Amasis II, who reigned from 570-526 BC, is apparently given by Plato as the name of the Egyptian pharaoh at the time of Solon’s visit to Sais. However, Phyllis Young Forsyth [266.38] protests that Plato did not claim that Amasis was on the throne at time of Solon’s visit, but merely identified Sais as the home of Amasis. John Michael Greer [345.15] supports this view.
Ivan Linforth strongly disputes[041.300] the idea of Solon meeting Amasis as “chronologically quite improbable”. He claims that Solon (c.630-560 BC) had returned to Athens before the reign of Amasis
Firm historical information for this period is often scanty and sometimes contradictory. However, it is thought that Solon left Athens for a number of years and some of that period may have overlapped with part of Amasis’ reign. Herodotus (Bk.1.30) clearly mentions Solon at the court of Amasis. Zhirov quotes [458.19] the views of V.S. Struve, who believed that Herodotus’ 3rd century BC dates were out by 25 years.
