Timeline
The timeline provided in this page contains ten of the most important dates in the time of the Ancient Egyptians:
3000 BC- The ancient Egyptian civilisation began.
2575 BC- 2575 -2150 BC: The Old Kingdom (the 4th-8th Dynasties) - The Great Pyramids of Egypt were built.
1630 BC- The Egyptians were introduced to the chariot.
1539 BC- The tombs in the Valley of Kings were built.
332 BC- Alexander the Great conquers Egypt.
196 BC- The Rosetta Stone is carved.
51 BC- Cleopatra VII became ruler and also gave birth to Julius Caesar’s son, Octavian.
37 BC- Queen Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemies marries Mark Antony.
31 BC- Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra in the sea Battle of Actium. Both Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide.
30 BC- Ancient Egypt became a Roman province.