Late antique Egypt
Late antique Egypt refers to the history and culture of Egypt during late antiquity, broadly from the later third century to the seventh century AD. In political terms, the period runs from the reforms of Diocletian and the late Roman Empire through the Byzantine period and the Muslim conquest of Egypt. In cultural and art-historical studies, the term is sometimes used more broadly for developments from about 250 to 700, a period marked by the transformation of Roman provincial society, the expansion of Christianity, the emergence of Coptic literature, and the continuation and adaptation of Greek and Egyptian traditions.