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The Egyptian Greeks, also known as Egyptiotes (Greek: Αιγυπτιώτες, romanized: Eyiptiótes) or simply Greeks in Egypt (Greek: Έλληνες της Αιγύπτου, romanized: Éllines tis Eyíptou), are the ethnic Greek community from Egypt that has existed from the Hellenistic period until the aftermath of the Egyptian coup d'état of 1952, when most were forced to leave.
When the Persians took over Egypt, Naucratis remained an important Greek port and the colonist population were used as mercenaries by both the rebel Egyptian princes and the Persian kings, who later gave them land grants, spreading Greek culture into the valley of the Nile. When Alexander the Great arrived, he established Alexandria on the site ...
[3] [4] Egypt had also a Greek community, mostly centered in Alexandria, which is today Egypt's second largest city and also the seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. In 1825, during the Greek War of Independence , Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt came to the assistance of the Ottomans and it was the Battle of Navarino and the Morea ...
Latest talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over mega dam on the Nile end without breakthrough. September 25, 2023 at 7:26 AM. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The latest talks over the mega dam ...
Modern influence of ancient Greece refers to the influence of Ancient Greece on later periods of history, from the Middle Ages up to the current modern era. Greek culture and philosophy has a significant influence on modern society and its core culture, in comparison to other ancient societies of similar settings.
Egypt assumed the right to undertake Nile river related projects without the consent of upper riparian states. Egypt assumed the right to veto any construction projects that would affect her interests adversely. In effect, this agreement gave Egypt complete control over the Nile during the dry season when water is most needed for agricultural ...
The Canopic (westernmost) branch of the Nile Delta still existed at that time, and was widely used for shipping. After its foundation, Alexandria became the seat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, and quickly grew to be one of the greatest cities of the Hellenistic world. Only Rome, which gained control of Egypt in 30 BC, eclipsed Alexandria in size and ...
At least 10 Egyptian women and children died Tuesday when a small bus carrying about two dozen people slid off a ferry and plunged into the Nile River just outside Cairo, health authorities said.