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History of Persian Egypt
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The
history of
Persian
Egypt
is divided into three eras:
Achaemenid Egypt
(525–402 BCE and 343–332 BCE), referring to two periods of
Achaemenid
rule punctuated by an interval of independence
Sassanid conquest of Egypt
(618–629 CE), referring to a third period of occupation by the
Sassanid Empire
, immediately before the Muslim invasions