Egypt Timeline

Ancient Egypt


Predynastic Egypt



ca. 4300 – 3600 B.C.E.


ca. 3600 – 3150 B.C.E.


ca. 3150 – 3000 B.C.E.

  • Naqada I (Amratian)

  • Naqada II (Gerzean)

  • Naqada III (Semainean)

Early Dynastic



ca. 3000 – 2800 B.C.E.


ca. 2800 – 2675 B.C.E.

  • Dynasty 1

  • Dynasty 2

Old Kingdom



ca. 2675 – 2625 B.C.E.


ca. 2625 – 2500 B.C.E


ca. 2500 – 2350 B.C.E.


ca. 2350 – 2710 B.C.E


ca. 2170 – 2130 B.C.E.

First Intermediate Period


ca. 2130 – 1970 B.C.E.


ca. 2081 – 1980 B.C.E.

  • Dynasties 9-10

  • Dynasty 11, Part I

Middle Kingdom


ca. 1980 – 1938 B.C.E


ca. 1938 – 1759 B.C.E.


ca. 1759 – after 1630 B.C.E.


  • Dynasty 11, Part II

  • Dynasty 12

  • Dynasty 13

  • Dynasty 14

Second Intermediate period



ca. 1630 – 1523 B.C.E.


dates unknown: minor Hyksos rulers, contemporary with Dynasty 15

ca. 1630 – 1539 B.C.E.

  • Dynasty 15

  • Dynasty 16

  • Dynasty 17

NEW KINGDOM



ca. 1539 – 1292 B.C.E.


ca. 1292 – 1190 B.C.E.


ca. 1190 – 1075 B.C.E.

  • Dynasty 18 

  • Dynasty 19

  • Dynasty 20

THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD



ca. 1075 – 945 B.C.E.


ca. 945 – 712 B.C.E.


ca. 838 – 712 B.C.E.


ca. 727 – 712 B.C.E.


ca. 760 – 656 B.C.E.

  • Dynasty 21

  • Dynasty 22

  • Dynasty 23

  • Dynasty 24

  • Dynasty 25

LATE PERIOD



ca. 664 – 525 B.C.E.


ca. 525 – 404 B.C.E.


ca. 404 – 399 B.C.E.


ca. 399 – 380 B.C.E.


ca. 380 – 343 B.C.E.


ca. 343 – 332 B.C.E.

  • Dynasty 26

  • Dynasty 27

  • Dynasty 28

  • Dynasty 29

  • Dynasty 30

  • Dynasty 31

MACEDONIAN PERIOD


ca. 332 – 305 B.C.E.

PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY


ca. 305 – 30 B.C.E.

ROMAN and BYZANTINE EMPIRE


ca. 30 B.C.E. – 642 C.E.

References :

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