Coptic history is part of history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period, and covers the history of the Copts to the present day. Many of the historic items related to Coptic Christianity are on display in many museums around the world and a large number is in the Coptic Museum in Coptic Cairo.
Read more about Coptic History: Apostolic Foundation, Catechetical School, The Cradle of Monasticism and Its Missionary Work, Edict of Milan, Council of Nicea, Council of Constantinople, Council of Ephesus, Council of Chalcedon, From Chalcedon To The Arab Invasion of Egypt, The Arab-Muslim Invasion of Egypt, From The 19th Century To The 1952 Revolution, Coptic Historians
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