Roman Egypt
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| - | '''Hypatia''' (born between AD 350 and 370; died March 415) was a [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[female philosopher]] who lived and taught in Alexandria. She lived in [[Ægyptus|Roman Egypt]], and was killed by a [[Christianity|Christian]] [[mob]] who falsely blamed her for religious turmoil. Some suggest that her murder marked the end of what is traditionally known as [[Classical antiquity]], although others such as Christian Wildberg observe that [[Hellenistic philosophy]] continued to flourish until the age of [[Justinian]] in the sixth century. | + | The '''Roman province of Egypt''' (''Aegyptus'') was established in 30 BC after [[Augustus|Octavian]] (the future [[Roman emperor|emperor]] [[Augustus]]) defeated his rival [[Mark Antony]], deposed his lover Queen [[Cleopatra VII]] and annexed the [[History of Ptolemaic Egypt|Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt]] to the [[Roman Empire]]. The [[Roman province|province]] encompassed most of modern-day [[Egypt]] except for the [[Sinai Peninsula]] (which would later be conquered by [[Trajan]]). Aegyptus was bordered by the provinces of [[Creta et Cyrene (Roman province)|Creta et Cyrenaica]] to the West and [[Iudaea (Roman province)|Judaea]] (later [[Arabia Petraea]]) to the East. Egypt would come to serve as a major producer of [[grain]] for the empire. |
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The Roman province of Egypt (Aegyptus) was established in 30 BC after Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) defeated his rival Mark Antony, deposed his lover Queen Cleopatra VII and annexed the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt to the Roman Empire. The province encompassed most of modern-day Egypt except for the Sinai Peninsula (which would later be conquered by Trajan). Aegyptus was bordered by the provinces of Creta et Cyrenaica to the West and Judaea (later Arabia Petraea) to the East. Egypt would come to serve as a major producer of grain for the empire.
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