Purely Sacred on Instagram: "Jerusalem is one of the most conquered cities in recorded history. Over roughly 3,000 years, it changed hands again and again, often violently, because of its religious and symbolic weight. Major rulers and occupiers: • Davidic Kingdom of Israel (c. 1000–586 BCE) — ~400 years • Neo-Babylonian Empire (586–539 BCE) — ~47 years • Achaemenid Persian Empire (539–332 BCE) — ~200 years • Hellenistic Macedonian / Ptolemaic / Seleucid rule (332–141 BCE) — ~190 years • Hasmone

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