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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_conquest_of_Egypt

It was pretty quick, just 639 to 642. The western half of the Roman Empire had already collapsed and the eastern half wasn't doing much better.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you for the reference!