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Tutankhamun's Golden Mask

Egyptian Timeline

With our Egyptian Timeline you can see the main historical events all broken down into bitesize chunks.


3100 - 2950 BC
Earliest known hieroglyphic writing and foundation of the Egyptian state.
2950 - 2575 BC
Creation of the capital city of Memphis and the first pyramid is built - the Step Pyramid at Saqqara.
2125 - 1975 BC
Egypt split into two smaller states, ruled from Memphis in the north and Thebes in the south.
1975 - 1640 BC
Mentuhotep reunites Egypt and enters a classical period of art and literature.
1539 - 1075 BC
Creation of the Valley of Kings and the brief reign of Tutankhamun, then Ramases II rules for 67 years.
322 BC - 395 AD
Alexander the Great occupies Egypt, The Rosetta Stone is carved, Cleopatra VII reigns, then in 30 BC Egypt becomes a province of the Roman Empire.



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