The Late Period of Egypt (525-332 BCE) is the era following the Third Intermediate Period (1069-525) and preceding the brief Hellenistic Period (332-323 BCE) when Egypt was ruled by the Argead officials installed by Alexander the Great prior to the rise of the Greek Ptolemaic Dynasty (323-30 BCE).
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525 BCE - 331 BCEThe Late Period of Egyptian History.
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525 BCE - 404 BCE27th Dynasty of Egypt, Persian kings rule.
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525 BCE - 522 BCECambyses II of Persia rules Egypt and leads campaign to Nubia.
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522 BCE - 486 BCEDarius I (The Great) rules Egypt.
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486 BCE - 465 BCEXerxes I rules Egypt, uses country as resource for invasion of Greece.
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465 BCE - 424 BCEArtaxerxes I rules Egypt.
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460 BCE - 454 BCEEgyptian revolt of Inaros I with assistance from Greece.
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424 BCE - 404 BCEDarius II rules Egypt.
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404 BCE - 398 BCEThe 28th Dynasty of Egypt under Amyrtaeus who frees Lower Egypt from the Persians.
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404 BCE - 358 BCEArtaxerxes II rules Upper Egypt.
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398 BCE - 380 BCEThe 29th Dynasty of Egypt.
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392 BCE - 379 BCEHakor rules Egypt.
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c. 380 BCENepherites II reigns in Egypt, last king of 29th Dynasty.
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380 BCE - 343 BCE30th Dynasty of Egypt.
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380 BCE - 362 BCENectanebo I reigns in Egypt, founds 30th Dynasty, revives Egypt's past glory.
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362 BCE - 360 BCETeos reigns briefly in Egypt until betrayed by his brother.
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360 BCE - 343 BCENectanebo II reigns in Egypt, last native Egyptian ruler.
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358 BCE - 338 BCEReign of Artaxerxes III in Upper Egypt and all of Egypt after 343 BCE.
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343 BCENectanebo II defeated in battle by Artaxerxes III, Egypt taken by the Persians again.
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343 BCE - 331 BCE31st Dynasty of Egypt, Persian kings rule.
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336 BCE - 332 BCEReign of Darius III in Egypt.
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331 BCEPersians defeated by Alexander the Great who liberates Egypt.