{\rtf1{\fonttbl{\f2 Times New Roman;}{\f3 Times New Roman;}{\f4 Times New Roman;}{\f1000000 Times New Roman;}}{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;}\viewkind1\viewscale100\margl0\margr0\margt0\margb0\deftab80\dntblnsbdb\expshrtn\paperw12240\paperh15840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg1}{\bkmkend Pg1}\par\pard\ql \li1575\sb0\sl-380\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1575\sb0\sl-380\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1575\sb0\sl-380\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1575\ri1319\sb26\sl-380\slmult0\tx4591 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex101 \ul0\nosupersub\cf1\f2\fs32 KINGS AND EVENTS OF THE BABYLONIAN, PERSIAN, AND \line\tab \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 GREEK DYNASTIES \par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb129\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 612 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs19 B\ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 .\ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs19 C\ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 .\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Nineveh falls to neo-Babylonian army (Nebuchadnezzar)\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 608\tab \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Pharaoh Necho II marched to Carchemesh to halt expansion of neo-Babylonian\par\pard\ql \li2979\sb1\sl-261\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 power \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb187\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Josiah, King of Judah, tries to stop him \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb184\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Death of Josiah and assumption of throne by his son, Jehoahaz \par\pard\qj \li2979\ri2209\sb181\sl-280\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Jehoiakim, another son of Josiah, replaced Jehoahaz on the authority of \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Pharaoh Necho II within 3 months \par\pard\qj \li2979\ri5256\sb32\sl-460\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Palestine and Syria under Egyptian rule \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Josiah\u8217?s reforms dissipate \par\pard\li1560\sb151\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 605\tab \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Nabopolassar sends troops to fight remaining Assyrian army and the Egyptians\par\pard\ql \li2979\sb1\sl-257\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 at Carchemesh \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb188\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Nebuchadnezzar chased them all the way to the plains of Palestine \par\pard\qj \li2979\ri2045\sb181\sl-280\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-4\charscalex100 Nebuchadnezzar got word of the death of his father (Nabopolassar) so he \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 returned to Babylon to receive the crown \par\pard\qj \li2979\ri1721\sb180\sl-280\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-4\charscalex100 On the way back he takes Daniel and other members of the royal family into \line \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 exile \par\pard\li1560\sb190\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 605 - 538\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Babylon in control of Palestine, 597; 10,000 exiled to Babylon\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 586\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Jerusalem and the temple destroyed and large deportation\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 582\tab \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Because Jewish guerilla fighters killed Gedaliah another last large deportation\par\pard\li1560\sb3\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 occurred\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-368\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb249\sl-368\slmult0\fi1635 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex101 \ul0\nosupersub\cf1\f2\fs32 SUCCESSORS OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb87\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 562 - 560\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Evil-Merodach released Jehoiakim (true Messianic line) from custody\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 560 - 556\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Neriglissar\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 556\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Labaski-Marduk reigned\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 556 - 539\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Nabonidus:\par\pard\qj \li2979\ri1784\sb166\sl-280\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Spent most of the time building a temple to the mood god, Sin. This earned \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 enmity of the priests of Marduk. \par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24\paperw12240\paperh15840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg2}{\bkmkend Pg2}\par\pard\ql \li2979\sb0\sl-460\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li2979\sb0\sl-460\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li2979\ri1521\sb239\sl-460\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 Spent the rest of his time trying to put down revolts and stabilize the kingdom. \line \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 He moved to Tema and left the affairs of state to his son, Belshazzar \line \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Belshazzar: \par\pard\ql \li2979\ri4685\sb0\sl-460\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Spent most of his time trying to restore order. \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Babylonia\u8217?s great threat was Media. \line \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Rise of Cyrus \par\pard\li1560\sb142\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 585 - 550\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Astyages was king of Media (Cyrus II was his grandson by Mandane)\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 550\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Cyrus II, a vassal king, revolted\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Nabonidus, to restore balance of power, made alliances with:\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 1. Egypt\par\pard\li1560\sb4\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 2. Crecus, King of Lydia\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 547\tab \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Cyrus marched against Sardis (capital Lydia) and captured all of Asia Minor\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 539\tab \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Gobiyas took Babylon without resistance (Dan. 5; Belshazzar Nabonidus\u8217? co-\par\pard\li1560\sb4\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 regent; also Gobiyas possibly Darius the Mede, Dan. 5:31).