63-324 CE - Roman Occupation The Roman general Pompey exploits the weakness of Hasmonean rule to capture Jerusalem and transform the Hasmonean state into a semi-autonomous regin under the control of Rome. The period of Roman rule, first indirect, and after 68 CE, direct, continues until the Byzantine period. About the Picture: Dionysus, Roman copy of Hellenic original 2nd CE found at Caesarea (Maritime Museum, Haifa) 8000-4000 BCE 3000-1200 BCE 1700 1200-600 BCE 587-332 BCE 520 BCE 332-63 BCE 166 BCE 63-324 CE 6-3 BCE 66 CE 68 CE 132-135 CE 135-324 CE 324-638 CE 614 CE 638-1099 CE 1099-1291 CE 1291-1917 CE 1492 1517 1886 1918-1948 1948 1950-67 1968-1988 1974 1977 1982 1993 2000