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Approximately how long did ancient Egyptian pharaonic civilization last?
Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted from the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under Narmer around 3100 BC to the Roman conquest in 30 BC — approximately 3,000 years, longer than the gap between the death of Cleopatra and the present day. The unification predates the Pyramid of Khufu by approximately 500 years and predates Rome's founding by approximately 2,350 years.
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Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was a civilisation along the Nile River that lasted from approximately 3100 BC, when Upper and Lower Egypt were unified under the first pharaoh, until the Roman conquest in 30 BC. It is one of the longest-continuous civilisations in human history.
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