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    This document is the preface to Sir Isaac Newton's work "The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended", which provides a short chronology of events in Europe prior to Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia. The preface begins by noting that Newton undertook this work at the request of Queen Mary to benefit the education of the royal children. It describes Newton's work as illuminating aspects of history that had previously been obscured by myth and error. The preface praises Newton's vast knowledge and his ability to undertake such a significant scholarly work merely as a diversion. It asserts that Newton's work will benefit future generations by disseminating useful knowledge under the royal patronage of learning.

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    This document is the preface to Sir Isaac Newton's work "The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended", which provides a short chronology of events in Europe prior to Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia. The preface begins by noting that Newton undertook this work at the request of Queen Mary to benefit the education of the royal children. It describes Newton's work as illuminating aspects of history that had previously been obscured by myth and error. The preface praises Newton's vast knowledge and his ability to undertake such a significant scholarly work merely as a diversion. It asserts that Newton's work will benefit future generations by disseminating useful knowledge under the royal patronage of learning.

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    The text discusses Sir Isaac Newton's chronology of ancient kingdoms and dynasties based on his study of astronomy and antiquity.

    The text discusses the dynasties of the Medes and Persians based on Persian histories and chronicles.

    Historical figures mentioned include Darius the Mede, Cyrus, Xerxes, Alexander the Great, and biblical figures such as Nebuchadnezzar and Solomon.

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    a ver greai: happinefs, that it q1ould
    be n1y ot to uher into the un-
    dcr Y our Sacrcd N arne, :he bfi: work
    of as grcat Gci1ius as any Age cvcr
    in its felf, asto be in no dangcr of hlf-
    fering frotn the n1cannefs of the hanc.l
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    always given to Arts andSciences, en-
    titles Y ou to the bdl: returns the lear-
    ned world is able to makc : And thc
    n18-ny Honours Y our
    11A 1 r sTYvouchfcd thc Author of

    thc following fhccts, givc Y ou ajul::
    ri<rht to his Produtions. Thefc, a-
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    bovc thc rciL, lay t 1c n1ol: parttcnlar
    dailn to Y our Royal Protction; For
    its prcfent Forn1 without Your M A J 1'.-
    T 1's Inf1ucncc; and. the Short Chror-
    t!c, which precedes it, is entirely ow-
    i n to thc Comn1ands with which Y o u
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    wcrc plcaicd to honour hin1, out of
    vour fin gular Ca re for thc cducation
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    of thc RoyalH1uc, anll carneft: defire
    to fonn thcir minds bctimcs, and lcad
    thcn1 carly into thc knowlcdgL of
    'Truth.
    'Thc Author has hnfdf acquai nt-
    .cd the Publick, that thc following
    Trcatifc was thc frnit of hi;; vacant
    1ours, and thc rdicfbc fotnct:n1cs had
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    ftudies. What an Idea does it raife of
    His abilities, to find that a \Vork of
    fuch labour and lc;.1rning, as would
    ha ve beeq afi.ficientcmploymcnt and
    glory for thc \Vholc lifc of anothcr,
    was to him divcrGon only, and an1ufc-
    1ncnd Thc S1.1bict is in its IT.1tnrL in-
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    capablc of that dcmonfirarion upon
    which his other writings are foundcJ,
    but bis ufual accuracy and judiciouf:
    ncfs are he re no lds obfervablc; and lt
    thc 1ne tin1c that he .litpports his fug-
    o-d1ions, with all thc authorirics and
    ene e can furnii11, he offers thcn1 with
    thc grcatc.l: caution ; and by a
    f1:y, that was natural to H in1 and al-
    ways acco1npanics fuch fi.1pcrior ta-
    lcnts, fcts a bccoming cxatnplc ro o-
    thcrs, not to be too prdi.unpruous in
    [o rcmot\..' and dark. Tho,
    thc Subjcct be only ycr, a-;
    rhc nlind of thc Author aboundcd
    with thc tnofl cxtcn11vc L1ricty of
    l(nowlcdgL') be TlJUCntly intcri)c:-
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    fes Obfervations of a different kind;
    principies of
    Virtue and 'hmanity, which feems to
    haYc bccn uppermol: in his
    heart, 8.nd, as thcy were the Conl:ant
    Rnlc of his ations, appear Retnark-
    ably in all hiswritings.
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    ronom)'? and a juH: Obfervarion
    the of Nature, aJilil:ing other
    parts of Lcarning to illnihate Anti-
    and a Pcnctration and Saga-:-:
    c;ity peculiar to the great Author, dif-
    pelling that Mift, with whirh Fable
    an d. Error had darkened i t; and will

    dawni'ng:) ofYour faycurite Arts and
    Scicnccs, thc nobldt and n1oil: bendi-
    cial ofwhich 1-Ic alonc carricd farther
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    charater wasoneoftheearlie Laws
    of the Divine Legiflator, the orality
    o the r Ages, and the primitive l?.e-
    hoth. ews and Chri ians; and
    as the Anthor adds, oug!:Jt to be the an-
    ding Religion o allNations; it !Jeinf!, or
    the honour o God, and good o. .an-
    kind. Norwil.l Your MAJESTY be
    difpleafcd to fi.rul his fentiments fo a-
    greeable to Y our own, whilithe con-
    demos all oppre ton ; and every kind
    of cruelty, even to brute be a s ; and,
    with {o much wMmth inculcates
    : ercy, Charity, and the indifpenfable
    duty of doinggood, and promoting the
    general wel.ar.e o. mankind:
    g.reat ends, for which Governmcnt
    was firl: i tuted, and to which alDne
    it is adminil:red in this happy Nation,
    undcr a K 1 NG, who diibnguifhcd
    himfelfearlyinoppoition to thc Ty-
    ranny which threatned Europe, and
    chufes toreignin the hearts pfhisfub-
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    Pe .. ople, el:ablihes and confirms all
    tbeir Liberties ; and, by his V alour
    and Magnanimity guards and defends
    then1.
    That Sincerity and Open nefs of
    mind, whch is the darling quality of
    this N ation, is beco1ne n1ore confpi-
    cuous, by being placcd upon thc
    Throne; And we fee, with Pridc, our
    SOl _JRETGN the rnoft e1nnent for

    ~ Virtue, by which our muntry is fo
    dcfirous to be difhngui{hcd. A Prince,
    whofc vie\VS and heart are above all rh e
    1nean arts ofDifguiie, is far cut ofthc
    rcach of any ten1ptation to introduce
    His AJA.' ESTl, is) by his inccfh1nt
    ;lt h01nc, and Peacc abroad; Y ou,
    t1f./J])//Jl1, l e a ~ us on by Y our grcat
    l :.xam plc to thc n1oi1 noble ufc of rhat
    ')uict and Eafe, which wc cnjoy
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    under His Adminifhation, wl1ilil: al!
    Your I-Toursofle{rcarccmploycd in
    ntivating in Your Sdf That Lcarn-
    ~ n g \\hich You 1() wannly patro,nizc
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    rhnk rhe infhut1ive Purfuit, an cnter-
    tainment bclow Y our exalted Station,
    :1nd are your Sclf a proof, that the ab-
    fhufer parts of it are not beyond thc
    reach of your Scx. Nor does the Stu-
    dy end in barren fi1eculation ; It difco-
    vcrs it felf in a ftcady attachmcnt to
    truc Religion; in Libctality, Bcncfi-
    cence, and all thofe amiablc Virtucs
    which increafe and heighten thc Fcli-
    cities of a Throne, at the fame time
    that thcy blefs All round it. Thus,
    ftf/JDAM, to cnjoy, togctherwith
    the highcft ftate of publick Splcndor
    and Dignity, all the rctircd Plcafurcs
    and don1dbck Bll"flln gs ofprivate lifc;
    i) thc perfetion of human \Vifliom,
    as well as 1-!appinefs.
    1"'hc good Effc<..'ts of this Lo\'C of
    kno\vlcdgc, will not :ftop with thc pr<.-
    J(:nt Agc; lt witl difFu its InHucncc
    withadvantagc tobtc Pofl:crity: And
    minds for thc Gcncrations to come
    L111tkr a Royal Progcny, o ddccndcd,
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    The glorious Profpet gives us a-
    bundant reafon to ho e, that Liber-
    ty and Learning will e perpetuated
    Reign by the Royal Patrons of Both,
    will be tranfmitted with the Scepter to
    their Poterity, till this and the other
    WorksofSir/SAAC NE!YTON
    fhall beforgot, and Time it felfbeno
    more: Whichisthemol: fincere and

    ardent wih of,
    ADA ,

    May it pleafe your MAJEs T Y,


    Your MAJEs r v's
    mofl: obedient
    and mol: dutiful
    fi1bjet and fervant,


