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Egypt's Greco-Roman Period • Alexander the Great's liberation of Egypt from Persian rule was the end of the Egyptian kings. He built a new capital in Egypt where the Nile meets the Mediterranean sea, and called it Alexandria. • The Romans became involved when Cleopatra VII argued with her half-brother for the throne. She invited the Romans to step in to solve the problem, after that she lost control and Rome took over Egypt's rule • Christianity began in Egypt during the Roman rule. The Egyptian Christians are called Copts. 5/7/2017 1 • • • • • • 1 AD 40 AD 64 AD 68 AD 284 AD 323 AD 5/7/2017 2 5/7/2017 3 5/7/2017 4 5/7/2017 5 5/7/2017 6 Egypt's Archaic Islamic Period • Islam started in the Arabian Peninsula about the same time the Christians were being persecuted by the Romans for their beliefs. • Islam spread quickly when Amr Bin Al Aas conquered Egypt in 640 AD then hundreds and southlands of mosques were built all over Egypt 5/7/2017 7 Al Mansour Kalawon Mosque 5/7/2017 Mohamed Ali Mosque 8 Al Hussein Mosque 5/7/2017 9