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Egypt

By VaudrinJP
  • Period: 750 BCE to 250

    Egypt in development

    Nomadic settlements along the Nile river
  • 669 BCE

    Assyrian conquest

    Assyrian conquest
    Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer and rule Egypt.
  • Period: 332 BCE to 31

    Macedonian dynasty

    Alexander the Great, of ancient Macedonia, conquers Egypt, founds Alexandria. A Macedonian dynasty rules until 31 BC.
  • 31 BCE

    Romans take over

    Romans take over
    Egypt comes under Roman rule; Queen Cleopatra commits suicide after Octavian's army defeats her forces.
  • 33

    Christianity

    Christianity
    Christianity comes to Egypt, and by 4th century has largely displaced Egyptian religion.