A Timeline of Jewish History
From BCE To BCE
-3760 -1650 Creation to period of Forefathers
-1649 -1250 Joseph in Egypt to Israelite Conquest of Canaan
-1249 -1004 Judges to Kingdom of David
-1003 -906 King David to assassination of Jereoboam's son
-905 -805 Kings of Judah + Israel to Syrian harassment
-804 -724 More of Israel + Judah + Prophets to Destruction of Israel
-723 -602 More of Kings of Judah - to Babylonian domination (1st Exile)
-601 -539 Suppression of Judah to Syrus' defeat of Babylon
-538 -475 Cyrus' Edict/Return to Jerusalem to Emergence of the Scribes
-476 -333 Ezra & Nehemia rebuild Jewish life to Persian rule + Great Assembly
-332 -301 Hellenistic era to capture of Jerusalem by Ptolemy
-300 -246 Simon the Just to life under Hellenistic domination
-245 -175 Continuing Hellenistic influence
-174 -140 Hedonism, heathenisation of Jerusalem to Jewish resistance & Judean independence
-139 -100 Judean independence/ Sanhedrin - Jewish exilic communities - Pharisees, Saduccees
-99 -61 Alexander Yannai - Roman domination of Judea - End Hasmonean regime
-60 -23 Increasing Roman influence - internal rebellion - Herod's (re)conquest of Jerusalem
-22 -4 Herod's despotism - rebellion foments - Division of Judea into 3 regions
-3 25 C.E Roman procurators - Zealots - Sanhedrin
26 54 Pontius Pilate - Early Christians
55 70 Anarchy in Judea - Jewish war - Roman Resistance - R.Yohanan b. Zakai - Siege and destruction of Jerusalem

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