Major Countries of the Ancient Near East

Ancient Judaea (Judah)

Judaean Desert

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Judaea is the name the Greeks and Romans applied to Judah, the southern part of Palestine to which the Jews returned after the Babylonian Captivity. The exact area covered by Judaea was not static. Even the name Judah means different areas at different times and comes from one of the 12 tribes. King David ruled over the House of Judah. When Solomon died, the United Monarchy ended, and Israel split off from Judah, making Judah the Southern Kingdom. Judah was dominated by Assyrians, Egyptians, and Babylonians. The Maccabees helped resurrect a kingdom of Judah, with Jerusalem as its capital, that lasted from about 164 B.C. to about 64 B.C. when Pompey was campaigning in the area. Judaea later became Palestina.

• Divided Kingdom Israel and Judah
• People From the Bible
• Roman Provinces

• Ancient Sumer
• Ancient Babylonia
• Ancient Assyria
• Ancient Judaea (Judah)
• Ancient Persia
• Ancient Lebanon
• Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Syria
• Ancient Anatolia
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