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c. 7200 BCEFirst human habitation of the Faiyum.
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c. 5200 BCEFirst agricultural community established in the Faiyum.
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c. 2613 BCE - 2181 BCEThe Faiyum becomes the preferred hunting grounds for kings and nobles during the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
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2040 BCE - 1782 BCEThe Faiyum reaches peak prosperity during the time of the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
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c. 1782 BCE - c. 1570 BCEThe Faiyum declines during the Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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c. 1570 BCE - c. 1069 BCENo new monuments erected in the Faiyum during the period of Egypt's New Kingdom.
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c. 1069 BCE - c. 332 BCEThe Faiyum declines during Egypt's Third Intermediate and Late periods.
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323 BCE - 30 BCEThe Faiyum experiences a revival under the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
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27 BCE - 14 CEThe Faiyum is restored during the reign of Augustus Caesar.
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c. 200 CEThe Faiyum in decline and decimated by plague.
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c. 646 CEThe Faiyum serves as seat of resistance to Arab Invasion but continues to decline in population and productivity.