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Roman Egypt

30 BC – 641
Sovereign stateAfrica

Roman (and later Byzantine) province from Cleopatra's defeat until the Arab conquest, the empire's breadbasket.

Roman (and Byzantine) Egypt ended in 642 CE when Arab Muslim forces under Amr ibn al-As completed the conquest of Egypt, capturing Alexandria; the Byzantine administration evacuated and Egypt became part of the Rashidun Caliphate.

Borders in 550 · drawn from 5 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 5 border frames for Roman Egypt — the shape you scrub through changes in 30 BC · 107 · 400 · 500 · 550.

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