Mkuu Bubu soma kwa makini maelezo haya, hii ni part I
Persian rule (538 BC) (Utawala wa Wairan)
During Persian Empire Jews were allowed to return to what their holy books had termed the Land of Israel, and having been granted some autonomy by the Iranian administration, it was during this period that the Second Temple in Jerusalem was built in Jerusalem (
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Hellenistic rule (333 BC)
The Persian Empire fell to Greek forces of the Macedonian general Alexander the Great. After his death, his conquests were divided amongst his generals, while the region of the Jews ("Judah" or Judea as it became known) was first part of the Ptolemaic dynasty and then part of the Seleucid Empire.
Hasmonean dynasty (140 BC)
An independent Jewish kingdom under the Hasmonean Dynasty existed from 140–37 BC. In the second century BC fascination in Jerusalem for Greek culture resulted in a movement to break down the separation of Jew and Gentile and some people even tried to disguise the marks of their circumcision.
Roman rule (63 BC – 330 AD)
Though General Pompey arrived in 63 BC, Roman rule was solidified when Herod, whose dynasty was of Idumean ancestry, was appointed as king
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Around the time this period Jesus was born in Bethlehemu small city in Jerusalem.
Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire) rule (330–640 AD)
Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity around 330 AD made Christianity the official religion of Palaestina (url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/legitimization.html:
In 352 AD, a Jewish revolt against Byzantine rule in Tiberias and other parts of the Galilee.
In approximately 390 AD, Palaestina was further organised into three units: Palaestina Prima, Secunda, and Tertia (First, Second, and Third Palestine).
In 536 AD, Governor at Caesarea became the ruler.