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Egyptian relief depicting the Roman Emperor Trajan (right, reigned 98–117 AD) in full pharaonic style. Cleopatra VII had affairs with Roman dictator Julius Caesar and Roman general Mark Antony , but it was not until after her suicide (after Mark Antony was defeated by Octavian , who would later be Emperor Augustus Caesar ) that Egypt became a ...
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In ancient Egyptian history, dynasties are series of rulers sharing a common origin. They are usually, but not always, traditionally divided into 33 pharaonic dynasties; these dynasties are commonly grouped by modern scholars into "kingdoms" and "intermediate periods".
The Eighteenth Dynasty empire conquered all of Lower Nubia under Thutmose I. [12] By the reign of Thutmose III, the Egyptians directly controlled Nubia to the Nile river, 4th cataract, with Egyptian influence / tributaries extending beyond this point. [13] [14] The Egyptians referred to the area as Kush and it was administered by the Viceroy of ...
The British Empire (red) and Mongol Empire (blue) were the largest and second-largest empires in history, respectively. The precise extent of either empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars.
Egyptian official under king Mentuhotep II during the 11th dynasty. Meru was overseer of sealers at the royal court and therefore one of the highest state officials. Meryatum: High Priest of Re: 19th dynasty: fl. c. mid-13th century BC: Egyptian prince and High Priest of Re, the son of the 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II and Nefertari. Meryatum II
The New Kingdom, also called the Egyptian Empire, refers to ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. This period of ancient Egyptian history covers the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth dynasties. Through radiocarbon dating, the establishment of the New Kingdom has been placed between 1570 BC and 1544 BC. [3]
Ancient Egypt reached the zenith of its power during the New Kingdom (1570–1070 BC) under great pharaohs. Ancient Egypt was a great power to be contended with by both the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. The empire expanded far south into Nubia and held wide territories across the ancient Near East.