\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Oct. 11,\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Cyrus entered as liberator from Nabonidus\u8217? moon goddess, Zin\par\pard\li1560\sb4\sl-276\slmult0\fi0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 539\par\pard\li1560\sb184\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Cyrus\u8217? Successors\par\pard\li1560\sb179\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 530\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Cyrus\u8217? son succeeded him (Cambyses II)\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 530 - 522\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Reign of Cambyses (Elephantine Papyri)\par\pard\ql \li2979\sb180\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Added Egypt in 525 to the Medo-Persian Empire \par\pard\li1560\sb183\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 522 - 486\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Darius I came to rule\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 He organized the Persian Empire along Cyrus\u8217? plan of satraps\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 He set up coinage like Lydia\u8217?s\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 486 - 465\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Xerxes I (Esther)\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Put down Egyptian revolt\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Intended to invade Greece, but was defeated in the Battle of Thermopoly in 480\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Xerxes I was assassinated in 465\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 480\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Battle of Thermopoly\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 465 - 424\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Artaxerxes I Longimanus (Ezra 7-10, Nehemiah, and Malachi)\par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24\paperw12240\paperh15840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg3}{\bkmkend Pg3}\par\pard\qj \li2979\sb0\sl-460\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li2979\sb0\sl-460\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li2979\ri2343\sb239\sl-460\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 Greeks continued to advance until confronted with Pelopanisian Wars \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Wars lasted about 20 years \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb152\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 During this period the Jewish community is reconstructed \par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 423 - 404\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Darius II\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Authorized the feast of unleavened bread in the Elephantine Temple\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 404 - 358\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Artaxerxes II\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 358 - 338\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Artaxerxes III\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 338 - 336\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Arses\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 336 - 331\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Darius III\par\pard\ql \li5446\sb325\sl-368\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex106 \ul0\nosupersub\cf1\f2\fs32 GREECE \par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb138\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 359 - 336\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Philip II of Macedon built up Greece\par\pard\ql \li2979\sb178\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 He was assassinated in 336 \par\pard\li1560\sb185\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 336 - 323\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Alexander the Great (Philip\u8217?s son)\par\pard\ql \li2979\sb163\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Routed Darius II at battle of ISUS \par\pard\qj \li2979\ri2809\sb181\sl-280\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 He died in 323 in Babylon of a fever after conquering the eastern \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Mediterranean and the Near East \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb184\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Alexander\u8217?s generals divided his empire at his death: \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb184\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 1. Cassander - Macedonia and Greece \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb4\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 2. Lysimicus - Thrace \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb4\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 3. Selects I - Syria and Babylon \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb4\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 4. Ptolemy - Egypt and Palestine \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb4\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 5. Antigonus - small part of Asia Minor \par\pard\ql \li2979\sb184\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Seleucids vs. Ptolemies \par\pard\li1560\sb187\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 301\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Palestine was under Ptolemy\u8217?s rule for 100 years\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 175 - 163\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Antiochus Epiphanes\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Wanted to Hellenize Jews, constructed gymnasium\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Constructed pagan altars; priests were mistreated\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Dec. 13,\tab \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 Hog was slain on the altar by Antiochus Epiphanies. Some consider this to be\par\pard\li1560\sb3\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 168\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 the abomination of desolation.\par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24\paperw12240\paperh15840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg4}{\bkmkend Pg4}\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb212\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2980 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 167\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Mattathias and sons rebel. Mattathias killed. Judas took control.