... gained control in 198 BC. After several years of wars and rebellions the Hasmoneans gained control over the area. In 63 BC, the Roman army conquered the area and it became part of the Roman Empire and later the Holy Roman Empire. Around 638 AD the Muslim conquests of the area begin. When the Muslims entered the region, a time of peace and prosperity in the ... produced a large number of scholars. Muslims ruled over Palestine for 1300 years, with the exception of a period where crusaders took over it and renamed it Filastin. In 1516, The Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk armies and they...

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