Hebrew translation (circa 200 BCE) of Philistinia which refers exactly to the region you mention. (this is David and Goliath territory) .. Philistines were Greek mariners/fishermen who settled the area and did not seek to annexe the region beyond the coast region they inhabited.
The earliest maps of the 830 BCE era refer to Canaaan which was later divided into Israel and Judah ...
The Romans were suffering the aftermath of the Great Fire of Rome in 64CE for which the Jews were blamed and Rome was determined to end Jewish revolts.
In 67CE the Jews mounted a major revolt against the Roman rulers in Judah succeeding in driving the Romans out of Jerusalem and set up a government.
Emperor Nero sent an army to put the Jews to the sword ... destroyed the Jewish Temple and driving the remaining Jews from the land (Diaspora)
Interestingly .. the Jewish Temple (Jerusalem) was first built in circa 986BCE .. first destroyed by Babylonians in 586BCE .. rebuilt and later as mentioned destroyed by Romans in 70CE.
One might be forgiven for thinking a major religious landmark and artifact nearly 1000 years old might suggest some folks might have inhabited this land.
The Jews mounted a second revolt against the Roman rulers in 135CE and Emperor Hadrian sent Roman general Julius Severus to crush and drive the Jews from Judea for all time ..
The Romans annexation of the land was to be so complete that the maps of the region were changed.
The Romans renamed the entire area after what was then known as Philistinia and Latin translation became PAELESTINIA .. and following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire the areas were divided up and shown by scholars as the British Mandate of Palestine.
Strictly speaking, there has never been a land of Palestine or a Palestinian people. The term 'Palestinian people' was first used by PLO leader Arafat as part of Arab attempts to retake what is now Israel.
