Overview
Judea or Judaea (; Hebrew: יהודה, Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yehūḏā; Arabic: يهودا, Yahūdā; Greek: Ἰουδαία, Ioudaía; Latin: Iudaea) is a mountainous region of the Levant. Traditionally dominated by the city of Jerusalem, it is now part of Israel and the West Bank. The name is derived from the Hebrew name Yehudah, and was used during the Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. Under the Hasmoneans, the Herodians, and the Romans, the term was applied to an area larger than the Judea of earlier periods. In the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt (c. 132–136 CE), the Roman province of Judaea was renamed Syria Palaestina. The term Judea was used by English speakers for the hilly internal part of Mandatory Palestine..
Historical Periods
Judea (-144–-127)
144 BCE – 127 BCE
Area: 5,733 km²
Judea (-126–-111)
126 BCE – 111 BCE
Area: 14,944 km²
Judea (-110–-92)
110 BCE – 92 BCE
Area: 15,561 km²
Judea (-91–-78)
91 BCE – 78 BCE
Area: 31,958 km²
Judea (-77–-67)
77 BCE – 67 BCE
Area: 32,707 km²
Judea (-66–-50)
66 BCE – 50 BCE
Area: 31,862 km²
Judea (-49–-41)
49 BCE – 41 BCE
Area: 31,911 km²
Judea (-40–-37)
40 BCE – 37 BCE
Area: 31,870 km²
Judea (-36–-28)
36 BCE – 28 BCE
Area: 31,911 km²
Judea (-27–-26)
27 BCE – 26 BCE
Area: 31,870 km²
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