When did ancient egypt end?

Defining the end point. The civilisation of ancient Egypt can be traced back in recognisable form to around 3000 BC. read more

The people worshiped the Egyptian pantheon and society generally continued the same as it had this is why I have difficulty saying this was the end of Ancient Egypt. Integration into Rome This event in my mind was truly the end of Ancient Egypt. read more

Long a colony of Egypt, Nubia now had rulers (the 25th Dynasty) who regarded themselves as ideologically the heirs of the ancient culture of Egypt, and as such they became overlords first of Thebes, and then took over the whole of Egypt, becoming pharaohs of a united kingdom of Egypt and Nubia around 720 BC. read more

When we think about ‘ancient Egypt’ we are usually imagining the dynastic period; the time when Egypt was a united land ruled by a king, or pharaoh. This was the age of the pyramids, mummification and hieroglyphic writing. read more

This event in my mind was truly the end of Ancient Egypt. While the territory would continue to maintain general Egyptian culture and practices it would be fundamentally altered by its gradual integration into Rome. read more