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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Collection of facts about the Late Period of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the Late Period of Egypt (664 - 332 BC). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by the Third Intermediate Period
• 26th Dynasty - 32nd Dynasty
• Psamtik I reunified Egypt and established the 26th Dynasty
• Expanded into the Levant (7th century BC)
• 27th Dynasty was conquered and became a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
• 28th Dynasty successfully rebelled and gained independence
• Achaemenid Empire re-annexed Egypt during the 30th Dynasty
• 32nd Dynasty was conquered by Macedonia in 332 BC
• Followed by the Ptolemaic dynasty