Fayum Timeline

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c. 7200 BCE
First human habitation of the Faiyum.
c. 5200 BCE
First agricultural community established in the Faiyum.
c. 2613 BCE - 2181 BCE
The Faiyum becomes the preferred hunting grounds for kings and nobles during the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
2040 BCE - 1782 BCE
The Faiyum reaches peak prosperity during the time of the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
c. 1782 BCE - c. 1570 BCE
The Faiyum declines during the Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
c. 1570 BCE - c. 1069 BCE
No new monuments erected in the Faiyum during the period of Egypt's New Kingdom.
c. 1069 BCE - c. 332 BCE
The Faiyum declines during Egypt's Third Intermediate and Late periods.
323 BCE - 30 BCE
The Faiyum experiences a revival under the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
27 BCE - 14 CE
The Faiyum is restored during the reign of Augustus Caesar.
c. 200 CE
The Faiyum in decline and decimated by plague.
c. 646 CE
The Faiyum serves as seat of resistance to Arab Invasion but continues to decline in population and productivity.