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    THE
    Short Chronicle ro m the
    1
    'r emory o Things
    in Euro pe, to the Con- pag. 1
    que o Per.Ga by Alexander
    the Great.
    J
    The Chronology of Ancient
    Kingdoms an1ended.
    Chap. I. O the Chronology o
    the Fir ~ es o the Greeks.
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    C h a p ~ Il. O the Empreo Egypt.
    43
    187
    Empire.
    Chap. IV. O the two Con-
    temporary .{!.mpires o the
    Babylonians andMedes.
    Chap. V. A Defiription r
    theTmple ~ Solornon.
    '"'hap. VI. O. the Empire o
    the Perfians.
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    vert1 ement.
    H O' The Chro1zology of A1ttie1tt
    Kingdom.r amended, was writ by the
    Aurhor many years fince; yet he re-
    vis' d it, and was atuall y preparing it for rhe
    Prcfs at the time of his death. But The
    Short Chro1cJe was ncvcr intended to be
    made pub le, and therefore was not fo hte-
    Jy corrctcd by him. To this thc Readcr
    mufr impute ir, if he hall find any placcs
    whcre The S!Jort Chronicte does not
    curatcly agree with the Dates aftgned in
    rhc Iarger Piece. The fixth Chapter was
    not copied out \Vith the other Five, which
    makes it doubtful \Vhethcr he intended ro
    print it: but being found among his Papers,
    and evidently appearing to be a Continuari-
    on ofthe famc W ork, and (as fiiCh) abridld
    in Tbe Short Chro1zicle; it was
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    Poetical Fitions, be.ufe the

    Greeks wrot.e no'th\ng ,in Profe.,
    befare th'e Conquefl of .Afia, by
    . Cyrtts thc PerJia11. Then ,P
    . re'CJ'des Scyrit and Cadmrts Mitefirts
    . troclllc'ed ehe w'riting in P1:ofe: Ph'ere,cjdes'

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    'lJarius 1-!y.fta.fPis, wrote of Antiquitics,
    and digdl:ed his W ork by Gcnealogies, ;a.nd
    \\'as rcckoncd one of thc bcl: Genealogcrs.
    EpiN7etli:des, rhe Hifiorian, proceeded a!1o
    hy Gcncalogics; and HetlaJtictts, who
    \\ t\\cl \e ycars oldcr than Htrodottts,
    dit!,d1cd hisH if1nry, rhc Ages or Succcf-.
    fions of thc Pricllci1cs of _.,ti !ID
    Orhcrs digcflcd thcirs, by thc Kings of thc
    Laccd,1!m.1.0alls; or Archons of .AthniS.
    liippiru, rhe Ekt11t, ::-tbout thirty y cars bc-
    forc thc Ldl ofrhc 'Pcr.flan Empirc, publi!h-
    cdal3rcvi.uy. or Lift of rhc Olympic Vic-
    rors; and ten ,-cars bcforc thc t:1H
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    thcrcot: Fpb:;nu, thc Dikiplcof lfocratc,
    f(Hmcd a Clono!ogical Hifrory.of Grcec{',
    \\ir h thc rcturn of thc Hcracii-
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    of'Peri11tlms, in rhc nvcnticth ycar
    of 'Phiiip, rhc Fathcr of Ai.exa11der; rhc
    Bur he di,:2;cf1:cd Things by Gc-
    and thc Rcck.oning by Oly mpi-
    ad-> not yct in uiC, nor doth it appcar
    rlur rhc R cis! ts o f K ings w ere yer icr down
    h Nttmb.:Ts of Y c,us. Thc Artmde/itm
    l\Tarblcs wcrc compoJCli fixry aitcr
    thc Dc1rh of.Alcxrwdtrthc Grcat (A11. 4
    O!JmjJ. 128.) and yct mcntion not thc O-
    Jympi.1<h: But in thc ncxt Olympiad,
    41 m.-tlls Sic11Jus publilhcd anH ifl:ory, in cvc-
    Lll Books do\\n ro hi-; O\\'n Times, accord-
    ins to thc O 1 y mpi.tds, comparing thc Eph-
    r:i,



    - .
    1011.
    the Kings of Sparta .. the Archons of
    .fthens, and thc \\. irh
    Olympic V itors,. io as ro make thc
    !Jlympiads, and thc Genealogics and Suc-
    tcffions ofKingc:;,.Archons, and Pridl:dfcs,
    <
    pocricd Hilorics fuit \':irh onc :.1no.,
    thcr, according to rhc bcfl ofhis J
    And wherc he Icft off, 'Pol_ybitts aml
    carricd on thc Hil:ory.
    So thcn a-littlc after thc Dcarh of
    i:mdcr thc grcat, they bcgan ro iCt downthe
    Gener:.1tions, Rcigns :111cl Suu.:d1ionc:;, in
    numbcrs of yc:.1r.s, and by purring


    and Succcl[o;l,; c-.ui)ollcnt to Crcncr.l::ion-;,
    and thrce Gcncrations roan hundrcd or
    lmndred and nrcnty ye;.s, Cb by
    thcir Chronology) thcy !uve riladc rhc An-
    tiquities of Grcecc rhree or hundrcd
    years oldcr tlun tbc truth. And thi:;
    rhc Originll of thc Tcchnic;1! C hronolo.:y
    \ . ' . -
    of thc G neks. Eraiojlbmrs \V rote ab()uL
    hundred of All'.'c-

    andcr thc He \\ras follo\\cd by A-
    poltodoru,r, .and thdc two bcct1 t:.ll-
    lowed lince by Chroi:nlogcrs.
    But how unceruin thcir Chronology i-;,
    how doubtiitl i't \L\"i rcputcd Ly thc


    Cree/u of thofc time<;, .m ay he nndcrf1ooJ .
    by of '1) SoJ!Jc J'tt!:.- .:
    Lurh he .. Lycurgu<; conternporm] to n1r_;us. Y
    1 ph itus, cui to b:tvf et 11 iJ i J Com ptw irm i JI.
    tbe Olympir Ft:/.
    1
    ic.:td.r: rmJOll ...
    1J.:bom uas Ari11orlc t/;{.'
    l>l . (T l!J IJir
    u- , ..... ,::,

    '



    'The
    . ' ,
    10ft

    frotn the O y lmpic 'Di (c_, which ha a
    tbe Name ofLycurgus ttp01t tt. Otber.r
    fhp the Times by the Succej}o1t of
    the Ki1tgsof the laccdxmonians, as Era-
    tol:hcncs alld Apollodorus ajjirm, that be
    -:L'as11ot afeW)'Cafs o/df'rthattt/Jefzrfl 0-
    i)mpiad. Firfl: Ardlot!e and fome othcrs
    madc him asoldas the firfl: Olympiad; thcn
    Eratojtbc!Jcs, .Apollodortts, and fome o-
    thers madc him abovc an hundred ycars
    lon. us: The co;gre.f.f Solon Crceft1s,
    fome tbillk they catt coftc by Chroo/o J'
    B11t an .fo ii!ttjlriorts, a1td 'l.Jn;z ed

    .fo mmty wit11ej[cs, a11d ( r:.r.:Eich i.r more)
    .fo a,greea6te to ihe maJmers of Solon, a11d
    fo oftbe ofhis mi11d aJ!d
    of bis 'i.f.:i (dom, '1 camJOt erjttade my
    to rejel becauft fome Chronoto icat Ca-
    7;0!ts, as tbry ca!ttbem; t;,_hich 'Jtmdreds
    of al:t bors corrcling, ha've 110t yet be en a
    ble to

    any thtg certat, ilt


    11:bicb they coutd agree amo11g tbemfives,
    ttbottt repu,gnancies. It fccms thc Chro-
    nologcrs had madc thc Lcgilhturc of So!o1t
    too ancicnt to conlil: with that Congrck
    F or rcconrilingit!Ch rcpugnancics, Chro'-
    nologcn; ha ve fomctimcs douhlcd thc per-
    f(ms ofmcn. So whcn thc Pocts had clung-
    cd lo thc daughtcr of l!tacbtts into thc E-
    ,cz_vpt ia:t J.(t's, Chronologcrs n:adc her
    b.lnd O'jins nr Baah1t.r, :md h1s mifl:rds ..11-
    rlatfc asoldas lo, and io fchm'd rhat thcre
    ...
    \\'Cl'C
    . ,
    1011.
    \v'ere t\VO Ariadnes, one thc mil:refS of
    Baccbtts a.nd the other the mil:refs of The-

