30 BCE★★★★★
Death of Cleopatra; Rome annexes Egypt
After defeat by Octavian, Cleopatra VII takes her own life; the Ptolemaic dynasty ends and Egypt becomes a Roman province.
PoliticsDeath· Egypt
Timeline
2 events1st century BCE
5th century
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Murder of Hypatia
The mathematician and philosopher Hypatia is murdered by a mob in Alexandria.
DeathScience· Egypt