Egypt was established as a Roman province and Octavian started appointing governors(praefectus Aegypti) of his choice after Cleopatra and Mark Anthony agreed for Egypt to be an autonomous region of the new Roman Empire.
The Roman province of Egypt (Latin: Aegyptus, pronounced [aepts; Koine Greek: , romanized: Aigyptos, pronounced [yptos) was established in 30 BC after Octavian (the future Roman emperor Augustus) defeated his rival Mark Antony, deposed Pharaoh Cleopatra, and annexed the Ptolemaic Kingdom to the Roman Empire. 
The province was established in 30 BC after Octavian (the future Roman emperor Augustus) defeated his rival Mark Antony, deposed Pharaoh Cleopatra, and annexed the Ptolemaic Kingdom to the Roman Empire. 
