age generally has everything to do with most things, from one’s health to this subject matter, the former as a matter of course and the latter in terms of perspectives. (there are reasons for the minimum age for one to qualify for a driver’s license or to be qualified to vote, right?)
gaining perspectives, in context, and gaining more knowledge takes time. and one gains age with time. (your understanding of your parents’ relationship with each other must be different now than when you were 6 years old, for example. so it is with one’s understanding of everything else.)
when one is young, one tends to believe that everybody else is less knowledgeable. mark twain put it thus:
“When I was a boy of fourteen my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man has learned in seven years.”
let any young one show his imagined mettle and chances are he’s bound to be put in his place.
Ma'am,
One's age has nothing to do with this subject, the point I was making was clear from the beginning, which was in support of State's post on the origins. My inference merely added technicality in that the Romans were responsible for the term 'Palestine', and being of foreign influence. Prior to Roman occupation and political meddling (cultural, as well), the region was known as Judea.
The additional post you made to correct grammar merely strayed from the main point. Personal inferences such as parenting and what not has nothing to do with the subject matter. Age or lack of years does not mitigate my point. Thank you for your point, tho.
Let me bring back my point:
Islander, if i may infer:
Prior to the Great Jewish Revolt, present day Israel was known as Judea, it was only after the pacification of many Jewish revolts that the Romans changed the name from Judea to Palestine.
When the Romans exerted their influence in Judea in 63BC, this lead to hostility between the two peoples and would later lead to the Roman pacification of Jewish revolts and thus lead to the destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70AD. The Jews would later revolt in the 2nd century AD in what is known as the Bar Kokhba uprising, which lead to a prompt and devastating Roman response. The Romans implemented an ancient world version of 'Shock And Awe' by destroying and razing Jerusalem to the ground and pacified the Jews in Judea, thereby forcing the Jewish people in a diaspora. Many of whom were forced to leave for Hispaniola and Central Europe. The Jews in Iberia would later be called Sephardi Jews and the Jews in present day central and eastern europe would be called the Ashkenazi Jews.
Rome, by Imperial Promulgation under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, renamed Judea ("Provincia Judea") into Palestine ("Syria Palaestina") in order to erase the memory of the Jews. The Arabs then came to settle Judea (since it was devoid of its original inhabitants). The Byzantines retained the Roman name and modified it to "Palastinia Sultaris"; and when Byzantium was conquered by the Ottoman Turks, it was renamed to Falastin; the Arabs have retained the term Falastin. The English equivalent of Falastin is: Palestine.
Prior to the Great Revolt, the Arab presence in Judea was minimal. Hebrews dominated the land, and it was only after Hadrian sent 12 Roman legions (a force of about 60,000 men) to pacify Judea did their presence fall. Rome tried to exterminate the Jews in that savage campaign, as it did with the Carthaginians in their 3 Punic Wars. The difference here is that Rome did erase Carthage from the known world, even as much as pouring salt over Carthage and enslaved its entire population, thereby stamping out the only rival to Roman domination of the Mediterranean World. Rome, however, was not successful in regards to its extermination of the Jews. While Rome did destroy Jerusalem and forced the Hebrews in a global diaspora, the Jews outlived the Roman Empire, and have resettled their original homeland. The descendants of Abraham continue to pray before the wall of the Great Temple, while, the Eagle of Rome has long rusted into oblivion.
Note: all an every power that tried to exterminate the Jews all failed. Alexander's Empire collapsed, Babylon collapsed, The Roman Empire collapsed , Nazi Germany collapsed, and most recently the Arab nations that tried to stamp out Israel were defeated in all of its wars with Israel.
We're not veering from the topic, rather, my little inference was just to remind you that Palestine was not the original name. The term Palestine was a foreign (Roman, to be exact) impression on the near east. So it gives credence to States' statement.
And as far as I know, Crete was ruled by the Greeks. That island was ruled by the ancient Minoans (Mycenaean), who were Greek-speaking people. The island was (and is) linked to the mainland Greek-city states (Greek League). So could have the Philistines been from Crete? Sure, since Crete was part of the Greek League, and since the Philistines were Greek-speaking people.
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resource:
http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/minoan.htmlhttp://www.ancient-greece.org/
