Roman Egypt

Roman province that encompassed most of modern-day Egypt Province of EgyptProvincia Aegypti (Latin)Ἐπαρχία Αἰγύπτου (Koine Greek)Province of the Roman Empire30 BC – 646 ADUnder Palmyrene rule; 270–273Sasanian occupation; 619–628Egypt in AD 125CapitalAlexandriaPopulation • 1st century AD 4 to 8 million Government • TypeMonarchyPrefect • 30–26 BC Cornelius Gallus• 642 Theodore Historical eraClassical antiquityLate antiquity• Conquest of Ptolemaic Kingdom 30 BC• Formation of the Diocese 381• Muslim conquest 639–646 AD Preceded by Succeeded by Ptolemaic Kingdom Sasanian Egypt Rashidun Caliphate Today part ofEgypt Part of a series on the History of Egypt Prehistoric Egypt Paleolithic300,000–20,000 BC Mesolithic20,000–6000 BC Neolithic and Predynastic6000–3000 BC Ancient Egypt Early Dynastic Period3150–2686 BC Old Kingdom2686–2181 BC 1st Intermediate Period2181–2055 BC Middle Kingdom2055–1650 BC 2nd Intermediate Period1650–1550 BC New Kingdom1550–1069 BC 3rd Intermediate Period1069–664 BC Late Period (History)664–332 BC Greco-Roman Egypt Argead dynasty332–310 BC Ptolemaic dynasties310–30 BC Roman and Byzantine Egypt30 BC