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Nomadic settlements along the Nile river
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Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer and rule Egypt.
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Alexander the Great, of ancient Macedonia, conquers Egypt, founds Alexandria. A Macedonian dynasty rules until 31 BC.
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Egypt comes under Roman rule; Queen Cleopatra commits suicide after Octavian's army defeats her forces.
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Christianity comes to Egypt, and by 4th century has largely displaced Egyptian religion.
