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31 BC Queen Cleopatra VII and Mark Anthony are defeated at the Battle of Actinum by Octavian. Octavian enters Egypt in 30 BC, beginning Roman rule.
Mid 1st century AD Christianity appears, first in Alexandria. By the 3rd century AD, the new religion has gained widespread acceptance.


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