event · evt_egyfull_alexander_transition_332
Alexander III's conquest of Egypt
Alexander III entered Egypt and ended Achaemenid rule, initiating a Macedonian political transition.
What is the evidence?
observation
Alexander III entered Egypt and ended Achaemenid rule, initiating a Macedonian political transition.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
332 BCE
Precision: year
near certainPreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- informs · provides Achaemenid endpoint context
From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire — Pierre Briant (2002)Supports imperial transition.
Locator: Alexander and the end of Achaemenid rule - supports · provides achaemenid endpoint context
From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire — Pierre Briant (2002)Supports imperial transition.
Locator: Alexander and the end of Achaemenid rule - supports · provides transition context
Egypt and Greece Before Alexander — Stefan Pfeiffer (2013)Supports the endpoint and its background.
Locator: Egypt and Greece before and at Alexander's arrival
Interpretation and caveats
This record is the release endpoint and does not attempt a full Ptolemaic history.
Event context
Classification
Event type: imperial conquest and endpoint transition
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Memphis
Why it matters to the timeline
Required endpoint connecting pharaonic and Persian-period history to Macedonian conquest without extending into full Ptolemaic history.
Research notes
- Supports the endpoint and its background. Role: provides transition context. Locator: Egypt and Greece before and at Alexander's arrival.
- Supports imperial transition. Role: provides Achaemenid endpoint context. Locator: Alexander and the end of Achaemenid rule.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides transition context
Egypt and Greece Before Alexander — Stefan Pfeiffer (2013)Supports the endpoint and its background.
Locator: Egypt and Greece before and at Alexander's arrival - informs · provides Achaemenid endpoint context
From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire — Pierre Briant (2002)Supports imperial transition.
Locator: Alexander and the end of Achaemenid rule - supports · provides achaemenid endpoint context
From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire — Pierre Briant (2002)Supports imperial transition.
Locator: Alexander and the end of Achaemenid rule
Referenced records
- Memphis · entity
- Achaemenid administration in Egypt / Dynasty 31 · entity
- Macedonian conquest transition · entity
- Alexander III · entity