Ancient
Egypt's history spans about MMD
years. Modern scholars have categorised this history into 'dynasties'
(a collection of people belonging to the same family who maintain
power) & labeled each dynasty with a roman numeral from
I to XXX.
Dynasty I - c. 3100-2890
BCE
In
3100 BCE King Menes of Upper Egypt united Upper & Lower Egypt
and he founded the first Egyptian dynasty.
Dynasty III - arose around
2 700 BCE and ushered in the period refered to as 'The Old Kingdom'.
The
Sphinx and The Pyramids at Giza were built during this era.
Tutankhamen
- The Boy King - was a part of Dynasty
XVIII. His tomb was found in MCMXXII
and is a story worth reading.
Remesses
II was the third pharaoh of
the XIXth Dynasty. NB It is
interesting to research why he is still remembered?
The
rule of the pharaohs officially ended in XXI
BCE when the Roman Empire conquered Egypt.
Cleopatera
VII - Was the last Egyptian
pharaoh. She died August XII,
XXX BCE.
