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