The first Pharaohs : the early dynastic period, 3150-2686 BC
The pyramid builders : the Old Kingdom, 2686-2181 BC
Chaos and rebirth : the first intermediate period, 2181-2040 BC; the Middle Kingdom, 2040-1782 BC; the second intermediate period, 1782-1570 BC
Rulers of an empire : the new kingdom, 1570-1070 BC
The weakening of Pharaonic power : the third intermediate period, 1069-525 BC; the late period, 525-332 BC
The Graeco-Roman Period, 332 BC-AD 641.
