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Macedonia Thrace Thebes ! Athens Ionia ! Sparta !

Philip of Macedon Hostage in Thebes

Philip of Macedon Hostage in Thebes

Philip of Macedon Hostage in Thebes

Philip of Macedon Hostage in Thebes King in 359 B.C. Married Olympia of Epirus Alexander

Alexander’s Childhood Bucephalus

Alexander’s Childhood Bucephalus Persian Envoys

Alexander’s Childhood Bucephalus Persian Envoys Aristotle

Macedonian Phalanx

Chaeronea 338 B.C.

New wife Quarrel Exile Reconciliation Assassination Alexander Philip

King at age 20 League of Greek nations Invasion of Asia (334 B.C.)

Battle of the Granicus River

The Gordian Knot

Cilician Gates

Alexander Darius

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Tyre 

Fall of Tyre on July 29. 332 B.C. Seven month siege

Ezekiel 26:2-3 Son of man, because Tyre has said concerning Jerusalem, “Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has opened to me. I shall be filled, now that she is laid waste,” 3 therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.”

Prophecy of Tyre Many nations will come against Tyre (26:3). Her walls and towers will be broken down (26:4). The debris of the city will be removed (26:4). Nebuchadnezzar will attack (26:7).

Prophecy of Tyre Stones and timbers thrown into the water (26:12). Tyre will be a bare rock and a place for spreading of nets (26:14). The city will not be rebuilt (26:14).

Alexander at Jerusalem Siege of Gaza Alexander at Jerusalem And when the book of Daniel was showed him, wherein Daniel declared that one of the Greeks should destroy the empire of the Persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended; and he was then glad. (Antiquities 11:8:5).

Siwa Oasis

Temple of Ammun

Arbela ! Alexandria !

Arbela ! ! Alexandria Babylon !

Susa ! ! Babylon ! Persepolis

! Babylon ! Persepolis

! Babylon ! Persepolis

“To the strongest”

The Legacy of Alexander Cultural interchange from east to west Scientific learning Hellenization Greek language

Ptolemy Soter General to Alexander Took Egypt Took body of Alexander to Alexandria

Lysimachus Cassander Antigonus Perdicas Alexandria Ptolemy

Lysimachus Cassander Antigonus Ptolemy

Lysimachus Cassander Seleucus Ptolemy

Ptolemy II Philadelphus Pharos Lighthouse Library of Alexandria Septuagint War with the Seleucids

Antiochus III Marched all the way to India Took Judah from Ptolemy Lost to Ptolemy at Raphia Host to Hannibal Lost to Rome

“Antiochus the Magnificent” Antiochus IV Epiphanes “Antiochus the Magnificent”

Hostage in Rome Escape Campaign against Egypt

Jerusalem !

Antiochus imposed the following Regulations Jews could not assemble for prayer Observance of the Sabbath was forbidden Possession of the Scriptures was illegal Circumcision was illegal Dietary laws illegal Pagan sacrifices mandated

Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan

Antiochus Epiphanes Comes on the heels of Alexander’s generals Magnifies itself against the Jews and against their God He puts a stop to the sacrificial system and makes alterations to the Law He attempts to overturn the truth of the Scriptures He has power over the nation of Israel

Antiochus Epiphanes His sway over the Temple endures for approximately 3 and a half years (2300 mornings and evenings). Then the holy place is ultimately properly restored

Simon becomes new leader Judah recognized as a free state: 142 B.C. Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan Simon becomes new leader Judah recognized as a free state: 142 B.C. High Priest Murdered by his son-in-law

John Hyrcanus becomes leader Samaria, Galilee & Idumea conquered Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan John Hyrcanus Judah Mattathias John Hyrcanus becomes leader Samaria, Galilee & Idumea conquered Forced conversions of conquered peoples

Two New Jewish Parties Hasidim: “The Pious Ones” Pharisees Hellenists: Greek influence Sadducees

Aristobulus: High Priest & King Imprisoned his mother & brothers Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan John Hyrcanus Judah Mattathias Aristobulus Alexander Janneus Aristobulus: High Priest & King Imprisoned his mother & brothers

Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan John Hyrcanus Judah Mattathias Aristobulus Alexander Janneus Salome Alexandria Aristobulus II Hyrcanus II

Pompey Commissioned to clear the seas of piracy Conquests in Syria the Great Commissioned to clear the seas of piracy Conquests in Syria Conquest of Jerusalem Territorial arrangements

Galilee Decapolis Samaria Judea

Antipater as Procurator Herod Phasael

Parthians !

Herod the Great 40 - 4 B.C.

Zerubbabel’s Temple Seleucid Addition Herod’s Temple Hasmonean Expansion

Antonia Fortress

Herodium

Caesarea

Herod’s Domestic Troubles It is better to be Herod’s HUS Than to be Herod’s HUIOS

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