Featured Article Quiz #251
Menches
#1 What was Menches’s main job in Kerkeosiris?
Documenting farming and land use and assessing taxes owed to the pharaoh
Leading military campaigns for the Ptolemaic army
Collecting customs duties at ports along the Nile
#2 During which period did Menches live?
The Ptolemaic period, when Greece ruled Egypt
The Roman period, after Egypt became part of the Roman Empire
The New Kingdom, before Alexander the Great conquered Egypt
#3 What happened to Menches after he was arrested in 118 BC?
He was acquitted on December 9, 118 BC, and later requested royal protection from harassment
He was executed in 118 BC and his role was immediately taken by Petesouchos
He was convicted and sentenced to lifelong imprisonment