What were the main dates in the history of Ancient Egypt?
The following dates can be named:
3000 BC – the accession of the first dynasty.
2600 – construction of the Cheops pyramid.
1872 – the beginning of the reign of Senusret III. During this period, the influence of Egypt went south into the kingdom of Kush.
1505 – the beginning of the reign of Pharaoh Ahmose I. The beginning of the New Kingdom.
1557 – the reign of Thutmose III. The greatest flourishing of Egypt, the sphere of influence from the Euphrates to Nubia. Battle of Megiddo.
1290-1223 years – the reign of Ramses II, wars with the Hittites.
663 – the capture of Egypt by the Assyrians and the beginning of the spread of iron throughout Africa.
600 – Pharaoh Necho II sent an expedition of the Phoenicians to circumnavigate Africa.
528 – the conquest of Egypt by the Persians.
332-30 Hellenistic Egypt, reign of the Ptolemaic dynasty.