Which culture had the longest continuous

[Archaea]

sets of rulers or dynasties?

Egypt,
Greece,
Persia,
Rome,
or
China?

And without looking, bonus question, how many dynasties are typically attributed to Egypt's ruling houses?

[Archaea]

Some answers:

China:

http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html

Egypt:

http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/dynasties.htm

Greece

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Greece

Rome:

http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html

[Surfah]

Just wait, my empire and dynasty are just starting. Mwahahaha! :twisted:

[All-American]

In order, longest to shortest:

China
Egypt
Rome (depending on what point you use to start and stop counting. I'll go from Augustus to Constantine)
Persia (counting from the Median Empire to Alexander's conquest)
Greece (again, depending on what you use to start and stop counting. did they ever have anything you would count as a dynasty? Alexander's empire fell apart almost as soon as it was established).

Egypt was 31 dynasties.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by All-American

In order, longest to shortest:

China
Egypt
Rome (depending on what point you use to start and stop counting. I'll go from Augustus to Constantine)
Persia (counting from the Median Empire to Alexander's conquest)
Greece (again, depending on what you use to start and stop counting. did they ever have anything you would count as a dynasty? Alexander's empire fell apart almost as soon as it was established).

Egypt was 31 dynasties.

I knew it would be too easy for you, but I think you forgot the post Greco-Roman intercession for Egypt and forgot the 32d Dynasty or Ptolemaic Dynasty.

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by Archaea

but I think you forgot the post Greco-Roman intercession for Egypt

I don't know why, but when you make statements like this I picture you smoking a pipe and wearing a kick ass red smoking jacket.

[All-American]

Originally Posted by Archaea

I knew it would be too easy for you, but I think you forgot the post Greco-Roman intercession for Egypt and forgot the 32d Dynasty or Ptolemaic Dynasty.

You count the Ptolemies? They're a bunch of Greeks that considered themselves Pharoahs. It's much more the remants of Alexander's empire than Egypt's.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I don't know why, but when you make statements like this I picture you smoking a pipe and wearing a kick ass red smoking jacket.

and ascot

[Solon]

Originally Posted by All-American

You count the Ptolemies? They're a bunch of Greeks that considered themselves Pharoahs. It's much more the remants of Alexander's empire than Egypt's.

True. Cleopatra (the famous one who hooked up with Caesar and Antony) was the only Ptolemy to learn Egyptian - and she was the last of the dynasty. But they considered themselves the 32nd dynasty and were portrayed to the people as such. I have no problem classifying them as such since that's what they wanted. I suppose the ordinary Egyptians didn't really care - all they knew is that they had exchanged one set of rulers for another.

[All-American]

Originally Posted by Solon

True. Cleopatra (the famous one who hooked up with Caesar and Antony) was the only Ptolemy to learn Egyptian - and she was the last of the dynasty. But they considered themselves the 32nd dynasty and were portrayed to the people as such. I have no problem classifying them as such since that's what they wanted. I suppose the ordinary Egyptians didn't really care - all they knew is that they had exchanged one set of rulers for another.

Fine, fine. 32*.