26th century BC

Events



 * c. 2900 BC–2334 BC — wars of the Early Dynastic period continue.
 * c. 2600 BC — The rises to become a powerful civilization.
 * c. 2600 BC —, phase I, in (Mellersh 1970)
 * c. 2600 BC–2500 BC — Wild still provide hunting feasts in . (Clutton-Brock)
 * c. 2589 BC —  starts to rule (other date is 2601 BC).
 * c. 2578 BC — died.
 * c. 2575 BC — in    is Pharaoh. (Atlas of Egypt 1989)
 * c. 2570 BC — started to rule in.
 * c. 2566 BC —  dies (other date is 2578 BC).
 * c. 2558 BC —  starts to rule (other date is 2570 BC).
 * c. 2550 BC — Estimated date of completion of the.
 * c. 2550 BC — Egyptian rulers contact Western Desert oases, such as.
 * c. 2550 BC — About this time, is king of  (followed by his son, ) who founds the  and overthrows the last king of, as well as  of .  [Roux 1980]
 * c. 2544 BC — died.
 * c. 2533 BC — started to rule in.
 * c. 2532 BC —  dies (other date is 2544 BC).
 * c. 2532 BC —  starts to rule (other date is 2533 BC).
 * c. 2515 BC — died.
 * c. 2510 BC – 2460 BC — watching a hippopotamus hunt, tomb of Ti,, , is made. Discovered by    in.
 * c. 2503 BC   dies (other date is 2515 BC).
 * c. 2500 BC — The legendary line of rulers of  is founded by.
 * c. 2500 BC — the construction of the at  begins and continues for the next five hundred years.
 * c. 2500 BC — " and a Queen, perhaps his wife, Queen " sculpture, later found at . . It is now in.

Significant people

 * c. 2601 BC–2578 BC — reign of Pharaoh of 's


 * 2599 — is Pharaoh. (Atlas of Egypt 1989)
 * 2575 — in ; ;  is Pharaoh. (Atlas of Egypt 1989)
 * 2528 — is Pharaoh. (Atlas of Egypt 1989)
 * 2520 —  is Pharaoh. (Atlas of Egypt 1989)

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * at in  show the
 * and are domesticated