\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi1419 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Judas Maccabeaus wages successful guerilla warfare\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2979 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Dec. 25,\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Temple rededicated\par\pard\li1560\sb3\sl-276\slmult0\fi0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 165\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-368\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-368\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb56\sl-368\slmult0\fi3913 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 \ul0\nosupersub\cf1\f2\fs32 RULERS\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb130\sl-276\slmult0\fi1586\tx8005 \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 BABYLON\tab \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 MEDIA\par\pard\li1560\sb179\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx6156 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 626 - 605\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Nabopolassar dies (\u8220?Nabu, Protect the Sun\u8221?)\par\pard\qj \li6155\ri4973\sb0\sl-280\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 625 - 585 \line \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 Cyrzares \par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx6156 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 605 - 562\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Nebuchadnezzar II\par\pard\li1560\sb4\sl-276\slmult0\fi4595 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 (\u8220?Nebo, Protect the Boundary\u8221?)\par\pard\li1560\sb4\sl-276\slmult0\fi4595 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 585 - 550\par\pard\li1560\sb3\sl-276\slmult0\fi4595 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Astyages\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx6156 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 562 - 560\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Evil Merodack 550\par\pard\li1560\sb4\sl-276\slmult0\fi4595 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Cyrus II\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx6156 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 556\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Labaski Marduk\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx6155 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 556 - 539\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Nabonidus\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi4595 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Belshazzar\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx6156 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 539 -\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Gobiyas\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-368\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb248\sl-368\slmult0\fi3310 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 \ul0\nosupersub\cf1\f2\fs32 MEDO-PERSIAN\par\pard\li1560\sb123\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 550 - 530\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Cyrus II (538 Medo-Persian dominate power called Achaemenian Empire)\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 530 - 522\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Cambyses II (Egypt added and Cyprus)\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 522\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Gaumata or Pseudo, Smerdis (reign 6 months)\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 522 - 486\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Darius I (Hystaspes)\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 486 - 465\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Xerxes I (Esther\u8217?s husband)\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 465 - 424\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Artaxerxes I (Ezra and Nehemiah in Palestine)\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2896 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 423 -\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Xerxes II\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 424 - 404\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Darius II Nothus\par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24\paperw12240\paperh15840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg5}{\bkmkend Pg5}\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-276\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb212\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 404 - 359\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Artaxerxes II Mnemon\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 359 - 338\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Artaxerxes III Ochus\par\pard\li1560\sb182\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2896 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 338 - 336\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Arses\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 336 - 331\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Darius III Codomannus\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-368\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-368\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb0\sl-368\slmult0\par\pard\li1560\sb71\sl-368\slmult0\fi3984 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex105 \ul0\nosupersub\cf1\f2\fs32 GREEK\par\pard\li1560\sb124\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 359 - 336\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Philip II of Macedon\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2897 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 336 - 323\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Alexander the Great\par\pard\li1560\sb181\sl-276\slmult0\fi0\tx2896 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 323 -\tab \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Generals divide Empire\par\pard\ql \li2896\sb170\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 1. Cassander - Macedonia \par\pard\ql \li2896\sb184\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 2. Lysimicus - Syria \par\pard\ql \li2896\sb184\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 3. Seleucus I - Syria and Babylon \par\pard\ql \li2896\sb184\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 4. Ptolemy - Egypt \par\pard\ql \li2896\sb184\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 5. Antigonus - Asia Minor (killed in 301 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs19 B\ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 .\ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs19 C\ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 .) \par\pard\qj \li1440\ri2584\sb242\sl-400\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 The Ptolemies controlled Palestine, but in 175 - 163 control passed to the Seleucids \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 175 - 163 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the eighth Seleucid ruler \par\pard\ql \li1440\sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1440\sb207\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 *Dates and names have been mostly taken from A History of Israel by John Bright, pp. 461-471. \par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24}