KINGS AND EVENTS OF THE BABYLONIAN, PERSIAN, AND GREEK DYNASTIES
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1 KINGS AND EVENTS OF THE BABYLONIAN, PERSIAN, AND GREEK DYNASTIES 612 B.C. Nineveh falls to neo-babylonian army (Nebuchadnezzar) 608 Pharaoh Necho II marched to Carchemesh to halt expansion of neo-babylonian power Josiah, King of Judah, tries to stop him Death of Josiah and assumption of throne by his son, Jehoahaz Jehoiakim, another son of Josiah, replaced Jehoahaz on the authority of Pharaoh Necho II within 3 months Palestine and Syria under Egyptian rule Josiah s reforms dissipate 605 Nabopolassar sends troops to fight remaining Assyrian army and the Egyptians at Carchemesh Nebuchadnezzar chased them all the way to the plains of Palestine Nebuchadnezzar got word of the death of his father (Nabopolassar) so he returned to Babylon to receive the crown On the way back he takes Daniel and other members of the royal family into exile Babylon in control of Palestine, 597; 10,000 exiled to Babylon 586 Jerusalem and the temple destroyed and large deportation 582 Because Jewish guerilla fighters killed Gedaliah another last large deportation occurred SUCCESSORS OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR Evil-Merodach released Jehoiakim (true Messianic line) from custody Neriglissar 556 Labaski-Marduk reigned Nabonidus: Spent most of the time building a temple to the mood god, Sin. This earned enmity of the priests of Marduk.
2 Spent the rest of his time trying to put down revolts and stabilize the kingdom. He moved to Tema and left the affairs of state to his son, Belshazzar Belshazzar: Spent most of his time trying to restore order. Babylonia s great threat was Media. Rise of Cyrus Astyages was king of Media (Cyrus II was his grandson by Mandane) 550 Cyrus II, a vassal king, revolted Nabonidus, to restore balance of power, made alliances with: 1. Egypt 2. Crecus, King of Lydia 547 Cyrus marched against Sardis (capital Lydia) and captured all of Asia Minor 539 Gobiyas took Babylon without resistance (Dan. 5; Belshazzar Nabonidus coregent; also Gobiyas possibly Darius the Mede, Dan. 5:31). Oct. 11, 539 Cyrus entered as liberator from Nabonidus moon goddess, Zin Cyrus Successors 530 Cyrus son succeeded him (Cambyses II) Reign of Cambyses (Elephantine Papyri) Added Egypt in 525 to the Medo-Persian Empire Darius I came to rule He organized the Persian Empire along Cyrus plan of satraps He set up coinage like Lydia s Xerxes I (Esther) Put down Egyptian revolt Intended to invade Greece, but was defeated in the Battle of Thermopoly in 480 Xerxes I was assassinated in Battle of Thermopoly Artaxerxes I Longimanus (Ezra 7-10, Nehemiah, and Malachi)
3 Greeks continued to advance until confronted with Pelopanisian Wars Wars lasted about 20 years During this period the Jewish community is reconstructed Darius II Authorized the feast of unleavened bread in the Elephantine Temple Artaxerxes II Artaxerxes III Arses Darius III GREECE Philip II of Macedon built up Greece He was assassinated in Alexander the Great (Philip s son) Routed Darius II at battle of ISUS He died in 323 in Babylon of a fever after conquering the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East Alexander s generals divided his empire at his death: 1. Cassander - Macedonia and Greece 2. Lysimicus - Thrace 3. Selects I - Syria and Babylon 4. Ptolemy - Egypt and Palestine 5. Antigonus - small part of Asia Minor Seleucids vs. Ptolemies 301 Palestine was under Ptolemy s rule for 100 years Antiochus Epiphanes Wanted to Hellenize Jews, constructed gymnasium Constructed pagan altars; priests were mistreated Dec. 13, 168 Hog was slain on the altar by Antiochus Epiphanies. Some consider this to be the abomination of desolation.
4 167 Mattathias and sons rebel. Mattathias killed. Judas took control. Judas Maccabeaus wages successful guerilla warfare Dec. 25, 165 Temple rededicated BABYLON RULERS MEDIA Nabopolassar dies ( Nabu, Protect the Sun ) Cyrzares Nebuchadnezzar II ( Nebo, Protect the Boundary ) Astyages Evil Merodack 550 Cyrus II 556 Labaski Marduk Nabonidus Belshazzar Gobiyas MEDO-PERSIAN Cyrus II (538 Medo-Persian dominate power called Achaemenian Empire) Cambyses II (Egypt added and Cyprus) 522 Gaumata or Pseudo, Smerdis (reign 6 months) Darius I (Hystaspes) Xerxes I (Esther s husband) Artaxerxes I (Ezra and Nehemiah in Palestine) Xerxes II Darius II Nothus
5 Artaxerxes II Mnemon Artaxerxes III Ochus Arses Darius III Codomannus Philip II of Macedon GREEK Alexander the Great Generals divide Empire 1. Cassander - Macedonia 2. Lysimicus - Syria 3. Seleucus I - Syria and Babylon 4. Ptolemy - Egypt 5. Antigonus - Asia Minor (killed in 301 B.C.) The Ptolemies controlled Palestine, but in control passed to the Seleucids Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the eighth Seleucid ruler *Dates and names have been mostly taken from A History of Israel by John Bright, pp
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