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Kings of Judah
795-764 - Amaziah
787-735 - Uzziah (Azariah)
794-733 - Jotham *
732-716 - Ahaz *
715-686 -
Hezekiah *
* Co-Regency with Predecessor |
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673-642 - reign of Tullus Hostilius: building of the Curia Hostilia - the senate-house
642-617 - reign of Ancus Marcius
617-578 - reign of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus:
building of the Circus Maximus, Rome gets the first system of sewers; first census
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640-620 - Ministry of the prophet Nahum. His prophecies concerned the Assyrians, primarily the city of Nineveh.
Read Nahum's
prophecies.
640-609 - Ministry of the prophet Zephaniah. His prophecies concerned Judah, Jerusalem, all Israel and all peoples.
Read Zephaniah's
prophecies.
608-605 - Ministry of the prophet Habakkuk. His prophecies concerned Babylon with implications for all peoples.
Read Habakkuk's prophecies.
Kings of Judah
697-642 - Manasseh *
642-640 - Amon
640-609 -
Josiah
609 - Jehoahaz (Shallum)
608-597 - Jehoiakim
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578-534 - reign of Servius Tullius: defined the sacred boundary of Rome - the pomerium
534-509 - reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last Roman king: builds temple of Jupiter
Optimus Maximus
509 - Roman Republic begins: expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus: first consuls are Lucius Junius Brutus and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus
508 - The office of pontifex maximus (high priest) is created.
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Destruction of Solomon's Temple
Jerusalem and Solomon's Temple (known as the first temple) are destroyed by the Babylonian king
Nebuchadnezzar.
The total destruction of the temple was completed on the 10th of Ab (Hebrew Month) which equates to Wednesday, August 6th 585 B.C.
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Kings of Judah
597 - Jehoiachin (Jeconiah)
597-587 - Zedekiah (Mattariah)
587 - Fall of JERUSALEM; Fall of JUDAH
582 -
Assassination of Gedaliah
(Jeremiah 41)
520 - Ministry of the prophet Haggai. His prophecies concerned Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant.
Read Haggai's prophecies.
520-480 - Ministry of the prophet Zechariah. His prophecies concerned Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant.
Read Zechariah's
prophecies.
Temple Rebuilt in 515 B.C.
The rebuilding of Jerusalem's (Solomon's) temple was completed. This is commonly referred to as the second temple.
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496 - Rome defeats either the Latin League or the Etruscans at the battle of Lake Regillus
451 - The Decemviri publishes the Twelve Tables of Roman law
447 - Assembly of
the People created: two quaestors elected for the first time
443 - The office of consul is replaced by an assembly of military tribune with consular powers, the Tribuni militum consulari potestate for this year. Office of Censor created. Duties of Censor were Consular duties until
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420-400 - Ministry of the prophet Malachi. His prophecies concerned Israel (12 tribes of Israel) and Israel of God today (Church).
Read
Malachi's prophecies. |
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396 - Rome captures and sacks the Etruscan city of Veii after a 10-year siege, the final assault was conducted by Marcus Furius Camillus. Roman soldiers earn their first salary
390 - The
Gauls defeat the Roman army at the battle of the Allia; sack of Rome by the Gauls
375-371 - Anarchy years: no magistrates elected
340 - Rome enters the Latin War on the side of the Samnites.
338 - End of the Latin War. Latin League dissolved, and
territory placed under Roman control.
304 - End of the Second Samnite War. Rome establishes many new colonies and gains control over much of central and southern Italy. |
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264-241 - First Punic War against Carthage
241 - Following the defeat of Carthage, Sardinia and Corsica becomes the first Roman province
224 - Rome defeats invading
Gallic army at the Battle of Telamon
223 - Rome defeats Gauls in Cisalpine Gaul
218-201 - Second Punic War against Carthage
216 - Hannibal inflicts a disaster for Rome at the Battle of Cannae
214-205 - First Macedonian War, Romans defeated
213-211 - Siege of Syracuse, Rome captures the city
204-202 - Scipio Africanus Major invades Africa, Hannibal recalled and defeated in the Battle of Zama in 202
202-196 - Second Macedonian War, Roman victory |
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197 - Hispania Ulterior and Hispania Tarraconensis become Roman provinces
192-189 - Syrian war against the Seleucid dynasty.