    fttts, and two Miltos' s their fathers, and a
    younger lo thc daughter of Jajits, writing
    .1afiu corruptly for ]achus. and fo thcy
    ha ve made nvo 'Pa1tdio1rs, and rwo Ercch-
    tbetts's, giving the name of Erecbtboni!ls
    to the firl; Homer calls the firft, Ench-
    tbetts: and by fuch corruptions, rhey ha ve
    _excccdingly perplexed Ancicnt Hiftory.
    Ami, as for rhc Chronology of thc La-
    tines, that is fl:ill more unceruin. 'Pftt-
    tarch rcprdcnrs great uncert:lintics in thc
    ;.Originals of Rome: anclio doth Servius.
    Thc old records ofthe Latilies wcrc burnt
    .by thc Gauts, fixry and four ycars befare
    rhe dcath of Alexadcr rhc Grcat; and
    !},ti1Jttts Fbitts P ifior, thc oldc1: bi1:o-
    rn of thc Latine;, livcd an hundrcJ

    years larer than rhJ.t King.
    In Sacred Hi1:ory, thc .Aj[yrian E m pire
    began with Pul and TigJatbpiltljer, and
    Ial:ed abour 17 o ycars. And
    HerodotJJ.S hath madc Semiramis only fl.vc
    gcncrations, or about r 6 y cars oldcr th:1n
    ./'litocris, thc mothcr of rhc btc I\ ing of
    ,fiabylo1t. 11nt h:.uh
    tJJJ 1 ')OO olckr tlun Nitocris, and
    fcigncd a long feries of J\.illgs of A.fj'yJia,
    whoc 1umcs are not A_((:Yrm, nor !uve
    my afT1niry with thc .. dj!J''itm ILltncs tn

    J3 3



    .. , '


    . '

    '
    the O y lmpic Vi(c, which hal
    tbe 'Name ofLycurgus ttpon it. Otber.r
    the Times by the SuccejJo1t of
    the Kirtgsof the La-ccdxmonians, ti.f Era-
    tofl:hcncs a11d Apollodorus ajfirm, tbat be
    r.;.,as 11ot a fewyeafs o/der tbattt/Jefirfl 0-
    f:ympiad. Firl: and fome othcrs
    madc him asoldas the ftr11: 01 y m piad; thcn
    Eratofl!Jenc.r, /!pollodorus, and ome
    thers madc him a-hove ::111 hundrcd ycars
    Ion. us: The congre_fl' of Solon r..tith Crceius,
    fome think tbey can cofutc by ChroJtolo
    But an hijlory fo iltujtriort:r, and ed
    '
    '
    fo many wit11ejfes, a!td ( 'iJ.:hich is more)
    Jo agreeabte to ibe mmmers of Solon, a11d
    Jo oftbe reatJJeft ofhis mind and
    of bis 'i.t'(dom, ca;mot perjua-de my
    to rejert becaufe of fome icat Ca-
    'ltoJts, as tbey calt tbem; 'Jtmdreds
    at: t bor s corrert E ave 1tot yet be en a ..
    b!e to any thi11g. certa1t, i1t
    1J.;hich they cottldagree amo11g tbem ftror:s,
    ttbout repu'-f!;ta11es. It fccms thc Chro-
    nologcrs had made thc Lcgilhturc of So ion
    too ancicnt tn con{l: with that Congrck
    F or rccn!lrilillgiitch rcpugnancics, Chro'-
    ha ve fomctimcs douhlcd thc per-
    f(ms ofmcn. So\\' hcn thc Pocts had
    cd lo thc danghtcr of !11acbus into thc E-
    ,r._yptitm Chronologcrs madc her
    iund Ojiri.r or Bac:clm.r, and his mil:rds .A-
    ru/7Je asoldas lo, and lo fcm'd rhat there
    ....
    \\'ere

    "
    '
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    101).
    \"lere two Ariadnes, one the mil:re(" of
    Bacc/ms and the other the mil:refs of Tbe-

    fttts, and two Mi1tos' s their filthers, and a
    younger lo thc daughter of Jafits, writing
    .1afiu corruptly for lnachus. and fo thcy
    ha ve made two ::md t\-VO Ercch-
    tbetts's, giving rhe namc of Erechtho1Jitu
    to the firil ; Homer calls the firl, Ertch-
    theus: and by fuch corruptions, they ha ve
    _exccedingly perplexed Ancient Hifl:ory.
    And, as for the Chronology of thc La-
    tiltes, tlut is fiill more uncert.n. Plu-

    t arch rcprdents great uncertaintics in rhc
    ;.Originalsof Rome: anJio doth Servius.
    The old records ofthe LatiJes wcre blll'nt
    py rhe Gattls, fixry and four ycars bcforc
    the death of Alexa11dcr the Grcat; and
    !!,tinttts FAbitu Pilor, rhc oldcl: hifto-
    ' rian of the Lati11e.r, lircd an hundrcJ

    years larer th:.:m thJ.t King.
    In Sacred Hilory, rhc .Aj[yria11 E m pire
    began with Put and Tigiathpillfl:r, and
    bfted abom 170 ycars. Allll
    Herodotus hath madc Semiramis on!y fivc
    gencrations, or about 166 y cars oldcr than
    Nitocris, thc mothcr of thc late 1\ ing of
    !Jabyio11. fint hath
    mis 1500 c.1rs old.::r tlun Nitocris, and
    feigncd a ong feries of Kings of A.f(jTi,1,
    whoc n<.lmcs are not A_(firm, nor !uve
    r.ny aHinity wirh rhc .L1j/j'ill tl.11HCS m

    B 3
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    ).


    'Tbe
    . '
    1011o


    Thc Pricfl:s of Eg)'ft told Herodottt!,
    that 1Ve11es bnilt ldemphis, and he ittmp.:.
    tuous Temple of Vulca7!, in that Ciry :
    :ind that Rbamp(tilittts, A.ftcris, Af.Ycb
    and P fammiticus aclJcd magnificent por-
    tic os to rlut temple. Anditisnotlikcly
    \fcmpbi.r could be hmom, bcforc
    llomrr's d.l vs, '" ho doth not mention it, o(
    -
    tklt a tcmp!c cmdd be abovc t\\o or tluec
    hnndrcJ in building. Thc Rcign of
    bcgan :1bout 655 yc.1rs bc-
    forc Chrift. and l place thc funding ofthis
    temple by .JI enes, about 2-57 ycars carlic:r:
    but rhc Pricfls of Ezyht had fo maunifled
    cvf o
    thcir Ami quiries bcfore thc days of
    dotus, a'> to tcll him th:It from .ll!ettes to
    .. ( \Yho 2-00 years bcforG
    thcre \\-ere 330 Kings,
    '" hoJc too k ll}) jS nunv A o-es, that
    '- ..1 '"'
    is ele\ en rhouhnd ycars, :md lud filled
    l:!p rhc inrcrv:1l \\'ith fcigncd Kings, who
    d\mc nothing. Aml bcforc thc days
    of '/Jiodoril.r Sind11s che\ !ud raicd thcir
    J
    .t\lltiL!l.JitiC;, ro ll1UCh hiohcr, ;"t<;tO)laCC iX,
    ...J
    or tC!111C\\' of Kings bctwccri
    1 lwlc h hnm thcy lud rcprdcntcd
    to it.rv l<) onc anothcr im-
    me( liare/\.


    1 n t he 1\ iw:.:d:Jm of Si.no1t, Chronolo-
    g h e ! : ,] i t .. -'p is L'p tl p!J11 s or J:,'po ;e us,
    two I\ing-;, \\hom thcy call Apis :md
    hpoJc'!ts, and bct\\'C'cn rhcm, ha\'C in-
    1crtcd eleven or t \\el\ e kigncd 1umc-; of
    K ill
    1
    cw
    <;:>,
    Kings who did nothing, thcrcby, thcy
    nave maJe its Foundcr JEsialetu, thrcc
    hundrcd ycars oldcr than his brorhcr 'P bo-

    'l'OJ'Jetts. Somc lv.vc nudc thc King" of
    Germa11y a.s old as thc Flood: and YC[
    bcforc rhc uc of lcttcr<;, thc namcs ;ind
    ahons of mcn could ica.rcc be rcmcmbrcd
    abovc cighty or :111 hundrcd ycars
    thcir dcath':l : and thcrctiHc 1 admit no
    .Chro1wlogy of things done in a-
    bovc cighry y ca.rs befo re
    kttcrs into Ettropc; ncmc, of thitiF'' done
    in GermaHy, befare thc rik of thc R.oJiltlit
    Empirc.
    NO\v ftncc Eratojlht11r.r :llld j?o!/c,h-
    ''lts computcd thc times by thc rcigns of
    the Kings of Spa'tr:, a1d (a-> :1ppclrS b:-
    rhcir Chronvlogy fl:ill folio\rcd) lu \e
    rhe fcvcntccn rcign<; of thefc l\ ii1
    both Raccs, bct\\'CCn lhc Rcturn uf thc
    1-[eradides into 'PdojJollm'_(it.r thc
    Battlc of Thcn;op_yltf, ukc ttpr.1.2.. yurs,
    which is aftcr thc utc of ; ycu.s tu :.1
    Rcign, :md ycr Racc of lc\-cntcc!1 1\.inrl-;
    ' . ..,
    of that 1cngth, '> no\\ hcrc L"o be mct \\irh
    in all truc H illory, :11Hl !\. iwr-; at :1 nwlk-
    ,.,
    ratc rcign bt:t 1 or 2:::>
    a-picce onc with anotl1cr: I lu.vc f1.Hcd tho
    time of thc rcturn of thc flnr?c!,;dc.r hv
    thc bl of rcckollillg. it ah()!;t
    3 40 ycars befo re thc lhttcl of Tbcn;wl:Y-
    iil'. And thc of T1o_y
    ci,:.;hty t!ua thJJ Rcturn,
    B f
    '


    t .....

