{"slug": "roman-egypt", "label": "Roman Egypt", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Egypt", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202311", "qid": "Q202311", "description": "Roman province in Egypt (30 BCE–641 CE)", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [-29, 1875], "span_label": ["30 BCE", "1875 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "crete", "label": "Crete", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mark-antony", "label": "Mark Antony", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cyrenaica", "label": "Cyrenaica", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -29, "year_label": "30 BCE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": null, "text": "The Revolt of Thebes (c. 30–29 BC) outbreaks in Egypt immediately after Octavian's victory. Followed by a series of Egyptian resistances, military conflicts and revolts, the following centuries.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357307367#Egypt", "title": "30 BC", "revid": 1357307367, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -23, "year_label": "24 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Augustus founds the city of Nicopolis in Egypt to commemorate his final victory over Mark Antony.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325743433#Roman_Empire", "title": "24 BC", "revid": 1325743433, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 115, "year_label": "115 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "The Diaspora Revolt erupts almost simultaneously across various Jewish Diaspora communities in the empire's east, including Egypt, Libya and Cyprus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371191693#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 115", "revid": 1371191693, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 117, "year_label": "117 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Jewish Diaspora Revolt is quelled, likely by autumn 117, though unrest may have persisted in Egypt until early 118. Its suppression results in the near-complete expulsion of Jews from Cyrenaica, Cyprus, and several regions of Egypt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371187799#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 117", "revid": 1371187799, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 153, "year_label": "153 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Minor uprisings occur in Roman Egypt against Roman rule.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367880026#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 153", "revid": 1367880026, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 305, "year_label": "305 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Maximinus Daza persecutes the Christians of Egypt, many of whom take refuge in the desert. In time, this refuge leads to the monastic life. In these monasteries, Coptic writing develops, supporting the propagation of Christian texts.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330171757#Roman_Empire", "title": "305", "revid": 1330171757, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 365, "year_label": "365 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 21", "text": "July 21 – An earthquake and tsunami devastate Crete and Alexandria and affects Italy, Greece, and Palestine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1286254673#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 365", "revid": 1286254673, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 1875, "year_label": "1875 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "September 11", "text": "September 11 – Egypt adopts the Gregorian calendar; replacing the Coptic/Alexandrian calendar (based on the ancient Egyptian calendar) which had been the official calendar since the Roman period.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371928758#September", "title": "1875", "revid": 1371928758, "section": "Events › September"}}]}