Israel Timeline Overveiw

  • 108

    Fatimids Destroy

    Fatimids Destroy the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
  • 132

    Bar Kochba Revolt

    The Temple was destroyed, Jerusalem had been conquered, and Rome had crushed the Great Revolt of the Jews.
  • 167

    Revolt of the Maccabees

    A revolt of the Jews is the world’s first ideological/religious war, and Jews thought their religion was the only religion worth dyeing for.
  • 219

    Mishna Complied by Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi

    During the Hadrian persecutions the sages were forced into hiding.
  • 322

    Greeks Conquer

    The Greeks were led by Alexander the Great while they conquered Israel, Persia, and Egypt.
  • 516

    The second Temple

    The second Temple was constructed.
  • 538

    Cyrus the Great

    King of Persia, Cyrus the Great, conquers Babylonia. Then he allows the Jewish people to return home.
  • 637

    Muslim Armies Conquer

    Muslims are fired by the new religion of Islam, and conquer Jerusalem.
  • 691

    Dome of the Rock

    The Dome of the Rock is built on the Temple Mount.
  • 722

    Assyrians Invaded

    Assyrians invaded and destroyed the northern kingdom of Israel.
  • 931

    Israel was Divided

    Israel was divided into two kingdoms, Israel in the North and Judah in the South.
  • 1517

    Israel Ruled

    Israel was ruled by the Ottoman Empire.
  • Nazi Holocaust

    Mass migration because of Nazi Holocaust of the Jews in Europe.
  • Likud leader Ariel Sharon Visits Jerusalem

    Likud leader Ariel Sharon visits Jerusalem site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Al-Haram al-Sharif. Palestinian protects escalate into new wave of violence.
  • First Gulf State

    The United Arab Emirates become the first Gulf state to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.