    . '


    according to Thttcydides, and the .ArgoM
    1tautir Expedirion, a Generar ion olderthaq
    the Trqjan War, and the Wars of Sefoflri.r
    in Thrace, and Dcath of /110 the daughter
    of Cadmzts, a Gener:ltion older rhan that
    Expediran: I ha ve drawn up the foJlow
    ing Chronological Tablc, fo as to make
    Chronology fuit with the Courfe of Na
    ture, wirh Aftronomy, wirh facred Hifio-
    ry, with Herodotus thc F ather of Hifio-:
    ry, and wth it felf; wirhout the man
    rcpugnancics complained of by Pltttarc .
    l do not prctcnd to be exat ro a ycar :
    thcrc may be Errors of five or ten ycars.
    :and fometimes twenty, and not much
    bov
    c. . , -"'
    ,\ ;t .... "f.-
    . -, 1./ .

    .... -. .-... _- ......
    . ,.. .
    i --- '-
    ,.. . ..
    ,.. ......... ;;-.
    .. ) . . .

    u ..... -- ... .. --,
    u . ..4 ....... _,..)..,
    ..,.. . \''--'' '"""' .;;-'
    . .... ;rr'/1-
    \ .. ,
    'l\
    . . . '\. . . . .

    ASHORT

    '

    A SHORT
    '
    FROM THE
    Fir
    e, to
    1a
    Tht: Times are flt dow11. in years hefore
    Chrifl.
    HE Catraanites who fled from Jo-
    fhua, retired in great numbers into
    Egypt, and therc conquer'd Timaus, Tha-
    mus, or Thammuz King of thc lower E-
    g)'jJt, a.nd rcigned therc under their Kings
    Satatis, Breo1t, .Apacbnas, .Apopbis, Ja-
    1tias, AjJis, &c. until thc days of Eli
    and Samttet. Thcy fcu on fleih, :mdfacri-
    nced mcn a.fter thc manncr ofPhrenicimzs,
    and wcrc call'u Shcphcrds by thc Egyp-
    tiaus, wholivcd only on thefruitsofthc
    ea.rth, and a.bominatcd flct11-eatcrs. The
    uppcr parts of werc in thofc days
    pndc, many Kings, Rci$ning at Coptos,
    Thebcs;

    9
    '
    '

    '1 ' ' .. .,

    tG
    -
    short

    H RO N 1 C LE.
    Thebu, This, E/epha11ti.r, :1nd othcr
    Places, which by conquering one anothcr
    grew by dcgrccs into one Kingdom, ovcr
    w11ich rcigncd in thc
    .days of EJi.
    in thc ycar bcforc Chrifi: !12) Afep/.Jrcs
    rcigncd ovcr rhc nppcr Egypt from
    .J)'e!Je to Heliopolis, and his SucccfTor
    m a de a lafl:ing war u pon
    thc Shcphcrd" foon afrcr, and C:lllicd many
    of thcm ro f1 y into 'P a!ejline, 1 dumtea,
    0_yria, and Libya; and undcr Le/ex, /E-
    ::-:,ert.r, Jachtu, Pe!afkus, lEfJltt.r thc
    firfl:, Cecrops, and othcr Captains, inro
    Grcece. Befare thofe days Greece and
    all Ettrope was peoplcd by wandring Cim-
    mt'riaJJs, Scythia;zs from rhc backfidc

    of thc Ettxi!te Sea, \\' ho Ji ved a rambling
    wildiort of Lifc, likc thc Tartar.r in rhe
    norrhern p:uts ofA./irt. Of thcir H.acc \\as
    Ogyges, in \vboie cbys thefc Egyptitm
    camt into Greece. Thc rc1: of
    rhe s'hc )hcrdS WCrcfhut U' by Jfifp!Jd._'l;-
    nmtbo u, in a part of t 1c lo\VCr Eg}'jJt
    l:all\1 Abaris or 'P{'!ujmt.
    In thc I Ioo, thc
    lrcnotlmcd by thc accdsofrhc Shcphcrds,
    lfi,u:l, and rakc rhc Ark. Sttmlfc.!:
    j udgcs 1
    1o8;. lld:moJt thc f(m of
    rcign.; in 7b(f{a/y.
    108o. LycctO!t rh e fn of
    Luilds Lycojilnz, j .. ,t IJorom'LtS thc Ion nf
    .... Jg/;ns,
    ' .. . .. .;::.:
    ... ,,,,J.
    '/U. :;o. .
    . . '
    H RO N l C LE.

    short

    ]nachtts, Phoro7!icum, afterwards called
    Argos; .!Egialeus thc brothcr of
    'tts and fon of l11acbus, ..!Egialcttm, after-
    wards called SiC)'01t: and thdc wcrc thc
    oldd.1 towns in 'Peloponnefus. 'Till thcr).
    rhcy bnilr only finglc houfes fcattcrcd up
    and Jown in thc ficlds. About the famc
    time Cccrop.r built Cecropia in Attica, af-
    tcrwanls call'd Atbens; anrl Eleufine, the
    fcm of builr Eteujis. And thcic
    to\\'115 e a hcginning to thc Kingdoms
    of thc .Arcadicws, Argives,
    tb('}Jiaus, EleufiniaJJs, &c. 'lJeucalioJ!
    f) ourifhcs.
    1070. or Tct!Jmojls, thcflrcccfT<>r
    of aboliJhcs thc Pbrr-
    7cian cufinm in llcliopotis, offacrificing
    m en, anJ dri ves rhe S hepherds out of A-
    baris. JJy thcir acccfs the Tbiiijtims be-
    come f<) 1mmcrou.;;, as ro bring into the
    ficld ::urainft .Lmf.. iOOoo ch:1riots, 6ooo
    0 - -
    J:orfcmcn, and )coplc as thc hndof the
    fea ihorc fl)r mu titudc. AbaJ, thc f:.uhcr
    of Aoij.its ::md 'Prutzts, comes from E-
    g;pt.
    109. Sa11i is nudc King of !(rae!,
    :1nd by thc hanJ of .'/ ottat/J,;, gct" a grc.n
    viC-tory ovcr th2 JJ!Ji/iflims. F.'urotru
    thci(nl of Le/c.\, :1nd L':zcedtr'mOJt, who
    nuni cd Sjhll'l 1?- t he J) .m.:,h rcr uf E urot a.r,
    Rci;n in La e o; i.:z, a11d huild ,S!Jarta.
    L) I
    1 u ( 0 . S mm: cf. di,_, s.
    '.!Jitviduud...: 1\in.



    tt
    . -
    '
    12
    -
    A short HRONJCLE
    '
    1048. Thc Edomites are conquer'd
    difperfcd by 'IJavid, andfomeofthem fly
    into Egypt wirb their young King Hadad.
    others f1y ro the Perjia11 Gttlf, wirh their
    Cornmandet Oamus ; and otbers frorn
    the Red Sea to the Coafr of the Mediter:-
    and fortify .Azoth againfr
    and takc Zidott; and the Ztdo!lialts w hq
    flcd from thcm, build Tyre and Arad11s,
    and make .Abibaltts King.of Tyre. Thefe
    Edomites, ca,rry ro all places, their Arts
    and Scicnces; amongl: which were their
    Navigarion, Alronomy, and Lettcrs, for
    in 1 dttmtea thcy had Coni1:ellatons and
    Lettcrs before thc days of Job, who mcn-
    tions rhcm: :md thcrc, filo fes learnt ro
    write the Law in a book.. Thefe Edomites
    w ho tled to the ./lfediterra1ua1t, tr:J.nna-
    tingthe word Erythrtea into th:1t of Phce-
    tJicia, givc the name of Phamicia11s tq
    rhemfelves, and that of Phcetticia to all

    the Sea-coafl:s of Palejti1zc from .Azotb
    to Zidott. And hcncc carne the tradirion
    of tl)C Perfians, and of thc PhrEJ!'ans
    themfclvcs, mcntioncd by l!erodot1ts, that:
    rhc P hre11ic ws e ame originally from the
    Red Sea, q.nd )rdcntly undcrtook long
    voy:1gcs on rhc fcditerra7tt:all.
    i<'47 /lcriftlts marrics Ettr)'dice,
    of and Sjarta. Thc
    PhreTtjcitMJ ma.riners, who flcd from the
    Red Sea, bcing ucd to long voy:1gc.s,
    rbe fake of traffic, begin thc likc voy agcs

