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Explore the ancient Egyptian civilization from its origins to its decline with this comprehensive timeline. Learn about the major events, kings, achievements, and challenges of one of the oldest and most influential cultures in human history.
- Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on the island of...
- Pharaoh of Egypt
Early ancient Egypt was ruled by kings, and only from the...
- Timeline of Ancient Egypt
A timeline showing all the key periods in ancient Egyptian...
- Lighthouse of Alexandria
The history of Egypt has been long and wealthy, due to the flow of the Nile River with its fertile banks and delta, as well as the accomplishments of Egypt's native inhabitants and outside influence. Much of Egypt's ancient history was unknown until Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered with the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone .
This scholarly consensus is known as the Conventional Egyptian chronology, which places the beginning of the Old Kingdom in the 27th century BC, the beginning of the Middle Kingdom in the 21st century BC and the beginning of the New Kingdom in the mid-16th century BC.
7 sty 2019 · A chronology of key events: circa 7000 BCE - Settlement of Nile Valley begins. circa 3000 BCE - Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt unite. Successive dynasties witness flourishing trade, prosperity...
Explore the key moments in ancient Egyptian history from 11,000 BC to AD 350 with this interactive timeline. Discover the achievements, inventions and challenges of the civilisation that lasted for over three thousand years.
Learn about the major events and periods of ancient Egypt, from the predynastic era to the Greco-Roman period. See the timeline image and the brief descriptions of each time period, from the pyramids to the Rosetta Stone.
5 lis 2020 · A timeline showing all the key periods in ancient Egyptian history: - Old Kingdom (2613-2181 BCE) - First Intermediate Period (2181-2040 BCE) - Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) - Second Intermediate Period (1782-1570 BCE) - New Kingdom (1570-1069 BCE) - Third Intermediate Period (1069-525 BCE)