172-167 - Third Macedonian War, Roman
victory
154-138 - War against the Lusitanians
149-146 - Third Punic War against Carthage
149-148 - Fourth Macedonian War
146 - Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (Scipio Africanus the Younger) puts an end in the Punic and Macedonian threat by
destroying the cities of Carthage and Corinth; Macedonia and Africa are annexed as provinces
121 - Rome acquires the province of Transalpine Gaul (south of modern France) and a safe land route to Hispania. |
Events Between
Old Testament and New Testament
175 - Antiochus IV Epiphanes becomes ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. In an effort to unify the Greek elements of his empire, he begins campaign to force the Greek culture onto Judea.
167 - A Jewish priest,
Mattathias, starts a revolt against the Seleucid overlords of Judea by refusing to worship the Greek gods. Mattathias dies about a year later. One of his five sons, Judas, becomes military chief of the rebellion. Judas would later be known as Judas Maccabaeus (or Judah the Maccabee), which
translated means "Judah the Hammer." Judas was called "the hammer" as recognition of his ferocity in battle.
164 - Judas Maccabeus leads an army of Jewish dissidents to victory over the Seleucids. After the victory, he enters Jerusalem in triumph and religiously cleanses the Temple
(which had been profaned by the pagan Seleucids). On the twenty-fifth day of the Jewish month Kislev the Temple was re-dedicated. Supposedly, only one day's supply of oil was available to burn in the candelabrum (holder for one or more candles) and it miraculously lasted for eight days. In
commemoration of this event Jews celebrate Hanukkah each year.
160 - Judas Maccabeus dies in battle. Two of Judas' brothers continue the war to gain Judea's independence.
147 - Judea gains independence.
129 - Collapse of the Seleucid empire. |
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91-88 - Social wars, the last rebellion of the Italian nations against Rome
88 - Sulla crosses the pomerium with his legions and invades Rome
88-85 - First Mithridatic
War against Mithridates VI of Pontus
83-82 - First Roman civil war, between Sulla and the popular faction; Sulla wins and becomes dictator.
83-82 - Second Mithridatic War; Sulla returns to Rome and is nominated dictator
74-66 - Third Mithridatic War,
eventually won by Pompey
67 - Pompey clears the Mediterranean of pirates
63 - Roman troops, led by Pompeius, occupy Palestine (Judea). Fall of Jerusalem consulship of Cicero; Catiline conspiracies.
59-54 - First triumvirate, an alliance between
Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus
58-50 - Caesar fights the Gallic wars, acquiring the province of Gallia Comata
54-53 - First campaign against the Parthian Empire; Crassus utterly defeated and killed
44 - Caesar is assassinated in the Ides of March
44-42 - Third Roman civil war, between the assassins of Caesar (led by Cassius and Brutus) and Caesar's heirs, Octavian and Mark Antony
43 - Octavian, Antony and Lepidus form the second triumvirate
36 - Antony's Parthian campaign ends in failure
32 - End of peaceful relations between Octavian and Antony
31 - In the battle of Actium, Octavian decisively defeats Antony and Cleopatra.
30 - Antony and Cleopatra commit
suicide; Egypt becomes a Roman province.
27 - End of the Republic, begin of the Roman Empire: Octavian is now called Augustus Caesar and becomes the sole ruler of Rome. |
63 - Roman troops, led by Pompeius, occupy Palestine (Judea). Fall of Jerusalem.
37 - Herod the Great is appointed ruler of Judea by Rome.
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