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Living Timeline of Ancient Egypt

Explore 5,000 years of Egyptian civilization through an interactive journey. Zoom through time periods, discover key events, and uncover the mysteries that shaped history.

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Egyptian Dynasties & Periods

Predynastic Period
6000-3100 BCE
Early Dynastic Period
3100-2686 BCE
Old Kingdom
2686-2181 BCE
First Intermediate Period
2181-2055 BCE
Middle Kingdom
2055-1650 BCE
Second Intermediate Period
1650-1550 BCE
New Kingdom
1550-1077 BCE
Third Intermediate Period
1077-664 BCE
Late Period
664-332 BCE
Ptolemaic Period
332-30 BCE

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Event Types

Historical Events
Cultural Events
Political Events
Wars & Conflicts
Monuments & Architecture

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Predynastic Period

6000-3100 BCE

The formative period before the unification of Egypt

Naqada Culture Emerges
Hieroglyphic Writing Develops

Early Dynastic Period

3100-2686 BCE

The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
Memphis Founded as Capital

Old Kingdom

2686-2181 BCE

The age of pyramid building and the height of ancient Egyptian civilization

Secrets of The Great Library: Enigma of the Ancients
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The Sphinx: Guardian of Secrets or Window to the Past?
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Building the Pyramids: Engineering Marvel of the Ancient World
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First Intermediate Period

2181-2055 BCE

A period of political fragmentation and civil war

Middle Kingdom

2055-1650 BCE

The classical period of Egyptian art and literature

Reunification under Mentuhotep II
Classical Period of Literature

Second Intermediate Period

1650-1550 BCE

The period of Hyksos rule in northern Egypt

New Kingdom

1550-1077 BCE

The Egyptian empire at its height

Colossi of Memnon
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Hatshepsut Becomes Pharaoh
Tutankhamun Dies

Third Intermediate Period

1077-664 BCE

Period of foreign rule and internal division

Late Period

664-332 BCE

The final period of native Egyptian rule

Battle of Thermopylae
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Ptolemaic Period

332-30 BCE

The Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt