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Period: 772 BCE to 515 BCE
Exile and Diaspora
Israel falls to the Assyrians in 721 BCE; Judah falls to the Babylonians in 597 BCE. -
722 BCE
Jews are exiled
Assyrians, under Shalmaneser, and then under Sargon, conquer Israel and destroy Samaria. Jews are exiled. -
612 BCE
Assyria gets destroyed
Nabopolassar of Babylonia destroys Assyria. -
587 BCE
Temple gets destroyed
Nebuchadnezzar II seizes Jerusalem. The Temple is destroyed. -
586 BCE
Judah
Babylonia conquers Judah. Exile to Babylon. -
550 BCE
Rules
The Persian Empire rules Israel, for a short period of time -
539 BCE
Empire falls
The Babylonian Empire falls to Persia which is ruled by Cyrus. -
537 BCE
Back to Jerusalem
Cyrus allows Jews from Babylon back into Jerusalem. -
520 BCE
The Temple
The Second Temple is beginning to get build and is in that process. -
515 BCE
The Temple is Built
The Second Temple is built. -
333 BCE
Stops rule
The Persian Empire stops ruling -
63 BCE
Kingdom of rome
Pompey makes the region of Judah/Israel a client kingdom of Rome. -
Period: 63 BCE to 135
Roman Occupation (63 BCE–135 CE)
The Roman Period is roughly divided into an early, middle, and late period: -
6
Judaea
Augustus makes it a Roman province (Judaea). -
70
2nd Temple Destroyed
Romans occupy Jerusalem. Titus destroys the Second Temple. -
73
Masada
Masada suicide. -
131
Renames
Emperor Hadrian renames Jerusalem "Aelia Capitolina" and forbids Jews there, installs new harsh rule against Jews -
132
Revolt
Bar Kochba revolt against Hadrian. Judaea becomes the province of Syria-Palestine. -
135
Judaea
Judaea is not the province of Syria-Palestine anymore. -
212
Roman Citizens
Emperor Caracalla allows free Jews to become Roman citizens -
220
Jewish academy
Babylonian Jewish Academy founded at Sura -
240
The New World Religion
Rise of Manichaean world religion begins
