 B. Lloyd disputed in 1977 that an Egyptian Pharaoh would authorize such an expedition, except for the reasons of Asiatic conquest and trade in the ancient maritime routes.Necho II died in 595 BC and was succeeded by his son, Psamtik II, as the next pharaoh of Egypt.Psamtik II, however, apparently removed Necho's name from almost all of his father's monuments for unknown reasons.