    '
    A short H RON I C LE.
    i>n thc Mediterra11emz from Zidon; and
    iling as f3.r as Greece, carry a\vay lo thc
    lnachtlr, who withother Gre-
    ciatt womcn camc to thcir fhips ro bu y rheir
    mcrchandifc. The Greek Seas bcgin to
    be infcl:cd with Pyrates.
    1046. Thc Syrimzs of Zoba!J and 'Da-
    maftru are conqucr'd by 7Javid. A)tH-
    mus, thc Son of Lyca011, rcigns in Arca-
    dia. 'lJeucaliort fiill alive.
    I045 1\1any ofthc Phrt1ticia11s and Sy-
    riallr flccing from ZidoJt and fi'om id,
    come undcr the condul ofCadmtts, Cilix,
    Phre11ix, Membliarius, Nyc1eus. Tba-
    fits, Af:ymmu, and other C1prains, into
    Afia minor, Crete, Grecce, and Lib)a;
    :md introduce Letters, Muic, Poctry, the
    Offaeteris, Metals and thcir Fabric:1tion,
    and other Arrs, S cien ces a:nd Cu11oms of
    thc Phrc1ticia1ts. At this time, Cra1ta11s
    the :fi..Icccffor of Cccrops rcigncd in Att i-
    ca, and in his rcign and thc bcginning of
    thc rcign of N dimus, thc Gn:t:ks place
    thc flood of ettcatioJt. This lood was
    fitccccdcd by four Agcs or Gcncrations of
    mcn, in thc firfi ofwhich, Cbirolt thc f(m of
    Satttnz and Phy/iria was born, and the
    bfi of which, according to Jkjid, endcd
    with the Trojmt W ar; and fo places thc
    Ddhution of Troy tour Gencrations or
    bout r 46 ycars latcr tban tlut flood, ::tnd
    thc coming ofCadm11s, rcckoning wirh the
    ancicnts tlute Gener:1tious to ln hundt-ctl
    yrJ.rs.
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    ort ofmcnskill'din the Reli,)ious Mylc-
    rcs, Arts, and Scienccs of P a:1ticia, and
    kttlcd in fcveral placcs undcr thc na.mes of
    Curetes, Co1ybantes, Tekbittes, and I dte
    ?Jaf)li. . . .
    1043. Hellt'Jt,. thc fon of 'Deucaliol!,
    and fathcr of Xttthus, and 'Dorus,
    11 ourifl1cs.
    103 ). Ercrlthetti rcigns in .Attica .
    . /Fthfi11s, rhc grandfon of 'Dettcaou and
    fathcr of E11dyrnio11, builds Efii. Thc 1-

    d'i 1)af7')'li find out Iron inmounr 1 dtl in
    Cn'te, a.nd work it into armour and iron
    rools, ::md rhcrcby gi ve :1 bcginning ro thc
    tradcs of f1niths anJ :1rmomcrs in Ettrope;
    and by fingingand dancing in rhcir annour,
    and kccping time, by fl:riking upon onc a-
    nothcr's armour \rth thcir i\vords, rhcv
    >
    bring in l'vTufick and Portry; and ar the
    famc time thcy nurfc up thc CretaJJ .?u pi-
    ter in a ove ofEhc mc mountain, dancing
    about him in thcir
    1034- .Amwo11 reigns in He
    and rcuuccd rhat pcople
    from a wandcringhvagc lifc toa civil onc,
    and unght thcm ro by up thc fruits of thc
    carrh ; and from him Ltb ya and thc dcfcrt
    :abovc it wcrc ancicntly -clllcd Ammo11ia.
    He was thc firfl: that bui!r long and ulJ
    fhips wirh hils, and luda flcct of fch ihi 15
    (Jn thc Red Sett, and anothcr on thc ]l.fc i-
    terra1Jf!a1t at Ira ft in Lib)'fl.. 'Till thCll.
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    t11cy ufcdfmall and round vcTcls ofbnrdcn,
    invcntcd on thc Red Sea, and ke 1t withia
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    fight of the f110re. F or them to
    crofs rhefcas withouticcing thc ihorc, rhe

    Egyptians began in his d::tys ro obcrve rhe
    Stars: ::md fi:om this bet,inning, Afl:ronomy
    and Sailing had thcir rife. Hithcrto rhe
    Lunifobr yc::tr had bccn in ufc: but this
    ycar bcing of an unccrtain 1cngth, and fo.
    unfit for Afl:ronom , in and in thc
    da ys ofhis fons anc grandfons, by obkrv-
    ing thc Hcliacal Rirings and Sctting of rhe
    Sra.rs, they found thc lcngrh of thc Solar
    ycar, and maJe ir conifl: of fivc Jays more
    than rhc rwc[vc calendar mo11ths ofthc old
    l.unifohr ye;:tr. Crettfa thc d;:tughtc:r of
    Erecbtbetts marrics Xutbus thc i<m of
    l!cttm. Erectbeus having firfl cclcbrat-
    cd rhc 'Panatben.rea joins horfcs ro a cha-
    rior. .!Egina, thc danghter of Afopus,
    .:.l!ld mothcr of./EtZcus, born.
    r030. Crres a woman ofSicily, in fcck-
    ing hcr daughtcr who was l:olcn, comes in-
    ... . '-
    to Atttca, and thcrc rcachcs the Greel:.s
    to f()\\' corn ; ftlr w h ich Bcnetadion, ihe
    Dcificd attcr hcrdcath. S he firft taught
    thc A rt ro T1iptolemus the young ion of
    Ce/c:IJ' King ofEicujis.
    101.8. Oenotnts rhe oungc:11 fon of
    taon, th.eJa1111s ofthe atines, lcd thc firft
    Colon y of Gneks into Itab, and thcrc
    t:mght thcm to build houfCs. 'Pn :.s
    b 01'11. .
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    H R O N C L :e.;
    Io:z.o . .Arcas, rhe fon of Callijlo, and
    grandfon of Lycaon, and Ettmelrts the firfl
    King of ..Achaia, receivc bread-corn from
    Triptolc:mtts.
    ror9. Solomott rdgns, and marries thc
    of Ammo1t, and by means of this
    affiniry is upplied with hories from Egypt;
    and bis merchants alfo bring horfes from
    rhence for all rhe Kings ofthe Hittites and
    S)'ria1ts: for horfcs carne originally from
    Lib)'d; and rhence Neptttlte was callcd
    Eqtteflris. Ta;tta/us King of Phrygia
    l:cals Ganimede the fon of Tros King of
    Troa.r.
    ror7. Solomott by thc afiil:ance of rhc
    Tyria11s and AradiaJts, who had mariners
    among them acquaintcd wirh the Red Sea,
    fers out a flcer upon rhat fea. Thofe ailif-
    tanrs build new cities in the Perjia1t
    Gttlpb, caUcd Tyre and ./lradtts.
    IOI ). The Temple of Solomo1t is foun-
    ded. Mi1tos reiQ"ns in Crete, ex 1elling his
    hthcr Ajleritts,\\'ho flces into ta!y, and
    bccomes the SaturJt oftbc Lattes. Am-
    mo7t takcs Gezer from the Ca1Jaa1tites,
    and gives ir ro his damzhtcr, Solomou's
    .
    wifc.
    ror 4 .Ammott placcs Cepherts at .!oppa.
    roro. Sefac in rhe Rcign of hisfathcr
    ./lmmo1t invades .Arabia Fretix, and fcts up
    . piUars ar the mouth ofthc Red Sea. .rfpis,
    l.,_'pa_l.Jbtts or Epopctts, the fon of Phro?o-
    'JJetts, and J.Vyletu King of Breotia, flain.
    Lycujl_



