Ancient Egypt Greek and Roman rule
The late period of ancient Egyptian history came to an end in 332 BC
When Egypt was conquered by the Greeks?
the Greeks formed their own dynasty called
Atomic dynasty that ruled for nearly 300 years until 30 BC
In 30 BC the Romans took control of Egypt
the Romans ruled for over 600 years
until around 640 AD
In
332 BC Alexander the Great swept down from Greece conquering much of the Middle East all the way to India
Along the way he conquered Egypt
Alexander was declared a Pharaoh of Egypt
He established the capital city of Alexandria along the northern coast of Egypt
When Alexander the Great died his kingdom was divided among his generals
one of his generals
Told me the first sodor became Pharaoh of Egypt
He established the Potomac dynasty in 305 BC
Of Tomek dynasty was the last dynasty of ancient Egypt
Although tell me first and later rulers were Greek
They took on the religion and many traditions of ancient Egypt at the same time. They introduced many aspects of Greek culture
into the Egyptian way of life
For many years Egypt prospered under the rule of the Potomac dynasty
Many temples were built in the style of the new kingdom at its peak around 240, BC
Egypt expanded to control Libya cush
palestine cyprus a must of eastern mediterranean sea
During this time alexandria became one of the most important cities in the Mediterranean
It served as the major trade port between Asia
Africa and Europe
It also was the center of Greek culture and education the Library of Alexandria was the largest library in the world
with several hundred thousand documents
And told me the third died in 221 BC the Ptolemaic dynasty began to weaken
The government became corrupt and many rebellions occurred throughout the country at the same time
The Roman Empire was becoming stronger and taking over much of the Mediterranean
In
31 BC
Pharaoh Cleopatra, the seventh allied with the Roman general Marc Anthony against another Roman leader named Octavian
The two sides met at the Battle of Actium where Cleopatra and Mark Antony were soundly defeated
One year later Octavian arrived in Alexandria and defeated the Egyptian army
In
30 BC Egypt became an official Roman province daily life in Egypt changed little under Roman rule
Egypt became one of the most important provinces of Rome as a source of grain and as a trade center
For several hundred years Egypt was a source of great wealth for Rome
When Rome split in the fourth century Egypt became part of the eastern Roman Empire
also called
Byzantium
Muslim conquest of Egypt in
the seventh century
Egypt came under constant attack from the east
it was first conquered by the sustenance in 616 and then by the Arabs in 641
Egypt would remain under control of the Arabs throughout the Middle Ages
Interesting facts about Egypt under Greek and Roman rule
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
Cleopatra the seventh was the last fair of Egypt. She killed herself when the Romans took control of Alexandria
Octavian would later become the first emperor of Rome and change his name to Augustus
Cleopatra had a son with Julius Caesar named caesarian. He also took the name Tomi the fifteenth the
Romans called the province of Egypt Egypt, 'us
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