During the second Persian rule, the Persians intensified and began another crazy plunder of Egypt. In addition to plundering wealth, they also destroyed temples, demolished city walls, and destroyed public facilities. Such rule is naturally unpopular. So soon after, a man named Kabasha led the Egyptians to resist. When the rebel army was about to win, Alexander, the Macedonian king who was conquered by the East, reaped the benefits.

In 332 BC, Alexander led the Greek and Macedonian armies to invade Egypt. At that time, the Persian Empire had been destroyed, and Kabatha’s rebel army was not yet strong, so he logically took over the control of the Persian army. Rule of Egypt. Since then, Egypt has been under the rule of foreign dynasties, and the local culture began to be gradually assimilated by some foreign civilizations.

History could have ended here, but because of the Hollywood blockbuster "Cleopatra", we cannot but mention that special queen - Cleopatra VII .

Before his death, Cleopatra's father Ptolemy XII appointed his eldest son Ptolemy XIII to rule Egypt with Cleopatra. In 51 BC, the 18-year-old Cleopatra ascended the throne, but less than three years later, ministers loyal to Ptolemy XIII expelled the young and beautiful queen into exile.

It turned out that they were wrong. The only thing they did wrong was not to execute her. She soon found an opportunity for revenge. In 48 BC, the great Julius Caesar came to Egypt while pursuing his rival Pompey. Cleopatra learned that Caesar lived in the palace of Alexander. She ordered her servants to roll her into a carpet inlaid with gold leaf, and gave the rolled carpet to Caesar as a gift. Caesar opened the carpet and was fascinated by the stunning woman lying inside the carpet. He immediately fell under her pomegranate skirt. That year, Caesar was 52 years old.

With such a backer, it was natural to regain the throne. Ptolemy XIII was quickly deposed. Emperor Caesar ordered his lover and her brother Ptolemy XIV to ruled Egypt together. At this time, Cleopatra had little interest in the throne. She fell in love with the founder of the empire and gave birth to a son. After the two people discussed it, they named him Caesarion, "Little Caesar".

Caesar was going to return to Rome soon, and Cleopatra actually took their son with him to Rome. Caesar arranged the mother and son in a villa on the outskirts of Rome and visited them often. Although we didn't see each other for a long time, it was quite enjoyable.

It is a pity that this happy life similar to "having a mistress" did not last long. In 44 BC, Caesar was assassinated. Cleopatra, who lost her supporter, had no choice but to return to her hometown of Egypt with her children. Then something inexplicable happened. Ptolemy XIV, who had the same status as a ruler like her, died. There was a rumor that was extremely unfavorable to the queen, saying that she poisoned her brother, but no one caught the blame and everything went away.

Cleopatra appointed the young Caesar to rule with her. In fact, she was paving the way for her son to rule the country in the future. But people’s calculations are ultimately not as good as God’s calculations. After Caesar's death, Marc Antony, the ruler of Eastern Rome, heard rumors that Cleopatra had helped his enemies, which made him very angry. So he summoned Cleopatra to Tarsus in Asia Minor, intending to interrogate her properly on the matter.

The Queen went happily. As a result, as soon as she went to Antony, he completely forgot about his original intention. Not only did he fail to interrogate, he also followed the queen's yacht to Alexandria involuntarily. After a pleasant winter, Antony returned to Rome.

Perhaps for a political need, once back in Rome, Antony quickly married Octavian, a relative of Octavian. At this time, Cleopatra and the twins he gave birth to The son was also born. After Antony returned to Eastern Rome, his married life was not very happy. He had been weighing the weight of love and politics. In the end, his unforgettable love defeated everything. So he couldn't wait to send a message to Cleopatra during his expedition against the Parthians. Hopefully Cleopatra would come over and marry him. Cleopatra received the letter and rushed to Antony's side, and the lovers finally got married.

In Octavian's view, Cleopatra was an out-and-out third party. Coupled with a previous relationship with Caesar in her early years, Cleopatra had long been infamous. Therefore, Octavian believed that she had seduced Antony, and in a rage, he officially declared war on Cleopatra.

Anthony also has a hot temper, and it is not difficult to attack his beloved wife. So the young couple joined forces and mobilized 500 warships to prepare for a showdown with Octavian. Having no choice but to respond in a hurry, all 500 ships were blocked on the west coast of Greece. The entire fleet was wiped out. After two people escaped with their lives, they went to Alexandria to recuperate.

Octavian was the kind of person who would not forgive others when he was in power. The next year, he chased Alexander and once again killed Antony and defeated him. After Cleopatra was defeated, she hid in a tomb she built for herself, hoping to avoid capture. But the lonely Antony thought Cleopatra was dead, so he drew his sword and died in love in true Roman fashion.

But before she died, a messenger sent by Cleopatra told Antony where she was hiding. Antony, who was dying, insisted on having him carried to Cleopatra, and died happily in her arms.

Although Cleopatra was hiding in the tomb, she was captured by Octavian. He planned to take this beautiful woman to Rome for public display. But Cleopatra did not give him such a chance. She had already planned to follow Antony. According to her instructions, her men hid a highly poisonous snake in the fruit basket given to her, and she successfully ended her life with the snake.

Such a romantic love tragedy finally moved the hard-hearted Octavian. According to Cleopatra’s last wish, he buried her and Antony together. But he was a little worried about Little Caesar, and finally killed him.

Egypt remained under Roman rule until 642 AD, when the Islamic people occupied Egypt and finally assimilated it completely.