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    :'/..yctts inherits.the Kingdom of hic; brothcr
    )Vyletu . .IEtoltts the ion of End.J'rJo;z
    "tJies inro rhc Country of the Curetes in
    'Achaia, andcalls ir )Etolia; andof'Pro-
    }Joe thc dau hter ofPborbas bcgers P !Nt-
    Jo1t and Carydo1t, w ho built cities in A!.to-
    tia callcd by their own names. A1itiola
    the daughter of N.Jtletts is fent hnmc ro
    Lycus by Lamedo1z thefi_cceffor of Apis,
    ur.d in thc \va y brings fotth Amp/Jio and
    .Zetbu.r.
    roo8. Se'ac, in thc RciO'nofhis t:nhcr
    J '' V
    Ammo1t, invades .Afric aml Spai!t, and
    iers up pilbrs in all his Conquel:s, anJ pjr-
    :ticularly at thc mouth of the 1/editernz-
    .f.'Jtemz, and teturns homc by the coafl of
    ''Gauiand lta/v.
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    . IOOJ. CeresbeingdeaJ, Ettmolpus in-
    .j:l:itutes her M l:eries in EJeuji11e. The
    ;:l\1yl:eries of he a are inlituted in P hry-
    . ia, in the city Cybele. About this time
    emples begin to be built in Greece. lly-
    . tzgis the P!Jrygia1t invcnts the pipe. A f-
    . cr the example of the common-council of
    he five Lords ofthcPhi!ijlims, thcG1eelu
    .fer up thc Amphi[fyonic Council, fidl: at
    , Tbermopylte, by the iniluence of .Amplc-
    .. tyon the fon of ; and a fe\'/
    , years after at'Detphi by thc influcncc of/1-
    r'ijius. Among rhe ciries, w hofe deputics
    met at Tbermo_;/J)'id!, 1 do nor find Atbens,
    and therefore doubt w hethcr Amphir!yo1J.
    Was King of that ciry. lf he was thc in
    e of
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    of 7Jcura/iott and brother of JlcJle!t,
    and m!g.ht rcign rogcthcr jnic\c-
    Lll part'> ot .Atttctl. Bur I mcct witl :1 btcr
    ./lmpi.Jiff_yott \\ ho cntcrtaincd thc grcat
    .Raccbus. Thi':l Counci worfl1ippcd Ccrc.r,
    ami W:lS ihl:itutcd aftcr hcr
    dcarh.
    r oo6. Jllitzos prcp1rcs a flcct, clc:lJ'S
    thc Grcr:/:. k:1" of Pyr,ltcs, and fcnc.b Co-
    lonics ro rhc I fhncfs of r-hc Gra!:..r, 1( !lX
    of \\hich wcc not inhabitcd bcl'orc. C'-
    rrots l T. in Att ita. CclltCfJ!l tc.1chc-;
    thc :".f)-i1crics nf Ccres in J1/cfTcJie.
    I o:.:>.). //!!dr01iJCdtz carricd awav
    ./
    .f(lppa by 'Pcrfc!ts. 'Prmdio!l thc brothc'r
    of Cccrops!! .. rcign'> in .. Attioz. Car, thc
    hn of P!Joro;;eus, builds a Temple t.\)
    Coes.
    ro<J:!... Srfl:c in and :.-
    dnrn-; T/Jct!s, dc(!icating ir to his t:1thcr
    Ammo! by thc n:1mc of ]{o-AmJJJ.'Jt 01
    /J;;;r;o-\'o, rh:J.t is thc pcoplc or city oi
    _//;,_;,;o::: \\'he !lec tbc Grecl..r c:lllcd ir
    ']) leJlo _;,r' r he: e i ty o f ./' 11 p .i; er. s{pl{
    :1llo crccb:d and Oraclc" ro f.l
    r h cr i 11 TI: e l:.r, ...,!7/:mo ll ia, anc..l h' 1 !J i.'l f' J ,: ,
    a!ld rhcrchy C:J!dcd bis thcr ro bc wnr-
    1l!ip'cd ;l.; :t (i nd !l tlwL countrics, :u:r) 1
    Lhi11k ;tllo in /':,/Jia f.'o./1.\: :llld thi, \\:1,
    rlJ_; ori:i11:d o(LIJ._' ,,od}Ji)oj' A;;
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    -;aDI!, a11d rllc :;rn mcntion of 0J.k
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    ' War bctwecn Pa!ldion and Labd,lcus thc
    gr::mdfon of Cadmus.
    994 ./Erz,cns rcigns in /lttira.
    99 3. 'Pclops thc ion of Td7tta!u.r comes
    into Pcloponne.fus, mn.rrics IlipjJndmr:tl
    thc gr::md-d:m?htcr of /lcrijt!u, ... d:.--
    tolia from ./:to!us thc(m of E11tlvn;'0''
    -
    :ind by his richcs grows pntcnt.
    9 9 o. .Amp b io11 :.111 d Z f! b!.r ill : F 1'f' .': <
    put Laius thc ion 0f Lad,1n1.: ro f!::-::lt
    and rcip1 in TIJCes, ami v, a!l thc cEy
    abo u t.
    98y. 7Jtfda!rts and hic; ncphc,, Tff/:tr
    invcnt thc fa\\', thc turning-larh, eh:..":

    \vimble, thc chip-ax, Jnd orher in!l:nl!11C!1C'1
    of Carpcntcrs 1nd Jo;ncrs, and rhcrch_v
    gi ve a begu111ing ro rhok ;\ in Earopt'.
    'Dtedttius ::tlfo in' cr.tcJ tl1c nubng ofSu-
    tues with thcir fcct :.l!tmdcr, as if thcv
    .J
    \\'alked.
    988. Afinosnukcs war upnn th-.: Arbe-
    11iaus, fin killing his !on ./I:dJu;ms . . 3:--
    izc!ls flourilhes.
    987. 'Dtedt!ln.r kil!<1 ncpl1C1\ Tt!l::.r
    'lnJflicsto A!im.r. A Pridl:clsof }1tpo
    ./lmmon, bcng broaght by
    mcrchantsinto Grace, kr; uptl;._: O:.l--:1...:
    of .Jttpitcr at '])otlona. Thi:; gi\ e::; a k-
    ginning to Oraclc.; in Grre:-c: l1y
    the WodLip of thc D12.1d i) crcry
    \\r htrc introJuccd.
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    98 3. Sif)'phtu, rhc fon of .!Eotus and
    grandion of I!et!m, reigns in Cori11tb;
    and fome fa y rlur he built that Ciry.
    98o Lait-ts rccovers the K in .. dom of
    Tbebes. Athamas, the brothcr of i.[yphus
    and thcr of 'Phryxus and Helle, marrics
    ]o thc d::mghtcr of Cadmus.
    9::-9. Rehoboarrt reigns. Tboas is fent
    from C1ete ro Lomt2s, reigns there in rhc
    city llepbtejlia, and works' in copper and

