Last week and today, in class, we spoke about the series of empires that have controlled the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) in the past three millennia. I just found this super-cool interactive map that shows in much more detail the sequence of empires that claimed the Land of Israel as their own due to either its strategic importance or its religious significance.
Imperial History of the Middle East
A quick written history of these empires can be found here: Brief History of Israel and the Jewish People. Scroll down, and take a look of the list of foreign empires that ruled the land.
I also just found a nice summary of how Israel arrived at its current borders on the Middle East Facts website.
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