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c. 1350 BCE
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Akhenaten proclaims the one God
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1306 BCE
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Construction of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak Temple
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1290 BCE
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Temple of Ramses II carved at Abu Simbel
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1194 BCE
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Temple complex of Ramses III built at Medinet Habu
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285 BCE
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The Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) is established.
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1799
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Discovery of the Rosetta Stone
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1813
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J.L. Burckhardt discovers top frieze of main temple at Abu Simbel
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1817
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Giovanni Belzoni is the first to enter Abu Simbel in over two millennia
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1964
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Abu Simbel temples moved to save them from rising waters caused by Aswan Dam
