharaoh Menkaure &#8211; Egyptian Ruler Who Tried To Outsmart Fate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A. Sutherland \u00a0&#8211; AncientPages.com &#8211; <\/strong>During the reign of Khufu and Khafre, Egypt suffered severe disasters. Temples were closed, and Egyptians\u2014free citizens and enslaved people\u2014worked day and night building pyramids for their rulers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pharaohmenkaure.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pharaohmenkaure.jpg\" alt=\"Pharaoh Menkaure - Egyptian Ruler Who Tried To Outsmart Fate\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pharaohmenkaure.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pharaohmenkaure-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pharaoh Menkaure significantly improved people\u2019s situation by opening the temples, easing restrictions on those exhausted by poverty, allowing them to work in their fields, and offering sacrifices. 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Then came the prophecy he feared.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/get-instant-access-to-our-premium-content\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-118768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/premium-1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Get Access To Our Premium Content\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/premium-1-1-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/premium-1-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a preview of our premium article available only to members of Ancient Pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Become a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/get-instant-access-to-our-premium-content\/\"><strong>member<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>to read more &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/get-instant-access-to-our-premium-content\/\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are\u00a0<strong>already a member<\/strong>\u00a0and have logged in to your account, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2026\/03\/27\/pr-pharaoh-menkaure-egyptian-ruler-who-tried-to-outsmart-fate\/\"><strong>access the article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/get-instant-access-to-our-premium-content\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/premiumlibraryancientpages.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Pages Library\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/premiumlibraryancientpages.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/premiumlibraryancientpages-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2022\/10\/08\/mysterious-pyramid-of-menkaure-remains-an-ancient-puzzle\/\"><strong>Mysterious Pyramid Of Menkaure Remains An Ancient Puzzle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2021\/06\/15\/seti-the-first-saved-egypt\/\"><strong>Seti I \u2013 Remarkable Pharaoh Who Saved The Kingdom Of Egypt And Gave It New Glory<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2021\/05\/23\/zep-tepi-when-gods-established-their-kingdom-on-earth-in-egypt\/\"><strong>Zep Tepi \u2013 When Gods Established Their Kingdom On Earth In Egypt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/category\/premium-content-preview\/\"><strong>More Premium Articles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v8.0&#038;appId=1629370863982098&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"QZiG0y67\"><\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.4\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2026\/03\/27\/pharaoh-menkaure-egyptian-ruler-who-tried-to-outsmart-fate\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A. 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