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332 BCE

Alexander the Great conquers Phoenicia and turns toward Egypt.
Jan 331 BCE

Alexander the Great founds Alexandria at the port town of Rhakotis in Egypt.
323 BCE

Death of Alexander the Great.
305 BCE - 285 BCE

Reign of Ptolemy I in Egypt, who initiated the Great Library.
300 BCE

Ptolemy I founds the Museum of Alexandria.
c. 300 BCE - c. 280 BCE

The Lighthouse of Alexandria is built, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
285 BCE - 246 BCE

Reign of Ptolemy II in Egypt, development of Library at Alexandria.
276 BCE - 195 BCE

Life of Eratosthenes, ancient Greek Alexandrian scholar, native of Cyrene and one of the greatest geographers in antiquity.
247 BCE

The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos) is completed.
48 BCE

The Battle of Pharsalus at which Julius Caesar defeats Pompey.
48 BCE

Pompey killed at Alexandria, Caesar declares martial law in the city.
48 BCE - 44 BCE

Julius Caesar of Rome and Cleopatra VII of Egypt in unofficial alliance.
44 BCE

Assassination of Julius Caesar at Rome.
41 BCE - 31 BCE

Mark Antony of Rome allied with Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
34 BCE

Mark Antony celebrates an unofficial triumph in Alexandria following his victories in Armenia.
30 BCE

Death of Cleopatra VII, end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt.
30 BCE - 14 CE

Reign of Augustus Caesar in Rome, restoration of Roman province of Alexandria.
100 CE

The mathematician and astronomer Menelaus of Alexandria lived.
115 CE

Destruction of Alexandria in the Kitos War.
117 CE

Restoration of Alexandria by Emperor Hadrian of Rome.
132 CE

Septuagint (Greek translation of the Bible) composed at Alexandria.
313 CE

Constantine the Great issues Edict of Milan, decrees religious tolerance.
314 CE

Religious strife increases between Christians and other faiths in Alexandria.
391 CE

Christian Patriarch Theophilus destroys pagan temples in Alexandria. .
415 CE

Hypatia of Alexandria murdered by Christian mob. Scholars and scientists leave the city. .
619 CE

Alexandria is conquered by the Sassanid Persians.
628 CE

Byzantine Empire re-takes Alexandria, Egypt, from the Persians.
641 CE

Arab Muslims under Caliph Umar take Alexandria from the Byzantine Christians.
641 CE - 646 CE

The Byzantine Christians and Arab Muslims fight for control of Alexandria and Egypt.
646 CE

The Arab Muslims defeat the Byzantine Christians. Alexandria falls under Islamic rule. .

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