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Egyptian Dynasties
Early Egypt was a theocracy where the rulers, or pharaohs, had absolute power and were thought to be gods. The rule of the pharaohs lasted through 31 dynasties, spanning thousands of years, until the conquest of Egypt by the Roman Empire in 30
bc
.
Name
Period
Early Dynastic Period (c. 2920-2575
bc
)
First Dynasty
c. 2920-2770
bc
Second Dynasty
c.2770-2649
bc
Third Dynasty
c. 2649-2575
bc
Old Kingdom (c. 2575-2134
bc
)
Fourth Dynasty
c. 2575-2467
bc
Fifth Dynasty
c. 2465-2323
bc
Sixth Dynasty
c. 2323-2151
bc
Seventh-Eighth Dynasties
c. 2151-2134
bc
First Intermediate Period (c. 2134-2040
bc
)
Ninth-Tenth Dynasties
c. 2134-2040
bc
Eleventh Dynasty (Theban)
c. 2134-2040
bc
Middle Kingdom (c. 2040-1640
bc
)
Eleventh Dynasty (all Egypt)
c. 2040-1991
bc
Twelfth Dynasty
c. 1991-1783
bc
Thirteenth Dynasty
c. 1783-?
bc
Fourteenth Dynasty
contemporary with 13th or 15th dynasties
Second Intermediate Period (c. 1640-1550
bc
)
Fifteenth Dynasty
c. ?-1532
bc
Sixteenth Dynasty
contemporary with 15th dynasty
Seventeenth Dynasty
c. 1640-1550
bc
New Kingdom (c. 1550-1070
bc
)
Eighteenth Dynasty
c. 1550-1307
bc
Nineteenth Dynasty
c. 1307-1196
bc
Twentieth Dynasty
c. 1196-1070
bc
Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070-712
bc
)
Twenty-first Dynasty
c. 1070-945
bc
Twenty-second Dynasty
c. 945-712
bc
Twenty-third Dynasty
c. 828-725
bc
Twenty-fourth Dynasty
c. 724-712
bc
Twenty-fifth Dynasty (Nubian and Theban area)
c. 770-712
bc
Late Dynastic Period (c. 712-332
bc
)
Twenty-fifth Dynasty (Nubia and all Egypt)
c. 712-657
bc
Twenty-sixth Dynasty
c. 672-525
bc
Twenty-seventh Dynasty
c. 525-404
bc
Twenty-eighth Dynasty
c. 404-399
bc
Twenty-ninth Dynasty
c. 399-380
bc
Thirtieth Dynasty
c. 380-343
bc
Second Persian Period
c. 343-332
bc
Macedonian Period (332-323
bc
)
Alexander the Great
332-323
bc
Ptolemaic Period (304-284
bc
)
Ptolemy I
304-284
bc
Roman Period (30
bc
-
ad
14)
Augustus Caesar
30
bc
-
ad
14
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