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== Later History ==

== Later History ==

[[Nebuchadnezzar II]], of course, made the territory a [[Babylonia]]n province. The [[Persia]]n Empire, beginning with [[Cyrus the Great]] and continuing especially with [[Artaxerxes I]], restored the kingdom to an at least nominal independence.

[[Nebuchadnezzar II]], of course, made the territory a [[Babylonia]]n province. The [[Persia]]n Empire, beginning with [[Cyrus the Great]] and continuing especially with [[Artaxerxes I Longimanus|Artaxerxes Longimanus]], restored the kingdom to an at least nominal independence.

Then came [[Alexander the Great]], commanding the unified army of the [[Greco-Macedonian Empire]]. When he appeared, the high priests who ruled [[Jerusalem]] at the time surrendered immediately. Alexander, in return, granted to his new province, which he named ''Ioudaia'' in [[Greek language|Greek]], the right to rule itself according to its old laws.

Then came [[Alexander the Great]], commanding the unified army of the [[Greco-Macedonian Empire]]. When he appeared, the high priests who ruled [[Jerusalem]] at the time surrendered immediately. Alexander, in return, granted to his new province, which he named ''Ioudaia'' in [[Greek language|Greek]], the right to rule itself according to its old laws.