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Heres some of the history of the area, I skiped the early and later periods for brevity, but Ill link it
en.wikipedia.org
Allowing for varying starting dates (see above under Roman period), this timeline chooses for convenience's sake to set the starting year of the Byzantine period as 313, when Constantine declared Christianity a permitted religion. The period ends with the Muslim conquest of Palestine in 637–641.
The Madaba Map depiction of 6th-century Jerusalem
Timeline of the Palestine region - Wikipedia
Allowing for varying starting dates (see above under Roman period), this timeline chooses for convenience's sake to set the starting year of the Byzantine period as 313, when Constantine declared Christianity a permitted religion. The period ends with the Muslim conquest of Palestine in 637–641.
- 313 – Roman co-emperors Constantine I and Licinius declare that Christianity is an acceptable religion.[73]
- 324 – Constantine—having defeated Emperor Maximian, Caesar of the Western Roman Empire at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge—becomes the sole ruler of the re-united Roman Empire with its capital at Byzantium (New Rome). Queen Helena, a devout Christian, wife of Eastern Roman Emperor Constantius and mother of Constantine the Great, departs for the Holy Land and begins the construction of churches.
- 326–333 – Concurrent construction of the world's first 4 state-sponsored purpose-built churches under the tutelage of Constantine and Helena: the Church of the Nativity is built in Bethlehem, marking the site where according to Christian tradition Jesus was born; "Eleona" (Greek: Olive) on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, also called "Chapel of the Apostles", marking the site where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus ascended to heaven; the Church of the Holy Cross,[citation needed] later called the Church of the Resurrection and Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is built in Jerusalem around the hill of Golgotha, marking the site where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected; and the basilica of St. George at Mamre (Ramat el-Khalil), near Hebron.
- c. 350 – The Christian monk Hilarion founds the first church in Haluza and converts a large portion of the population.[74]
- 351/2 – Jewish revolt centered around Sepphoris against the Caesar of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Emperor Constantius Gallus. The revolt is quickly subdued by Gallus' general Ursicinus.[75]
- c. 357 – Palestine is divided into the provinces Palaestina Prima and Palaestina Salutaris.[76]
- 361–363 – Roman emperor Julian the Apostate orders Alypius of Antioch to rebuild the Jewish Temple.[77]
- 363 – An earthquake with its epicenter in the Galilee rocks Palestine.[78] The earthquake results in, among other things, a halt in the construction of the Jewish Temple, mainly because it ruins the early stages of the construction. Ultimately the plan to rebuild the Temple is scrapped after the death of emperor Julian in June 363.
- 374/5 – Melania the Elder founds a monastery on the Mount of Olives which also functions as a hostel for pilgrims.[74]
- c. 400 – Palestine proper is split into the provinces Palaestina Prima and Palaestina Secunda. Palaestina Salutaris is renamed Palaestina Tertia.[79]
- 425 – The Sanhedrin is disbanded by the Byzantine Empire.

- 438-439 – Empress Aelia Eudocia Augusta visits Jerusalem for the first time.[80]
- 451 – The Council of Chalcedon declares that Jerusalem shall be a patriachate.[81]
- 484 – Samaritans revolt as Emperor Zeno has a church built on their holy mountain, Gerizim.[82]
- 529 – The Samaritans rebel against the Romans.[83] Samaritanism loses its religio licita status as punishment.[84]
- 541/2 – The bubonic plague sweeps Palestine.[8]
- 555/6 – Uprising by Samaritans and Jews centered around Caesarea.[85]
- 571 – Muhammad, founder of Islam, is born in Mecca.[73]
- 613 – The Sasanian Empire (Persian Empire) captures several Palestinian cities on the coast.[86]
- 614 May – The Sasanian Empire under general Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem;[86] the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is damaged by fire and the True Cross is captured.[86]
- 629 – Byzantine Emperor Heraclius retakes Jerusalem after the decisive defeat of the Sassanid Empire at the Battle of Nineveh in 627. Heraclius personally returns the True Cross to the city.[87]
- 634 February 4 – The Rashidun Caliphate defeats a 300-man-strong Byzantine force led by Dux Sergius at the Battle of Dathin, near Gaza.[88]