    IrOil.
    9..,8. A!onel!a, born of Flcc7rJ'O,thefon
    of Pnjetts and A11dromcda, and of
    dice the daughrcr of 'Prtops.
    S({tlc f[)oils thc Temple, and in-
    ,adcs Syritt and Perf, fctting up pHlars
    in m::lll y placcs. Jcroboam, bccoming
    fltbjc(t ro Sefoc, fcrs u) the v.:odbip of
    thc Eg)'jJtiall God<; in fiaet.
    971. Sejc invades Jdict, and rcturns
    with triumph the next car but onc:
    w hencc Trieterica Bacc :Ji. He krs up
    pillars on nvo mounuins ar rhc mouth of
    rhc river
    l..
    9g. Tf,rjflu oYercome
    thc ./l1iotrwr; and f(>on after unitcs the
    nrc ver.: cirics of ./1tt ica undcr ouc govcrn-
    mcnr . .\'cj{tr, ha ving carricd on his vicro-
    rics ro i\lotwt Cattcajiu, le:rve<; his ncphcw
    'Promct bm.r thcrc, ami .IE;e-tes in Cotcbi.J.
    Stj, pafTing o ver rlJc Hellej}o11t,.
    1 brate, kills L)'Curgru King
    rbcrcof, and his K1gdom and one of
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    :}lis finging-women to thc fathcr
    ,of Orpheus. Sefac had in his army Ethio-
    pms commandcd by Ta11, and Li!J)an
    womcn commanded by A(yrina, or
    va. It was thc Cuftom ofthc Et biopians
    ro dance when they \\'ere cntcring into
    a battel. and from thcir sk.ipping thcy
    wcrc paintcd wirh goats fcct, in thc torm
    of Saryrs.
    966. Tboas, being madc K ing of C.v/'7'!1S
    by Sefac, gocs thither with bi-; \\ifc Ctz[y-
    copis, and lea ves his daughter lljf ji) fe
    in Lemnos.
    96 >. Sefoc is bafficd by thc Grecks and
    Scythians, locs many of his womcn, with
    rhcir Quecn Minen./tt, compofCs thc Wal",
    is rcceived by Ampbi!)oz ara fcai1:, hurics
    AriadJte, goes back through Afia an
    ria into El!,ypt, wirh innumerable
    a.mongwhom was Titbomu, thdon of La-
    {}medoJt, Kingof Tro_)'; and lcavcs his Li-
    byrm .Amazo11s, undcr J1lartbcfit and
    Lampcto, thc fi.tcccri(Jrs of lvJiJerva,
    thc rivcr Then-nodo11. He left alt(J in Cot-
    cbos GeographicJ.l Tab!cs of a!l hi,..; con-
    qucl:s: ami thencc G cography lud its rdc.
    Tl.rracc b t e namc of the M uf c.,. Anc.l
    thc daug tcrsof 'Picrusa ThracittJI, imi-
    tarino rhcm wcrc cckbr;.ttcd bv tbc bmc
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    964- }.filies, Cocaifl.r,
    Kingof S(cif)l is bin by h\m. He was
    e ., tllltllenx
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    cmiucnt for his Domininn, his La\VS and
    his Jufiicc: upon his kpulchrc viitcd
    hy P_ytbagora.r, W:lS this inkription,
    0r L!Icw, rhc fcpnlchrc of.7t:pitcr. '])aJuuu
    with hs d .. wghtcrs f1ying from his bro-
    . '
    rhcr Er!,]jttts ( th:lt is from Se jite) ccmcs
    into Grt>ecr. Srfoc rhe athicc of
    hi'i ScYrcrary Tbotb, di1lributcs E...r:.J'Pf in-
    ro xxx\i -'Yoli.'r'.r, and in C\"CIT Jllome crcts
    .,
    Tcm 1lc, anJ ap )oints thc fcvcr3l Gods,
    FdtiLl s and Re of thc fcn"ral
    .NNJJC.r. Thc Temples "ere thc fcpnlchrcs
    0f hisgrclt mcn, \\d1crc thcy wcrc ro bl:
    .md \nnilrippcd aftcr dcath, cach in
    l1is m\n Temple, with ccrcmonics :111d fc-
    Hival:; by him; whlc He and his
    Q1ccn, th::- namcs of Ojiris and lfls,
    wcrc ro k: wodhippeJ in :1ll E tpt. Thdc
    rhc Tcrnplcs 1ccn anJ ccfcribcd by
    Llfria1t eleven bundrcd yclrs aftcr, ro be
    (;f nnc and thc mc Agc: and thi>
    rhc nf thcicn:raf Nomes of Evf't,
    nf rhc {cvn:d Gods and fevcLll Rck.;i-
    ons cf thok 1Yo:ncs. S(jac \ dcd :.11io
    thc bnd nf by mcaii1rc amongfi hts
    :u'd thcncc Gt()?!?ctry luJ its riic.
    I!ontks :1nd l.lfn:j!/Jr.r bc;rn.
    u(j, /h;/J/).'rj!l briiPS thc twclrc
    / f - "'-)
    C <HL of imo Grccu, :tnd rhdc :1rc
    tlL 'J) :.'/t
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    '(JJ'/t7JI '!fJ!lllJJ, ro wbom
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    tite L:trril ,tud 1 'Lutct.:; anJ Lkmcnrs are
    ocJic.tt<..d.
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    962. P br_vxus and f-Iel/e fly tion. thcir
    lno thc nf
    llcJit! is drowncli j; rhc !!cf!cJPollt, 1n
    from hcr, hut 'P /;ry.\us arri ve:>
    ar Cokbos.
    9CJo. Thc bcn\ccn thc Lapit fu' and
    thc pcoplc of 'TIN:J:dv ulkd Ct:s'!il/trs.
    Ocdi.p11.r kiils hi-i Elthcr L.l!.r.
    Sti.Jmcl!ts thc ion of 'Ferj21t.r rci:;ns i!t
    },f'reJur.
    -9-;6. Seflzcis .'J'rt!Jc-
    . tus, who attcr dcath \\'J.S l:c:incd in
    by thc namc of Neptu11c, and. Ty-
    p7JoJJ by rhc Eg)'Pticws. Onts rcisns a;:tl
    roms thc Liby.nu, \',ho thc co;Hlu
    of .Japettts, and hisf(m Alltd'zts or .A! lrts,
    in Rg_ypt. Scfltc from his mak ing thc
    rivcr Niic ukful, by cutting clunncls from
    ir to thc cicics of Egypt, W:lS cdb l by
    its Jumc..;, Sibr or Siris, JVil!!s :1t1Ll E'-
    o )pt :u. Thc Grrt!.r, hc:nin'" t!1c /,;_,'(T)'D! i-
    (. ", ... :::_1 ... ""' J
    os bmcnr, O Si.r :wd Bo.'t S iris, u!k(l
    himO(t!-is a:1J l5 !f (/ris. Th'2 .Araian.r fr\..)111

    h i :1do.; ollcd hi m Racc!Jus, i >, thc
    (.Jrc.n. Th::: c.tllc.l himi/,-jiJrs
    or L11avors, thc v:lli:tnr, :tnt] hy conL:r;J.C(i-
    on /11ar.r. Bccauic he ct u) piiL1.r.; in ;d{J-;
    C<H1LJUCts,and hi; army in his thcr'sRcign
    fousht thc A(ricaJJJ. wirh clubs,
    i-; p:lintcd with Pilbrs a club: rhi')
    is llut 1/ncJe_r who Ccro,
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    \Ll', born upon thc 1\'i !e; :l:Hl :i.ccor.i JI;-\ to
    L'udo.\'lts, \\as fhin hy :1nd :le
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    I{ RO NI C L Ev
    tording toViodortts, was an Egyptiatt, and
    wcntoveragrcatpart of thcworld, andfcr
    up the pillars in .Afric. He iccms ro be alio
    rhcBeltts, who, accorcling to 'Diodonts, lcd
    ......
    a Colon y of EgyptialtS to Baby Jo, and
    rhcrc in1:ituted Priel:s called Cbaldea1u,
    who whcrc free from taxcs, and obfcrvcd
    rhc il1rs, as in E,gypt. H itherto .'Judab
    and lfrael bbourcd undcr grc:l.t Ycxaton.'>;
    bnt hcncctonrarJ //fo, King of]udab, had
    pcacc ten ycars.
    947 Thc Ethiopia!ls inv.1dc Egypt,
    an<i drown Onts in rhc JVilt:. Thcrcnpon
    Bubaflc, rhc fiflcr of Onu, kills hcrfelf, by
    from thc top of :111 Houfe, and thcir
    mr.rhcr ((is, or Ajlrtf.'a gocs mad: and thus,
    e; d::: l rhc Rcign of thc Gnds of
    9-f'. Z{rrdJ thc Et/;iopitm s ovcr-
    tl 1"<>\\'11 by .//.fa. Thc Pcople of the 10\vcr
    FJ!.)'N nukc O flzr.fipblls thcr K ing,
    l in rwo hundrcd rhm.f:1nd _7cus ::md
    Pha;!cials againl: rhe l:'thiopitws. lv!e-
    1/fJ' or .Arr.cJtC'jbis, rhc young ion of Ze-
    r,d; and
    S'4+ Thc Et!iioj'imts, undcr Am{'ftO-
    pb, retire from thc lowcr and f(.,r-
    rify J11cmpbi.r agai111l Ojtnj/p!Jlls. And
    bv rhcfc wars and cxpc-
    dition, thc t,rcar Empirc of
    i 1 pcccs. l:'li?Jj!he;t.r, thc Sthem-
    /u, rci0,ns in AlYCf!ld'.
    943 . -Fv(I!J dc.r. h is m o rhcr CarmcJt-
    ta cury Lcttcrs into ltaJy.
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    H RO NICLE.
    942. Urpheusdeifies thefonof Semele,
    by the name of Bacchus; and appoints his
    Ccrcmonics.
    940. Thc great men of Greece, hear-
    w of the civil wars and difl:radions of E-
    tions u on theEuxme and Me tterra1lemr-
    Scas, ubjed ro that Empirc; and for that
    cnd order thc building of fbp Argo.
    9 3 9. Thc 1hip Argo is built aftcr the
    p:tttcrn of the long fhip in which 7Janaus
    cune into Greece: and this was thc firl:
    longfhipbuiltbythcGreeks. Cbiro11, who
    was born in thc Goldcn Agc, forms thc
    Confl:ellations for thc ufC of thc Argo-
    1ta1tts; and placcs the Solhtial and Equi-
    nohal Poinrs in thc fifteenth dcgrccs or
    middles of the Conl:ellations of Cacer,
    Che/ce, Capricont, and Aries. .fo!etott, in
    thc ycar of J\Tabo!taf{ar 3 r6, obfcrvcd the
    Summcr Solftice in rhc eighth dcgrcc of
    Cmzcer, and thcrefore the Solfl:ice haJ thcn
    gonc back fe ven degrecs. It goes back one
    in about kvenry two ycars, and
    fevcn dcgrccs in about 504 yca.rs. Count
    thdc years back. from the ycar of Nabo-
    1lt1jjar 316, and thcy will place thc Ar-
    cxpcdition about 9 3 6 y cars be-
    itlrc CbrUt. Ginsris, rhcon of Thoas,
    . 1hin, lnd deifird by thc namc of Adonis.
    y 3 8. Thefeus, bcing fitty ycars old,
    fic.lls Heleua, then cvcn ycJ.rs old. 'Piri-
    tbous, thcfonof Jxio11, to
    lcal
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    H RO NICLE.
    fical Pcrftpho1w thc daughter of Orctts
    King of thc Jvloloffia!ts, is flain by rhc Dog
    ofOrcus; and hi.., com )J.nion Thcfttu is Ll-
    kcn and impriincd. eiena is fCt at Jibcrry
    by hcr brothcrs.
    y _i . Thc /h:r;o;tautic cxpcdition. 'P,o-
    '!JJctheus es lv!ou;t Crwcalits, bci1w Ct
    ';}' 0
    at Jibcrty b_y llcrctlt's. LaomedoJJ K ing
    of Tr.?__."t' is 1 Jcrcules. Priam ilK-
    tccds him. Tafus a brazcn 111:111, of thc
    zcn Al2,c. thc ion of .i.Vtos, is flain bv rhe

