Tutankhamun TimelineAncientc. 3050BC - Foundation of the Egyptian state2528BC - Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza 1550BC - Dawn of the New Kingdom, "Egypt's Golden Age" 1473BC - Queen Hatshepsut becomes pharaoh 1353BC - Amenhotep IV/Akhentaten initiates religious revolution 1333-1323BC - Tutankhamun, the Boy King, reigns 1290-1224BC - Ramesses II reigns for 65 years and builds more monuments than any other pharaoh 525BC - Persian conquest of Egypt 332BC - Alexander the Great conquers Egypt 30BC - Defeat of Antony and Cleopatra. Egypt joins Roman Empire Modern1922AD - Howard Carter discovers Tutankhamun's Tomb in the Valley of the Kings1937 - Agatha Christie writes Death on the Nile 1953 - Egypt gains independence 1963 - Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in the Hollywood epic, Cleopatra 1970 - Aswan High Dam completed 1972 - 1.7 million guests visit the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum 1986 - The Bangles release their hit single "Walk Like An Egyptian" 1993 - Luxor Hotel opens in Las Vegas. Includes reconstruction of Tut's tomb 1996 - First Tomb Raider computer game released 2007-8 - Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs comes to The O2 Note: Some dates in the Ancient Egyptian chronology are approximate. Based on The Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt by John Baines and Jaromír Málek [Revised edition available now: Published by Facts on File Inc. ISBN: 0816040362. Buy The Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt at Amazon.com] |
