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The ancient Egyptian civilisation spanning some 32 dynasties remains an epoch moment in African civilisation akin to what Rome and Greece is to European civilisation. Take them out and Europe’s history is hollow.

In its decline, ancient Egypt was invaded by Alexander the Greek, naming the city Alexandria after himself, but crucially in the town was the greatest library in the classical world, founded in 295 BC. The library held the list of kings of the dynasties, rites, technological inventions and other notable documents. Egypt was also the first civilisation to devise an all-year calendar.

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