Question: when did egypt become part of the roman empire
Answer: The Roman province of Egypt ( Latin : Aegyptus , pronounced ( ae̯ˈɡʏptʊs ) ; Greek : Αἴγυπτος Aigyptos ( ɛ́ːɡyptos ) ) was established in 30 BC after Octavian ( the future emperor Augustus ) defeated his rival Mark Antony , deposed Queen Cleopatra VII , and annexed the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt to the Roman Empire .