<Tr> <Th> Classical </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Hellenistic rule </Td> <Td> 332--64 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roman rule </Td> <Td> 64 BC--646 AD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sassanid interlude </Td> <Td> 602--628 AD </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Hellenistic rule </Td> <Td> 332--64 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roman rule </Td> <Td> 64 BC--646 AD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sassanid interlude </Td> <Td> 602--628 AD </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Hellenistic rule </Td> <Td> 332--64 BC </Td> </Tr>

Who ruled the fertile crescent from 605 to 538 b.c