Historical Periods

Early Arab to Ottoman Periods
Israeli	1948 - present
Mandate	1917 - 1948	British oversight
Ottoman	1516 (1517) - 1917	Ottoman Turk domination
Late Arab	1291 - 1516	Fatimid and Mameluke
Crusader & Ayyubid	1099 - 1291
Early Arab	638 (636) - 1099
Roman and Byzantine Periods
Byzantine	324 - 638 (636)
Late Roman	132 – 324	Roman occupation
Early Roman	63 BCE - 132 CE	Roman occupation
Hellenistic Period
Late Hellenistic	167 - 63	Decided Hellenistic influence
Early Hellenistic	332 (333) -167	Decided Hellenistic influence
Babylonian and Persian Periods
Persian	539 - 332 (333)	Persian control
Babylonian	586 - 538 (539)
NOTE: Alternative dates appear in parentheses.

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