Aegyptus became a Roman Province when Octavian (later known as Augustus) defeated his rival Marc Anthony, deposed Cleopatra (Anthony's lover), and annexed Egypt to the Roman Empire in 30 B.C.

Octavius Caesar and Cleopatra, Anton Mengs, 1770

The CIA World Factbook:

Egypt

Agricultural Products:

cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats


Industries:

textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures

Cities

IMPORTANT CITIES

Alexandria

founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C.

seat of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt

second only to Rome in size (of the Hellenistic cities of the time period)



Cairo

Largest City in Egypt

15th Largest Metropolitan Area in the world

Largest Metropolitan Area in the Arab world



Giza

Pyramids of Giza (constructed 2580-2560 B.C.)

Great Sphinx

Great source of tourism revenue

FAMOUS EGYPTIONS

Cleopatra VII Philopater - the last active pharaoh of Egypt before it became a Roman Province.



Mark Antony - Roman general under Julius Caesar (also Cleopatra's boothang)



Ramses III - the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth dynasty and the last New Kingdom king



Alex Proyas - director of "Dark City" and "The Crow"




Omar Sharif - actor known for Doctor Zhivago




Bassem Youssef - comedian & political satirist

1) The Roman Province of Aegyptus was located in modern-day Egypt.