1539-1075 BC New Kingdom (18th-20th Dynasties Egyptian empire in Near East and Nubia Elaborate tombs of the Valley of Kings Rule of woman pharaoh Hatshepsut King Akhenaten attempts to introduce a monotheistic religion Brief reign of Tutankhamun Ramesses II rules for 67 years 1075-715 BC 3rd Intermediate Period (21st-25th Dynasties) Disunity and Libyan settlement in Egypt Nubians conquer Egypt (late 8th century) 715-332 BC Late Period (20th-30th Dynasties, 2nd Persian Period) Egypt conquered briefly by Assyrians Cultural revival under kings from Sais Persian conquest of Egypt (525 BC) Egypt independent again (404-343 BC) 332 BC-395 AD Greco-Roman Period (Macedonians, Ptolemies, and Romans) Alexander the Great occupies Egypt Alexander's general, Ptolemy, becomes king and founds a dynasty The Rosetta Stone is carved (196 BC) Cleopatra VII reigns (51-30 BC) Egypt becomes a province of the Roman Empire (30 BC) Source:http://www.timelineindex.com and BBC History