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