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642: Arab conquest of Egypt
1517: Egypt is absorbed into the Turkish Ottoman Empire
1882: The British invade after the construction of the Sous Canal-which the British helped build- which nearly bankrupted Egypt.
669 BCE: Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquer and rule Egypt. Not even 100 years later, the Persians will begin and succeed in their conquest.
332 BCE: Alexander the Great conquers Egypt and founds Alexandria. His Macedonian dynasty rules until 51 BCE when the Romans invade.
The early Egyptians lived peacefully for 30 centuries- their pharaoh system working until Ramses I & Ramses II were unable to defend their country from outside invaders. However, there was an age of prosperity before everything fell to shambles.
Cleopatra and Nefertiti are two of the most famous of Ancient Egypt. Both were considered dominant rulers over their pharaohs, and even though Cleopatra was never actually Egyptian, she did more than all ten Ramses' combined to save Egypt from Octavian's forces. Nefertiti was said to be one of the greatest rulers, even under the pretense that she was filling in until her son could sit on the throne.
Cleopatra was the last ruler of Ancient Egypt's pharaoh period. After a short period of flourishing, Egypt quickly began to decline because they were flourishing. Their military was getting weaker, too many people wanted the Nile to themselves, pyramids and tombs were being ransacked.
Roman general Octavian was the man who brought the Ancient Egyptian pharaohdom to its knees. It traces back to Julius Caesar's death, where the Roman treasury and Caesar's papers fell into Mark Antony's possession. Octavian challenged Antony, questioning whether he deserved this power, and that caused Antony to turn on Caesar's assassins, and ultimately Octavian.
If Cleopatra and Caesar never happened, Cleopatra and Antony would've never happened, and ultimately Octavian would've never moved to conquer Egypt.
If the religion wipe didn't happen, perhaps Egypt would sill be predominantly pagan.
Egypt could've been it's own country in the sense that it would've never later divided because of the British. Even if the British came along anyways, the military would've been strong and ready. Egyp would've never become a predominantly tourist country; it'd would've become a powerhouse like it was before.
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