CHRONOLOGY.
A.M. B.C.
3331 673 Esariraddon, king of Babylon, reduces the Egyptians
and Ethiopians to be his tributaries.
3333 671 Tullus Ilostilius, the third king of the Romans, began
his reign over the Romans, and ruled 32 years.
3336 668 Esarhaddon dies, and is succeeded in the kingdom of
Babylon by his Son Saosduchinus, who reigned20 years.
Rhegium built about this time.
Aleman the Lyric poet nourished.
The single combat of the Iloralii and Curiatii, inwhich the former obtained the victory.
3340 664 A sea-fight between the Corinthians and Corcyrjans,
w herein the latter are beat, and the former takethe city of Epidamnum.
3342 662 Acne in Sicily built by the Syracusans.
3346 638 Byzantium, afterwards named Constantinople, built
about this time by Pausanias, a Spartan captain.
Zaleucus, the law-giver of the Locrians, flourished.
3347 657 The war of the Romans and Fidenates, in which the
latter were subdued.
.3352 652 The war of the Romans with (he Sabines.
Azotus, the city of Syria, conquered after a siege ofmany years.
3354 650 About ibis time Thales, one of the eight wise men,
was born.
3358 646 The Latins rebel against the Romans, but are con-
quered by Tullus.
3361 643 Manassoh, king of Judah, dying, is succeeded by his
son Amon, who reigned two years.
Philip, the sixth king of the Macedonians, reigned38 years.
3363 641 Amon, king of Judah, succeeded by his son Josiab,
who ruled 31 years.
3363 639 Tullus Ilostilius, king of the Romans, killed by
lightning, and is succeeded by Aliens Martius, thegrandson of N uma, who reigned 24 years.
The Roman king wages war with the Sabines, takesPolitorium, and lays it waste.
336S 636 Holofernes, the chief general of Nabuchodonosor,
besieges Bcthulia with a prodigious army ; butbeing charmed by (lie beauty of a woman namedJ udilh, has his head by her cut off, in consequenceof which his army Hies, and is plundered. Thisevent is placed by Ussher 20 years earlier.
3372 632 Jeremiah began to prophesy.
'l'he cities Lipara and Sinope built.
3373 631 Battus built and founded the city and kirgdom of
Cyrene, and ruled 40 years.
3374 630 A reformation in Judah and Jerusalem begun by
Josiah.
Zephaniab the prophet flourished.
3375 629 Prusias in Bythinia built.
3376 628 Cyaxares, the king of Media, overcomes the Assy-
rians, besieges Nineveh, but is repulsed by theScythians.
3381 623 The seven wise men, and Draco, the cruel law-
giver, flourished.
The feast of the passover kept with great solemnityin the 18th year of king Josiah.
The Veientes conquered by the Romans.
3384 620 The sea-port of Ostia built by the Romans.
.3389 615 Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of the Romans,
reigned .38 years.
3391 613 Pharaoh Necho, king, of Egypt, endeavoured in
vain to discover the source of the Nile.
3394 610 As the Egyptian king was going against the king of
Assyria, in his march through Palestine, Josiah,king of Judah, rashly opposes him, and is slain jin ba'tle, upon which the people set up his son iJehoahaz, who after a reign of three months, iscarried away prisoner to Egypt by PharaohNecho, who set up his elder brother Jehoiakim,who. reigned eleven years.
3397 607 Euros, king of Macedonia, reigned 26 years.
3398 606 The Babylonian captivity begins, and continues 70
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A. M. B. C.
3398 606 Pittacus, the Mitylenean commander, killed Phry-
non, the Athenian commander, in single combat.
3400 604 About this time Nebuchadnezzar began his reign
over Babylon.
3401 603 Daniel interprets king Nebuchadnezzar's dream of
the great image, and is made governor of thewhole province of Babylon.
3402 602 Cyaxares, having routed the Scythians, destroys
* Nineveh.
Sappho the poetess flourished.
3404 600 Ceylon, and his associates, are killed in an attempt
of aspiring to the government of Athens.
3405 599 Jehoiakim,. king ot Judah, taken, and killed by Ne-
buchadnezzar, who sets up his son Jehoiaehinking in his stead ; but after a reign of threemonths and ten days, Nebuchadnezzar takes himand ail Jerusalem captive to Babylon, and sets uphis uncle Matlaniah king in his stead, and changedhis name to Zedekiah, who reigned tributary toNebuchadnezzar eleven years.
Cyrus, who was afterward king of Persia, born.Pythagoras lived about this time.
3407 597 The birth of Croesus, king of Lydia.
3409 595 The destruction of Babylon by the Modes and Per-
sians, and the restoration of Israel, foretold byJeremiah.
Ezekiel began to prophesy.
3413 591 Zedekiah, king of Judah, rebelling, Nebuchadnezzar
went up against Judea, lays all the country waste,and comes up against Jerusalem.
Solon, the wise lawgiver, flourished.
3415 589 Jerusalem closely besieged for 360 days.
3416 588 The famine prevailing in Jerusalem, the city is broken
up by Nebuchadnezzar, upon which king Zede-kiah flies, but is pursued and taken ; and hissons first slain in his presence, then his own evesare put out, and afterwards he is carried captivein chains to Babylon. On the third day after thecity was taken and plundered, being the lOlli dayof the Jewish fourth month, corresponding to the27lh of our August,- the temple, palace, andwhole city, was burnt to the ground, the wallsand fortifications totally demolished, and the in-habitants carried into captivity. Such was theawful end that came upon that once gloriouskingdom of Judah through the profligacy of itskings and people, after it had stood 468 yearsfrom the beginning of David’s reign.
The Pythian games first established at Delphi, wherethe victors were crowned with oak-leaves.Obadiah prophesied abo'ut this time.
3420 584 Whilst Nebuchadnezzar was besieging Tvre, Ne«
buzaradan the Babylonian general, took into cap-tivity the remainder of the Jews and Israelites,to the number of 745 persons.
3422 582 The victors at the Pythian games are now first
crowned with laurel.
The Isthmian games restored, in which the victorswere crowned with pine-leaves.
3423 581 Aketas began his reign over Macedonia, and ruled
29 vears.
3427 577 Servius Tullus succeeds to the kingdom of the
Romans, and reigned 44 years.
3432 572 Tyre, after a siege of 13 years, submits to Nebu-
chadnezzar.
3433 571 The Jews in Egypt carried to Babylon.
3434 570 Nebuchadnezzar’s dream ot the great tree, and
Daniel’s interpretation.
3435 569 Nebuchadnezzar deprived of the use of itrs reason
for seven years.
3442 562 Croesus succeeded his father Ilalyattes in the king-
dom of I.ydia, and reigned 14 years.
The first comedy acted at Alliens was that of Susan-on and Dolon.
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