Jewish History By Julie Larsen 721 BCE Assyrian Tiglath-Pileser III conguered the north kingdom of Israel 587 BCE Kingdom of Judah is conquered by the Babylonian Army and First Temple is destroyed 587 BCE Geonic Academies are established 540 BCE Babylon is conquered by the Persians 516 BCE Second Temple reconstruction is completed 332 BCE Persians are defeated by Alexander the Great 167 BCE Rise of an independent Jewish kingdom (Hasmonaean Dynasty) 63 BCE Judea conquered by Roman General Pompey 37 BCE Herod the Great is appointed "King of the Jews" 30 Jesus of Nazareth is put to death 66 Jews begin to revolt against Roman rule 70 Romans Destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem