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His magnum opus, Aegyptiaca, written in Greek, which he wrote to contest errors he claimed existed in Herodotus's History, was the most important source for the history of Ancient Egypt before the successful translation of the Egyptian language. Even now, it remains a major primary source for its aid in compiling and systematizing ancient Egyptian Pharaonic dynasties into the order that still serves as a basis by the historians. The titles of his other works include The Sacred Book, and An Epitome of Physical Doctrines. Much of what the ancient Greek and Latin authors write about Egyptian religion is believed to come from Manetho's works.

His works were lost over the centuries, except for what was quoted in works of later authors such as Josephus Flavius, Sextus Julius AfricanusSextus Julius Africanus a Christian traveller and historian of the 3rd century, was probably born in Libya, and may have served under Septimius Severus against the Osrhoenians in AD 195. Little is known of his personal history, except that he lived at Emm, EusebiusEusebius is the name of several significant historical people: Pope Eusebius Pope in AD 309 310. Eusebius of Alexandria 6th century author of the Eastern Christian Church Eusebius of Angers 11th century bishop Eusebius of Caesarea "The" Eusebius: the famo and George SyncellusGeorge the Syncellus (died after 810) was a Byzantine chronicler and ecclesiastic. He had lived many years in Palestine as a monk, and came to Constantinople to fill the important post of syncellus to Tarasius, patriarch of Constantinople. The syncellus s.

By the time of Josephus, it was widely believed that the HyksosThe Hyksos were an ethnically mixed group of Western Asiatic people who appeared in the eastern Nile Delta during the Second Intermediate Period, and formed the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Dynasties (ca. 1674-1548 B. See Egyptian chronology). They overthrew t, who ruled Egypt during the 13th Dynasty , were the same as the HebrewsThis article is about the Hebrew people. For the book of the Bible, see Epistle to the Hebrews. Hebrews (syns. Heberites Eberites Hebreians descendants of biblical Patriarch Eber; Standard Hebrew Ivrim Tiberian Hebrew Irim also Standard Hebrew Ivriyyim Ti who were believed to have lived for several generations in Egypt. Because Manetho and some of his followers, such as ApionApion Greek grammarian and commentator on Homer, was born at the Siwa Oasis, and flourished in the first half of the 1st century AD. He studied at Alexandria, and headed a deputation sent to Caligula (in 38) by the Alexandrians to complain of the Jews., voiced the hostility their countrymen felt towards the Hyksos, Josephus believed they were espousing anti-Semitic views, and wrote his pamphlet Against Apion (text) to combat them .