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Roman
In 31 B.C. the Romans went to war against the Egyptians. Cleopatra VII and a Roman officer named Mark Antony fought against the Roman navy at the Battle of Actium. Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony's fleet was defeated and Egypt became part of the Roman Empire. -
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The Government
In 196 B.C. this stele was carved with an agreement between a group of priests and the Egyptian government. It was written in three different scripts that were used in ancient Egypt at that time: hieroglyphic, demotic and ancient Greek. -
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Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great (352-323 B.C.) came from Macedonia. Alexander had conquered much of Greece and the Levant by the time he was about 20 years old. In 332 B.C. Alexander conquered Egypt. He founded the city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast, then left Egypt to continue his battles in the Near East. Alexander conquered territories as far east as India. However, in 323 B.C. he died of a fever. -
Jun 9, 600
The Assyrians
The Assyrians came from Mesopotamia. They conquered Egypt in 669 B.C., and controlled the country until 525 B.C.. -
Jun 9, 600
Egypt was Conquered
In A.D. 642 Egypt was conquered by Arabs who came from lands in the east. -
Jun 9, 1200
The Split
Upper and Lower Egypt split -
Jun 9, 1300
Athenaten
When Akhenaten took the throne of Egypt, he changed the focus of ancient Egyptian religion. Akhenaten believed that the Aten should replace Amun as the most important god in ancient Egypt. Many people did not agree with this. -
Jun 9, 1300
Hypostyle Hall
Hypostyle hall
A hypostyle hall is a large room with many columns. The hypostyle hall at Karnak is one of the largest halls of its kind from ancient Egypt. It has 134 large stone columns. -
Jun 9, 1500
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut was a pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt from 1473 B.C. to 1458 B.C.. Hatshepsut came to power because her step-son (Thutmosis III) was too young to take the throne. -
Ahmose
Ahmose was a pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt from 1550 B.C. to 1525 B.C.. In about 1550, Ahmose threw the Hyksos out of Egypt and became pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt. -
The Hykos
The Hykos were a group of people from the levant, who settled in Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom. They brought new technology with them to Egypt, such as the Chariot. -
Agriculture
Agriculture development of the faivum -
First Nubian
Piy was the first Nubian to conquer ancient Egypt, and began the 25th dynasty. Nubian kings continued to rule over ancient Egypt until about 664 B.C.. -
Great Pyramid
There is a legend that an early explorer named Caliph al Mamun entered the Great Pyramid in 820 B.C.. -
Meintuhotep II
gained control of the entire country -
Giza
The largest of the three pyramids of Giza was built for the Khufu (called Cheops by the Greeks). It stands 147 meters high and it's estimatent weight is about 6,500,000 tonnes. -
Step Pyramid
The first stone pyramid built in ancient Egypt was the "Step Pyramid" The Step Pyramid was built at Saqqara for the Pharoan Bjoser. It was made by layers of stone on the top of each other