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100
Romans and Pompey
Pompey was the Military and Political Leader of the late Roman Republic. Leaded battle into the Battle of Pharsalus and was defeated their then sought refuge towards Egypt and was there assassinated. -
150
Maccabees
Jewish rebel army that took complete control over Judea. Reason for the revolt was that Antiochus was issuing a proclamation that all Jewish traditions and the religion itself be outlawed. Therefore sparking a revolt first lead by Mattathias the Hasmonean. -
160
Hasmonean Family
Was the ruling family or ruling dynasty of Judea. Became a very independent dynasty throughout all the land from Judea to Galilee and Samaria and Idumea. Etc. -
460
Ezra (460 B.C.E)
Came back and returned from the Babylonian captivity and introduced again the Torah to the town of Jerusalem. A book in the Hebrew Bible was created in his name. The Hebrew bible contained Ezra-Nehemiah but split eventually. -
500
Messiah
Messiah in the Judiastic version translate in the "anointed" one. Messiah is a savior or type of High King and Priest. In Judaism the Messiah is not the Son of God or even God himself, its a future king. -
550
Persians
Ruled by Cyrus the Great. Created the largest empire that the world had come to see at that time. Ruled for 29-31 years. Took control of three different empires, the Median, the Lydian and the Neo Babylonian. -
Jun 27, 600
1st Revolt on Romans (The Great Revolt)
Jews waged a revolt for the first time on the Roman Empire. The Greek and Jewish religions had tensions and atttacked Roman citizens forcing Roman empire to take down the second Jewish temple and killed 6,000 Jews leading towards a full sclae revolt. -
Sep 30, 630
Greeks
Known for Hellenism or Hellenization meaning spreading of the Greek Culture. Many groups of people like Persians, Assyrians, Egyptians and so on were all Hellenized. -
Sep 30, 1115
2nd Revolt on Romans (The Kitos War)
Jews decided through everything that has happened to slaughter more Roman citizens and this time a lot. Over 400,000 citizens total were beat down and killed around 200,000 in Cyrene and little over 240,000 in Cyprus. Causing yet another full scale revolt because Romans acted on this problem by crushing thousands of jews by the Roman Legion. -
King David (999B.C.E)
Known as the greatest King of Israel. Famous for the stories of David and Goliath, David and Bathsheba, and raised a very powerful family of more descendent Kings. -
King Solomon 970-931
Built Jerusalem's Greatest Temple. Permanent Home of the Ark of the Covenant. Was the son of Great King David.Accumulated Great Wealth through building of the Great Temple. -
Assyrians (2400 B.C.E)
Created through the Akkadian Empire after its fall, Assyria in the North and Babylonia in the south. Supposedly Descendents of Abraham's grandson. Suffered a genocide at the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. -
Babylonians (2400 B.C.E)
Was created by the fall of the Akkadian Empire split between Babylonians and the Assyrians. Babylonians took the south. Taken captive by Assyria during the time they were building their own Empire after the fall of the Akkadian Empire. King Nebuchadnezzar saved the Babylonians after three centuries of being captive. -
Antiochus IV
Father was Antiochus III. Brother was Seleucus IV. Was the first ever Seleucid King to use divine epithets on coins. Tried interacting with the people he ruled an earned the full name of Antiochus Epiphanes. Epiphanes meaning "The Mad One".
