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68 Cards in this Set
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perhaps fought King Sennacherib.
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Achamenes
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conflict with Pharisees
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Alexander Janneus
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invaded India.
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Alexander the Great
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took control of palestine away from the ptolemies.
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Antiochus III the Great
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desecrated the jewish temple holy of holies.
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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Idumean instrumental in capturing Jerusalem named Procurator.
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Antipater
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retreated in the face of the Babylonian might.
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Apries (Hophra)
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Banished by Augustus to Gaul.
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Archelaus
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first to take the name king
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Aristobulus
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defended Jerusalem against Hyrcanus II and antipater
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Aristobulus II
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established cruelty as a means of controling people.
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Ashur-Nasirpal II
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Assyrian who ruled what was left of Assyrian empire.
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Ashuruballit II
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Assyrian who brought Manasseh of Judah under his control.
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Assurbanipal
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last king of Media
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Astyages
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Reigned during Rome's greatest glory.
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Augustus Caesar
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Belshazzar
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acting ruler when babylon fell.
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Benhadad I
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Aramaean alliance with Asa against Israel.
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Benhadad II
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Aramaean who suceeded Hazeal.
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Caligula
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Mentally unbalenced
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Cambyses I
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Son of Cyrus I
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Claudius
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Sucessful Military campaign into Britain. Acts 11:28
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Cleopatra VII
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sought to restore Ptolemaic empire.
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Cyaxares
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Joined Nabopolassar to capture Nineveh.
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Cyrus I
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Persian Late 7th century ruler.
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Esarhaddon
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stabilized Babylonian Government by recognizing Marduk.
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Evil-Marduk
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released imprisoned king Jehoiachin of Judah.
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Hazeal
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Elisha predict he would rule smothered Benhadad
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Herod Agrippa I
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sucessor of Antipas, killed James imprisoned Peter smitten by a terrible disease
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Herod Agrippa II
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the agrippa almost persuaded by Paul.
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Herod Antipas
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Tetrarch of Galilee, He was the herod of Christ's Ministry/Crucifixion
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Herod Philip II
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He built Caesaria Philippi and rebuilt Bethsaida.
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Herod the Great
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His cruelty was demonstrated in his actions of killing family members and babies in jerusalem.
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John Hyrcanus
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he forced the Idumaens to become Jewish.
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Hyrcanus II
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was an ally of the Pharisees and fought against Aristobolus II and the Sadducees.
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Jonathan
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became both governor and high priest of Judah.
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Judas the Maccabee
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Recaptured Jerusalem and Cleansed the temple.
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Julius Caesar
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formed the first triumvirate with pompey and Crassus
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Mattathias
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Ignited the Maccabean revolt.
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Merodach-Baladan
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The chaldean who was twice ruler over Babylon.
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Nabonidus
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Son in law of Nebuchadnezzar.
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Nabopolassar
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able to break Chaldea away from Assyria.
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Nebuchadnezzar II
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King who captured Jerusalem.
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Necho II
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Egyptian who defeated Josiah in the valley of Meggido.
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Nero
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when his mind deteriorated he became ruthless
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Orsokon II
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Egyptian whom formed alliance with Israel in face of Assyria.
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Philip II of Macedon
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annexed Greece to his domain.
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Psametichus I
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United egypt internally
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Ptolemy I Soter
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Took Egypt and gained control of Palestine.
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus
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Developed Alexandrian Library.
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Rezin
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last king of Damascus
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Rezon
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became enemy of Solomon
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Salome Alexandra
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Reigned after being the widow to Aristobulus and Alexander Jannus
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Sargon II
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Assyrian who completed the conquest of Samaria
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Seleucus I Nicator
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the general who gained Syria
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Sennacherib
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he approached Jerusalem under Hezekiah.
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Shalmaneser III
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Assyrian who faced the great syrian Confederation at Qarqar.
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Shalmaneser V
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Assyrian who attacked Samaria but died before he completed the conquest.
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Shishak I
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waged war with Rehoboam
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Simon
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Last of the sons of Mattathias.
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So
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the egyptian whom Pharoh Hoshea relied upon.
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Taharqa
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egyptian who opposed three Assyrian kings
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Tiberius
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Caesar at the time of Christs death.
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Tiglath-Pileser III
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Assyrian who recieved tribute from syrian-Palestinian Vassals.
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Battle of Charchemish
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The Assyrians were wiped out as a power in 605 bc
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Black Obelisk (Stela)
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Describes the military accomplishments of Shalmaneser III
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Fall of Nineveh
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the final blow came under a joint medo-Babylonian Siege in 612 bc
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Moabite stone
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Describes the military accomplishments of Mesha of Moab and mentions Omri and Ahab
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Sheshonq Inscription
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Heiroglyphic writing describing the accomplishments of Shishak I.
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