2025年3月23日 · Ancient Egypt - Roman, Byzantine, 30 BCE-642 CE: “I added Egypt to the empire of the Roman people.” With these words the emperor Augustus (as Octavian was known from 27 bce) summarized the subjection of Cleopatra’s kingdom in the great inscription that records his achievements.

Year 642 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 642 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

The Arab conquest of Egypt, led by the army of Amr ibn al-As, took place between 639 and 642 AD and was overseen by the Rashidun Caliphate. [1] It ended the seven-century-long Roman period in Egypt that had begun in 30 BC and, more broadly, the Greco-Roman period that had lasted about a millennium.

332 BCE – 642 CE. The Macedonian/Greek army of Alexander the Great occupied Egypt in 332 BCE, and the young Alexander declared himself pharaoh. Alexander’s generals, including a man named Ptolemy, split up his empire when he died.

The Greco-Roman period in Egypt spans from the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BCE to the Arab conquest in 642 CE. This era is characterized by significant cultural, political, and social changes, as well as the blending of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian traditions.

The Iranian Expanse is a study of the natural and built environments of power in Persia and the ancient Iranian world from the consolidation of the Achaemenid Empire in the sixth century BCE to the fall of the Sasanian Empire in the seventh century CE.

Greco-Roman Period (332 BCE - 642 CE) Search for: Clear search Search Popular search

2023年5月29日 · By 642 CE, the Arabs had crossed the Zagros Mountains into the Iranian plateau and won another great victory at the Battle of Nahavand. The Arab victory at Nahavand sealed the fate of the Sassanian empire and forced Yazgerd III to flee to the east.

2018年4月20日 · Khor Virap is a monastery located in Armenia that was first established in 642 CE. Its name is derived from "virap nerk'in," which means "deep dungeon" in Armenian. Khor Virap is one of the most sacred...

The famous island of Philae, on Egypt's southern frontier, can be considered the last major temple site where Ancient Egyptian religion was practiced. According to the Byzantine historian Procopius, in 535-537 CE the Emperor Justinian ordered one of his generals to end this situation by destroying the island's temples.