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Caligula
- Reign
- 37–41 AD
- Throne name
- Autokrator Heka-hekau-mery-Ptah-aset
- Dynasty
- Roman emperors
- Period
- Greco-Roman Period, 332 BC to 4th century AD
- Capital at the time
- Alexandria
Caligula was a Roman emperor and is attested as pharaoh in hieroglyphic inscriptions in Egypt. Reign: 37–41 AD. The throne name is Autokrator Heka-hekau-mery-Ptah-aset.
What is known about Caligula
Adopted the cult of Isis into the Roman state religion; persecution of Jews c. 38 AD; execution of Ptolemy of Mauretania c. 40 AD.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Greco-Roman Period
Macedonian kings and later Roman emperors rule Egypt as pharaohs. Greek and Egyptian culture merge, and the ancient temples are enlarged more magnificently than ever before.
- c. 280 BCPtolemy II has the lighthouse built on the island of Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- 237 BCConstruction begins on the Temple of Horus at Edfu, today the best-preserved temple in Egypt.
- 196 BCRosetta Stone: a priestly decree for Ptolemy V in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek.
- 30 BCDeath of Cleopatra VII; Egypt becomes a Roman province and the granary of Rome.
More about this period: Greco-Roman Period
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