The scholarly Jewish communities in Galilee continue …
Years: 532 - 675
The scholarly Jewish communities in Galilee continue with varying fortunes under Constantinople's rule and dominant Christian influence until the Arab-Muslim conquest of 638.
The period includes, however, strong Jewish support of the briefly successful Persian invasion of 610-14.
The Arab caliph, Umar, designates Jerusalem as the third holiest place in Islam, second only to Mecca and Medina.
Locations
Groups
- Arab people
- Persian people
- Jews
- Persian Empire, Sassanid, or Sasanid
- Christianity, Arian
- Christians, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox
- Palaestina Prima (Roman province)
- Palaestina Salutaris (Roman province)
- Palaestina Secunda (Roman province)
- Christians, Eastern (Diophysite, or “Nestorian”) (Church of the East)
- Christians, Miaphysite (Oriental Orthodox)
- Christians, Monophysite
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Non-dynastic
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Heraclian dynasty
- Islam
- Rashidun Caliphate
- Christians, Monotheletist
Topics
- Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
- Arab-Byzantine Wars
- Muslim Conquest of the Levant
- Byzantine-Muslim War of 645-56
