Djoser – Most Outstanding King Of The Third Dynasty In Ancient Egypt And His Step Pyramid

Angela Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Djoser was possibly the founder of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in Egypt. The Old Kingdom had begun with the third dynasty (2686 BC) and ended with the sixth, about 2333 BC).

Pharaoh Djoser’s Ka Chamber. Image credit: Vincent Brown – source

Djoser (also known as Zoser) was responsible for the world’s first known monumental stone building, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, which was built during the Third Dynasty (c. 2686 BC–c. 2613 BC), and became his tomb.  Later other pyramids were built.

Little is known about Djoser ( also known as Netjerikhet), who succeeded to the throne when the country of Egypt experienced many political problems and instability. His ambitious goal was to overcome them.

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