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25 events · 14 research items · January 16, 0027 to February 12, 2026 · Page 1 of 2
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Najran Massacre
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Najran Massacre

Najran Massacre 523 AD In 523 AD, the Himyarite king Yusuf Asar Dhu Nuwas, a Jewish ruler of the Himyarite Kingdom in present day Yemen, targeted the Christia...

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Cleopatra VII
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Cleopatra VII

51–30 BCE — Cleopatra VII becomes the final active ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty. She navigates the expanding power of Rome through alliances and relationships first ...

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Queen Teuta
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Queen Teuta

Illyrian ruler whose kingdom came into direct conflict with the expanding Roman Republic.

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Alexander the Great Enters Egypt
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Alexander the Great Enters Egypt

332 BCE — Alexander enters Egypt during his campaign against the Persian Empire and is welcomed as its new ruler. He participates in Egyptian royal and religious tradi...

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Bardylis
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Bardylis

Powerful Illyrian ruler of the 4th century BCE who built a kingdom capable of challenging Macedonia.

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Powerful Illyrian Kingdoms Emerge
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Powerful Illyrian Kingdoms Emerge

4th–3rd centuries BCE — Several Illyrian dynasties consolidate larger kingdoms across the western Balkans. Their rulers compete with Macedonia, Epirus and Greek coasta...

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Saite Revival
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Saite Revival

664–525 BCE — Rulers of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty reunify Egypt from their base at Sais. They encourage trade with the Greek world, employ foreign mercenaries and reviv...

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The New Kingdom Ends
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The New Kingdom Ends

c. 1070 BCE — Central royal authority weakens while powerful priestly institutions and regional rulers gain influence. Egypt loses much of its empire in the Levant and...

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Battle of Megiddo
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Battle of Megiddo

c. 1457 BCE — Thutmose III defeats a coalition of Levantine rulers near Megiddo. Egyptian inscriptions provide one of history's earliest detailed military campaign nar...

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The New Kingdom
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The New Kingdom

c. 1550–1070 BCE — Egypt becomes one of the great imperial powers of the Late Bronze Age. Pharaohs campaign into Nubia and the Levant while wealth flows into enormous ...

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The Hyksos Rule the Delta
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The Hyksos Rule the Delta

c. 1650–1550 BCE — A dynasty of rulers of largely western Asian origin controls much of northern Egypt from Avaris in the Nile Delta. Egyptian sources later portray th...

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Mentuhotep II
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Mentuhotep II

c. 2061–2010 BCE — Mentuhotep II rules from Thebes and defeats the northern rival kingdom. His victory reunifies most of Egypt and establishes the political foundation...

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First Intermediate Period
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First Intermediate Period

c. 2181–2055 BCE — Egypt is politically divided among competing centers, especially Herakleopolis in the north and Thebes in the south. Provincial rulers exercise grea...

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Narmer
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Narmer

c. 3100 BCE — Narmer is one of the earliest Egyptian rulers associated with the political consolidation of Upper and Lower Egypt. The famous Narmer Palette depicts him...

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