Greece Rome Near East Hebrews
2000 B.C. Minoan Civ.   Babylonian Kingdom  
1750 B.C.     Hammurabi

Abraham?
Isaac?
Jacob?

1600 B.C. Mycenean Civ.     Hebrews in Egypt
1380 B.C. Myceneans conquer Minoans      
1250 B.C. Trojan War     Moses and Exodus
1200 B.C. Dark Ages begin     Period of Judges
1020 B.C.       Kingdom of Saul, David, Solomon
926 B.C.       Divided kingdom (Israel/Judah)
850 B.C.     Rise of Assyria  
753 B.C. End of Dark Ages; Homer Romulus founds Rome    
722 B.C.     Rise of Medes Israel destroyed by Assyrians
612 B.C.     Medes defeat Assyrians  
586 B.C.       Judah captured by Babylonians
550 B.C.     Persians defeat Medes  
538 B.C.       Cyrus ends captivity
509 B.C.   Lucretia; Republic begins    
479 B.C Persian invasion      
322 B.C. Alexander the Great     Alexander conquers Judah
168 B.C.       Maccabean kingdom
63 B.C.   Pompey conquers Judah   Roman Judea
A.D. 70       Romans destroy Jerusalem