The Achaemenid Empire began in 550 BC but went through a period of long and slow decline over its 220-year history. The end of the Persian Government occurred around 330 BC according to the Bible Timeline Chart with World History. Palace intrigue and revolts from other territories contributed to the deterioration, but the most potent […]
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Phillip II and Alexander the Great Make Macedonia a World Power
Philip II and the Rise of Macedonia Few kings and their sons could boast of making their kingdoms the most influential in the ancient world. This was an achievement for Philip II and his son Alexander the Great of Macedonia. According to the Bible Timeline Chart with World History, this lasted between 301 and 146 BC. […]
Phoenicia Becomes a Greco-Macedonian Monarchy
Darius III (Codomannus) readied his troops in Anatolia, Syria, and Phoenicia when he heard that the young Alexander of Macedon and his troops crossed already crossed Asia from Europe. Darius had the Phoenician fleet on standby and five thousand Macedonian mercenaries led by Memnon of Rhodes on land to defend his territories. Phoenicia made a […]
Jerusalem, City Wall Completed
Nehemiah stayed as the governor of Judah for twelve years which started from the 20th year of King Artaxerxes I’s reign to his 32nd year. He led the people of Jerusalem in the reconstruction of the city wall, but they were strongly opposed by the foreigners who lived near them. Despite severe opposition, the wall […]
Nazca Coastal Culture in Western South America
The Nazca (or Nasca) is the name of the archeological culture that flourished in the southern coast of Peru between 100 BC and 650 AD. The Nazca coastal culture in Western South America is recorded on the Bible Timeline Chart with World History between 400 BC – 1000 AD. It was named after the Rio […]
Sargon II
The book of Isaiah provides a very brief passage about Sargon II which tells of the Assyrian capture of the Philistine city of Ashdod by Sargon’s commander in chief (20:1). Sargon II is recorded on the Bible Timeline Chart around 721 BC. The following verses (v 3-6) contain a prophecy of Egypt’s downfall after an […]
Arabs and the Philistines, Wars with
Apart from the Egyptians and the Canaanites, the Philistines were some of the first groups of people the ancient Israelites interacted with. They coexisted peacefully (such as in the time of the patriarchs), but this was broken when Israel emerged as a rival in territories and power in southern Levant during the early Iron Age. […]
Temple, The Second Decree to Rebuild the
The rebuilding of the temple started with Cyrus the Great but was completed under the reign of Darius I. This is recorded on the Bible Timeline Chart with World History about 500 BC. After the fall of Babylon to the Achaemenid king Cyrus the Great in 539 BC, the exiled Jews were absorbed into the […]
Egypt’s 22nd to 30th Dynasties
The Dynasties through this time period had many foreign leaders over Egypt and is recorded on the Bible Timeline Chart with World History from 905 – 305 BC. Third Intermediate Period Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period saw the rise of the 21st Dynasty first ruled by Smendes and the transfer of the capital to Tanis in […]
Chavin Culture Unites Peru
Chavin refers to an extinct culture that flourished in pre-Inca Peru circa 900 BC where it is listed on the Bible Timeline Chart with World History. It got its name from chavi, the Caribbean term for feline or tiger or the Quechua chawpin which means “in the center.” It may have also been a religious […]