Revolts in Upper Egypt
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Revolts in Upper Egypt against Roman rule.
Chronology
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A revolt in Upper Egypt, at the time part of the Roman province of Egypt.
January 291: Galerius was engaged during 291–293 in disputes in Upper Egypt, where he suppressed a regional uprising. .
Roman Emperor (in the East) Diocletian's attempts to bring the Egyptian tax system in line with Imperial standards stirred discontent, and a revolt started in the region.
September 297: Diocletian's attempts to bring the Egyptian tax system in line with Imperial standards stirred discontent, and a revolt swept the region after Galerius' departure. The usurper L. Domitius Domitianus declared himself Augustus in July or August 297. Much of Egypt, including Alexandria, recognized his rule. Diocletian moved into Egypt to suppress him, first putting down rebels in the Thebaid in the autumn of 297, then moving on to besiege Alexandria. Domitianus died in December 297, by which time Diocletian had secured control of the Egyptian countryside. Alexandria, however, whose defense was organized under Domitianus' former corrector Aurelius Achilleus, was to hold out until a later date, probably March 298.
