Roman Egypt
Roman province in Egypt (30 BCE–641 CE)
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Summary
Roman Egypt is a Roman province[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of roman province entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,488 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ancient Rome[3], Byzantine Empire[4], Ancient Egypt[5]
- Continent: Africa[6]
- Capital: Alexandria[7]
- Shares border with: Creta et Cyrenaica[8], Judaea[9], Arabia Petraea[10]
- Commons category: Roman Egypt[11]
- Inception: 30 BC[12]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 642[13]
- Start time: 30 BC[14]
- End time: 642[15]
- Coordinate location: 28, 32.1[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Roman Egypt[17]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:civilization=roman_and_byzantine_egyptian[18]
- Replaces: Ptolemaic Kingdom[19]
- Replaced by: Egypt in the Middle Ages[20]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the history of Roman Egypt[21]
- Demonym: Egyptian[22]
- Native label: Provincia Aegypti[23], Ⲙⲏⲥⲣⲁ[24], Ἐπαρχία Αἰγύπτου[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:Roman-era Egyptians[26]
- Different from: Egipte[27]
- Time period: Roman Empire[28]
Why It Matters
Roman Egypt has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]