1.) In the Chal-de'an supremacy, =Dan'iel=, the
prophet and prince (Dan. 2. 48; 5. 12).
2.) In the Per'sian supremacy, =Ez'ra= the scribe, the
framer of the Scripture canon and the reformer of the
Jews (Ezra 7. 6, 10).
3.) In the Greek supremacy, =Si'mon the Just=, a
distinguished high priest and ruler.
4.) In the Mac-ca-be'an independence, =Ju'das
Mac-ca-be'us=, the liberator of his people.
5.) In the Ro'man supremacy, =Her'od the Great=, the
ablest but most unscrupulous statesman of his age.
This Ro'man supremacy lasted until A. D. 70, when
Je-ru'sa-lem was destroyed by Ti'tus, and the Jew'ish
state was extinguished by the emperor of Rome.