Roman Egypt

Roman Egypt was an empire in Egypt (North and West Africa) that lasted from 30 BCE to 395 CE, about 424 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

The emperor's personal province, shipping grain to feed Rome. Alexandria was the empire's second city, and Egypt became one of the first heartlands of Christianity and monasticism.

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Facts

Dates

30 BCE to 395 CE

Duration

424 years

Type

Empire

Region

Egypt, North and West Africa

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Alexandria

Came from

• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE

Became

• Byzantine Egypt 395 to 641 CE

Events in North and West Africa during its time

• 30 BCE Death of Cleopatra
• 330 Aksum adopts Christianity

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE
• Kingdom of Kush (Meroitic period) c. 300 BCE to 350 CE
• Roman Africa 146 BCE to 439 CE
• Garamantes c. 500 BCE to 700 CE
• Mauretania c. 300 BCE to 44 CE
• Byzantine Egypt 395 to 641 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia

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