| Date | Event |
| Rekkath – One of the earliest Jewish settlements – Joshua 19:35 | |
| 44 BCE | Roman procurator placed over town |
| 20 CE | Tiberias founded by Herod Antipas son of Herod |
| 50 | Josephus Flavius calls springs Emmaus |
| 50 | Annexed by Herod Agrippa II |
| 70 | Flavius surrendered the city to the Roman Emperor Vespasian |
| 133-135 | Economic decline during Bar Kokhba revolt |
| 145 | Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai cleanses the city |
| 150 | The Sanhedrin Jewish court fled from Jerusalem |
| 200 | Mishnah compiled by Rabbi Judah haNasi |
| 279 | Sanhedrin’s final meeting place. |
| 631 | Final revolt against Byzantine Empire |
| 634 | Byzantine army return to Tiberias |
| 635 | Arabs conquer Tiberius |
| 636 | Reginal capitol later replaced by Bet Shean |
| 749 | Tiberias revitalised after Bet Shean |
| 1204 | Rambam buried in Tiberias. |
| 1265 | Crusaders were driven from the city by the Mamluks |
| 1558 | Doña Gracia granted tax collecting rights |
| 1561 | Joseph Nasi encouraged Jews to settle in Tiberias. |
| 1628 | Fakhr-al-Din II as Lord of Arabistan Druze |
| 1727 | Bedouin leader fortifies town |
| 1740 | Rabbi Haim Abulafi and Rabbi of Izmir rebuild the city |
| 1775 | Ahmed el-Jazzar ‘the Butcher’ brought peace to region |
| 1837 | Devastated by the 1837 Galilee earthquake |
| 1842 | 4 000 inhabitants and three synagogues |
| 1845 | David Watt Torrance opened a mission hospital |
| 1938 | Great flood causes major damage |
| 1949 | Major redevelopment |
