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Oct 24, 2016 · During his reign, Egypt was invaded twice between 169 and 164 BCE by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV; the invading army even approached the outskirts of the capital city of Alexandria; however, with the assistance of Rome, Ptolemy VI regained token control.
- Donald L. Wasson
Aug 12, 2023 · Rome’s conquest of Egypt culminated in 30 BC, but the relationship between the two powers had been evolving for years before this event.
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It was bordered by the provinces of Crete and Cyrenaica to the west and Judaea, later Arabia Petraea, to the East. Egypt was conquered by Roman forces in 30 BC and became a province of the new Roman Empire upon its formation in 27 BC.
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In 88 BC, Athens and other Greek city-states revolted against Rome and were suppressed by General Lucius Cornelius Sulla. During the Roman civil wars, Greece was physically and economically devastated until Augustus organised the peninsula as the province of Achaea, in 27 BC.
Before annexation by the Roman Empire, Egypt was conquered by Alexander the Great, followed by the general Ptolemy. The Ptolemaic empire ruled Egypt for approximately 300 years. The take-over by Rome was set in motion only a century into Greek reign, as the Ptolemies began forming alliances with the Romans.
30 BCE. Death of Cleopatra VII, end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt . c. 50 CE - c. 60 CE. Establishment of various Christian communities in the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Egypt, and at least the city of Rome . 269 CE. Zenobia invades and conquers Egypt . 285 CE. The Roman empire is split into the Western and Eastern Roman empires.
