Ẹ́gíptì Ayéijọ́un: Ìyàtọ̀ láàrin àwọn àtúnyẹ̀wò

▲'''Ancient Egypt''' was an [[Ancient history|ancient]] [[civilization]] of eastern [[North Africa]], concentrated along the lower reaches of the [[Nile|Nile River]] in what is now the modern country of [[Egypt]]. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150&nbsp;BC (according to [[conventional Egyptian chronology]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/chronology/index.html|title=Chronology|accessdate=25 March 2008|publisher=Digital Egypt for Universities, University College London}}</ref> with the political unification of [[Upper and Lower Egypt]] under the first [[pharaoh]].<ref>Dodson (2004) p. 46</ref> The [[history of ancient Egypt]] occurred in a series of stable ''Kingdoms'', separated by periods of relative instability known as ''Intermediate Periods''. The [[Old Kingdom]] of the [[Early Bronze Age]], the [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]] of the [[Middle Bronze Age]] and the [[New Kingdom]] of the [[Late Bronze Age]]. Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the [[Ramesside period]], after which it entered a period of slow decline. Egypt was conquered by a succession of foreign powers in this late period. In the aftermath of [[Alexander the Great]]'s death, one of his generals, [[Ptolemy Soter]], established himself as the new ruler of Egypt. This [[Ptolemaic Dynasty]] ruled Egypt until 30&nbsp;BC, when it fell to the [[Roman Empire]] and became [[Egypt (Roman province)|a Roman province]].<ref>Clayton (1994) p. 217</ref>