The 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt, which reigned from about 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C., was the longest lasting.
Ancient Egypt was ruled for millennia by a series of pharaohs. Historians have broken up this period into dynasties, in which the rulers were either related to one another or derived power from a predecessor.The 18th dynasty of Egypt, which lasted around 250 years, is the longest ancient Egyptian dynasty. Scientists estimate the length of the 18th dynasty by analyzing written records and radiocarbon dates.
But in fact,"the 'dynasties' of Egypt are really just retrospective constructs," Michael Dee , an associate professor of isotope chronology at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, told Live Science in an email. It wasn't until around 300 B.C. that writers started to divide Egypt into dynasties, Dee said. While many pharaohs within a dynasty have a direct family relationship, not all do.
And although the 18th dynasty was the longest of the dynasties delineated by Manetho, the periods of Greek and Roman rule were longer, Van De Mieroop said.—Royal tomb discovered near Luxor dates to time when female pharaoh co-ruled ancient Egypt Greek rule in Egypt started in 332 B.C., when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt. Prior to his conquest, the region was controlled by the ancient Persians.
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