state and nation have often been used synonymously.
You are using one example, the US to show Palestine was a state like the US. The romans didn’t use that concept. There was no United States of Rome.
here’s a simple way to unravel the ball of twine in which you have entailed yourself. If the romans called it palestine, and they were in charge, then it was palestine. So your comment that there was no palestine is just historically and logically inaccurate.
There are other historical references to Palestine before and after Christ, if you want to refresh your research.
You don’t have the courage to admit you are wrong...
This is over.....