Monday, October 26, 2015

Jerusalem Timeline - BCE BEFORE THE COMMON ERA





BCEBEFORE THE COMMON ERA
1004King David establishes Jerusalem as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel
967King Solomon's reign begins
960Solomon builds the First Temple as the religious and spiritual center of the Jewish People
922The Kingdom divides between North (Israel) and South (Judah) - Jerusalem is the capital of Judah
586Nebuchadnezzer, King of Babylon conquers Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple - the Jews are exiled to Babylon
MID-530sJews return to Eretz Israel from Babylon and start to build the Second Temple
517Second Temple is completed
MID 5th CenturyEzra and Nehemiah rebuild Jerusalem's walls and strengthen the Jewish community
332Alexander the Great (Greece) conquers Jerusalem
Late 4th CenturyPtolemy I takes control of the city
199Jerusalem is conquered by the Seleucids of Syria
167-164Maccabean revolt against the Hellenistic domination; Jerusalem is restored to jewish autonomy under Hasmonean (Maccabean Empire)
63Roman invasion led by Pompey
37King Herod appointed as ruler of Judah by the Romans, restores the Temple
CECOMMON ERA
33Jesus crucified in Jerusalem
66-73First Jewish Revolt against Rome
70Jerusalem and the Second Temple are destroyed after Roman siege
132-135Second Jewish revolt led by Bar Kochba, Jews slaughtered, exiled from the city
324Byzantine rule - the Roman Empire including Jerusalem becomes christian under Emperor Constantine
614-638Jerusalem falls to the Persians (614), Byzantines (629) and Arab Muslims (638)
688-691Dome of the Rock and El-Aksa built
1099First Crusaders capture Jerusalem
1187Saladin captures Jerusalem
1260Mamelukes rule Jerusalem
1516-17Turkish Ottoman Empire (sultan Selim) conquers Jerusalem
1535-38Suleiman the Magnificent rebuilds city walls
1858-60Mishkenot Sha'ananim built by Montefiore - first jewish settlement outside Old City walls
1917British conquer Jerusalem; British Mandate period
1947Partition plan calls for internationalization of Jerusalem
1949Jerusalem proclaimed Capital of the state of Israel
1965Teddy Kollek becomes Mayor
1967
1980
1998
Six Day War - Jerusalem reunified under Israeli control
The Israel Knesset passes the  Basic Law: Jerusalem, declaring Jerusalem the Capital of Israel and a united city.
Passing of the "Jerusalem Day Law", establishes the 28th Iyar, Yom Yerushalayim, as a national holiday.
199225 years for reunification
1996
2007
3000 years since the establishment of Jerusalem as the capital city by King David
Israel and the city of Jerusalem celebrates 40 years of reunification.

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