| Dates (BC) |
Event / Stage |
Misc. Details |
| 750-612 |
Assyrian Empire |
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| 612-539 |
Babylonian Empire |
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| 539-331 |
Persian Empire |
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| 331-143 |
Greek Empire |
Alexander the Great |
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331-198 BC Ptolemaic Rule: Alexander's generals divided the empire with general Ptolemy 1 taking Palestine & Egypt and general Selecus taking Syria, Babylon and a large part of Asia Minor (see map) |
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198-143 BC Selucid Rule: Syria's Selucid's captured Palestine (see map) |
| 143-63 |
Jewish (Maccabean) Rule |
Jewish revolt for independence lead by Hasmonean family, later called the Maccabees (see map) |
| 63 |
Roman Empire |
Under Julius Caesar, Romans general Pompey occupies Palestine in 63 BC (see map) |
| 40 |
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Neighboring Parthian's invade Palestine installing a local Jewish king, Antigonus |
| 37-4 |
Herod the Great as King (under Roman authority) |
Herod gets Mark Anthony & Octavian's (future Augustus Caesar) support to have Roman Senate make Herod king of Jews in Palestine |
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37 BC: Herod recaptures Palestine by force with Roman support |
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20 BC: To win loyalty of the Jews, Herod begins reconstruction of the Jewish Temple |
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6 BC: Jesus is born and Herod tries to find and kill Jesus. Jesus' family escapes to Egypt until Herod dies |
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4 BC: Herod dies |
| 4 BC-39 AD |
Three sons of Herod divide up rule of Palestine (under Roman Authority) |
* Herod Pillip (4 BC-34 AD) - ruler of territories east of Galiliee
* Herod Antipas (4 BC-39 AD) - ruler of Galilee and Perea: He beheaded Jesus' cousin (John the Baptist) and participated in condemning Jesus to death
* Archelaus (4 BC-6 AD) - ruler of Samaria, Judea and Idumea |
