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The Historical and Political Geography of Israel and Palestine

Supplement--Historical Maps of Israel and Palestine

A large number of historical and modern maps of Israel and Palestine are available on the web. This page provides links to many of them, arranged more or less by historical period. I will be adding more maps as I come across them in the next few weeks, so check back.

Because historical events and geographies are part of the contested facts in the modern conflict, users should note the source of the maps when you evaluate their "truthfulness."

Contents:

• Physical Geography

• Ancient times to the fall of Jerusalem (to 587 B.C.)

• Babylonian, Persian, and Greek rule (587-165 B.C.)

• Hasmonean, Roman, and Byzantine rule (165 B.C.-A.D. 637)

• Arab, Crusader, and Ottoman rule (A.D. 637 to 1917)

• British rule (1917-1947)

• Modern Israel and Palestine (1947-1990s)

• Recent developments

• Jerusalem

Hasmonean, Roman, and Byzantine rule (165 B.C.-A.D. 637)

   The Hasmonean Kingdom (The Maccabees) - 100 BCE (from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Palestine During the Maccabean Period (britannica.com)

Palestine Durint the Time of Herod the Great and His Sons (britannica.com)

Palestine in the Time of Jesus -(from Mideast Web for Coexistence)

Maps of Herodian and Roman Palestine -  (from Mideast Web for Coexistence)

The Roman Empire (from Painsley.org Bible atlas)

The Roman Mediterranean (from Painsley.org Bible atlas)

Herod the Great's Temple (from Painsley.org Bible atlas)

Herod the Great's Kingdom (from Painsley.org Bible atlas)

Jerusalem at the time of Jesus (from Painsley.org Bible atlas)

Samaria (from Painsley.org Bible atlas)

Palestine under Roman Rule (63 BC - 636 CE) (from Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (Palestinian))

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