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332 BCEAlexander the Great conquers Phoenicia and turns toward Egypt.
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Jan 331 BCEAlexander the Great founds Alexandria at the port town of Rhakotis in Egypt.
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323 BCEDeath of Alexander the Great.
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305 BCE - 285 BCEReign of Ptolemy I in Egypt, who initiated the Great Library.
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300 BCEPtolemy I founds the Museum of Alexandria.
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c. 300 BCE - c. 280 BCEThe Lighthouse of Alexandria is built, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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285 BCE - 246 BCEReign of Ptolemy II in Egypt, development of Library at Alexandria.
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276 BCE - 195 BCELife of Eratosthenes, ancient Greek Alexandrian scholar, native of Cyrene and one of the greatest geographers in antiquity.
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247 BCEThe Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos) is completed.
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48 BCEThe Battle of Pharsalus at which Julius Caesar defeats Pompey.
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48 BCEPompey killed at Alexandria, Caesar declares martial law in the city.
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48 BCE - 44 BCEJulius Caesar of Rome and Cleopatra VII of Egypt in unofficial alliance.
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44 BCEAssassination of Julius Caesar at Rome.
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41 BCE - 31 BCEMark Antony of Rome allied with Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
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34 BCEMark Antony celebrates an unofficial triumph in Alexandria following his victories in Armenia.
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30 BCEDeath of Cleopatra VII, end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt.
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30 BCE - 14 CEReign of Augustus Caesar in Rome, restoration of Roman province of Alexandria.
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100 CEThe mathematician and astronomer Menelaus of Alexandria lived.
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115 CEDestruction of Alexandria in the Kitos War.
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117 CERestoration of Alexandria by Emperor Hadrian of Rome.
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132 CESeptuagint (Greek translation of the Bible) composed at Alexandria.
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313 CEConstantine the Great issues Edict of Milan, decrees religious tolerance.
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314 CEReligious strife increases between Christians and other faiths in Alexandria.
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391 CEChristian Patriarch Theophilus destroys pagan temples in Alexandria. .
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415 CEHypatia of Alexandria murdered by Christian mob. Scholars and scientists leave the city. .
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619 CEAlexandria is conquered by the Sassanid Persians.
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628 CEByzantine Empire re-takes Alexandria, Egypt, from the Persians.
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641 CEArab Muslims under Caliph Umar take Alexandria from the Byzantine Christians.
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641 CE - 646 CEThe Byzantine Christians and Arab Muslims fight for control of Alexandria and Egypt.
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646 CEThe Arab Muslims defeat the Byzantine Christians. Alexandria falls under Islamic rule. .
