Judaea under Persian rule
The beginnings of the Hellenistic period; Ptolemaic rule
Palestine as part of the Seleucid kingdom
The formation of the Hasmonaean kingdom
The decline of the Hasmoanean state
The internal organization of Herod's kingdom
The division of Herod's kingdom
From Vespasian to Diocletian (A.D. 70-284)
From Diocletian to the Arab conquest (284-640)