    .Argonauts. /Lfcttlapitts and Hcrutl .. 's
    wcrc Argonattts, aud llippocrates \LlS thc
    cighrccnth from /Ljtlczpitts hy rhc fa-
    thcr's fidc, and rhc ninctccnrh from fler-
    C11ie.r by thc motbcr's fidc; and bccaufC
    lhc!c gcnerations, bcing notcd in hif1:ory,
    mofl: probJbly by thc cbief of thc fa-
    mily' and for thc mofi: urt oy thc c]Jdl:
    fons; wc nuy rcckon 28 or :1t thc mofl: 3 o
    ycus toa gcncration: and thus thc krcn-
    rccn intcrvals by thc fathcr's {idc and eigh-
    rccn by thc mothcr's, \vill Jt a m iddlc
    rcckoning amounr unto abuut 507 yc;u'>;
    .
    w hich be e o un red ha e k wards fom th e
    bq..;inning tbc 'Pdopomu:Fw \\.;lr, Jt
    which time Jlippocrlllts hcgan to i1ouriil1,
    will rc:1ch up tl, thc rime w he re \\'C kn e
    pbccd thc ../h;r(OJJattt ic cxpcdirion.
    9 3 6. ThcjtS is ter at Jibcrty by 1/o-
    c!tlc.r.
    93-'1- Thc
    Loar ibin by
    hunting of tbc
    J.Udcagcr.
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    9 3 o. Amenophis, with an army of E-
    tbiopia anLi Thebais invades thc lower E-
    gypt, conqucrs O.far.fiJ.htts, and drivcs out
    thc ."fer;,;,s and Ca11aa!lltes: and this is rcc-
    koncd thc iccond cxpuli.on of thc Shep-
    hcrJs. Calycopis dics, and is dcilicLl by
    Thoas with Temples ar 'J.YapiJOLll1d .Am,1-
    tlms in (_'yprus, and at R_y/us in .5)ria, anJ
    wirh Pricfl:s and facrcd Ritcs, and bccomes
    the Vt..mu of thc ancienrs, and rhc '])ca
    C''.)jnia and 7Jea S)-ria. And from thc[c
    and orhcr pbccs \Vhcrc Temples wcrc c-
    rcc1cd to hcr, he wac; alio callcd 'Papbia.
    /lmat!Jl!jia, Byblia, Cytherca, Satami:tia,
    Cnidz, Idalia, &e, and hcr
    thrcc \Yaiting-womcn becunc thc thrcc
    Gracco;.
    928. Thc\varofrhcfcvcn C:1pta.ins a-
    gainf1: Tbrcs.
    92.7. Jlcrculc s anJ &fl:utapius are dci-
    iied. Ewry(!!Jelt.r drivcs thc lleradide.r
    out of P clapomzr.fit.r. He is nJ.in by 1-J__yl-
    lus, rh,; ()n ofl Jercules. ./ltreus thc ion
    or PdopJ' iccccds him in the Kinrrdom of
    b
    J.Vvo.:;tt'. AffJJejlbl'lt.r, thc grcar
    o( Ercchr bett.s, at ./ltbcJts.
    0
    9 5. T!Jf fe us is bcmg CJ.t down
    .
    irom:l rock.
    1 (vll11.r invading Pel:Jj.Jomwflt.r is
    il.ti11 by l:.,'c!Jt:il1ts.
    91 t). /l(rc!ts di cs. ./lgamcmllort rcigns ..
    ln thc J.Oi(nc<.: of lrfccftms, wlm wcnt to
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    H RO NICLE.
    look after what hic; father .Atretu had lcfc
    to him, P ari.r l:eals Hele11a.
    9 r 8. The fecond war againfr Thebe.r.
    9r:z.. Tboas, KingofQyprusandpartof
    P hrrtJicia, di es and for m:1king a.rmour t<>r
    rhe Kings of is deified wirh a
    impn1ous Temple ar Memphis, by rhc
    namc of Baal CatJ.aal't, Vuka11. Thi5
    Temple wa" iJ.id to be built by AfeJJ.cs,
    thc fidl: Kng of Egypt, who reigncd
    next afrer thc Gods, that is, by lv!ettopb,
    r Ameuophis who reigncd nexr aftcr
    rhc dcath of Ofiris, Ijis, Orus, Bubajle
    and Tboth. Thc city lrfempbis WJ.S alo
    [J ro be built by lvfe11es; he bcgan ro buil
    it \Vhcn he fortificd ir aganft Oforfiphus;
    and from him it wa5 C'J.lledA1moph, lvfopb,
    Noph, &c. and s to this day callcd Afe-
    mrf by thc .Arabia1zs. And thcreforc Afe-
    nes, who built thc city and temple was A1e-
    ftoph, or .Amenophis. The Priefis of E-
    r,ypt at lengrh madc this temple above a
    rhouf.1.nd cars older th:1n Ame.nophis, ami
    iomc of t em five or ten thoufind ycars
    oldcr: but it could not be abovc two or
    rhrce hundrcd y e.u.'> older tlun thc R cign
    of P fommiticus who finihed it. and dicd
    6 r 4 yc.1rs bet<.>re \V hcn Aie!lopb or
    Afenes built the ciry, he built a
    rhcrc ovcr rhc l\
    7
    i!e: a work too
    ro be olderthan rhc Monarch y of
    9:J9 . .AmeltojJIJis, callcJ lv'lcii/.IIO!t b.Y' rhe
    Gred.r, built thc JJ!em;o!Ji,t ar Sl/;r,

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    \vhill: Egypt was under thc govcrnmcnt of
    Protetu his Viceroy.
    904. Troy taken. .Amet!Opbis was fl:ill
    . at S ufo, rhc Greeks feigning rhat he camc
    from thencc to the Troa1t war.
    903. 'Demopboou, thc ion of T!Jrjhts
    by 'Phfl'dra the daughtcr of Afinos, rcigns
    :r"at At!Jens.
    " 9or . .Ame11ophis builds lnall Pynmids
    in Cochome.
    896. "Jhf!es lea. ves Cafypfo in the Ift::nd
    O g y ~ i c ( pcrhaps Cadis or Cales.) S he \LlS
    thc d:mghrer of.Ati.u, according toflomtr.
    T he ancicnts at length fcigncd that rhis
    1fland, (which frorn Atlas thcy callcd
    .Atta;ztis) had been as bigas all Euro pe,
    .Africa aud .Afia, but was iunk into the Sea.
    895. Tettcer builds Satamis in Cyprus.
    Hadador BenbadadKing of Syra dics.
    c.
    and is dcified at 'Damaflus with a Tcmpl:
    .and Ccremonics.
    887. Amenophis dics
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    hy hisfonRame([esor Rhampji11it1ts, who
    builds thc wd1:ern Portico of thc Temple
    of Vulcan. Thc Eg)ptiazs dcdicatcd ro
    Of'ris, lfis, Orus ienior, T)phott, :l.I1ll
    J\'ephthe thc iler anJ w ifc of Typhou, thc
    fivc days addcd by thc Egyptians to thc
    rwch e Calender months of thc old Luni-
    . olar ycar, and bid rhat thcy wcrc added
    whcn chcfc five Princcs wcrc born. Thcy
    werc rhercfore added in thc R eign of .Am-
    M91J thc fathcr of thele i1vt Princcs: but
    this

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    this year WJ.S fc:1rce braughr into commc.r:
    uc befare rhe of /imcophis: for .'n
    liis Temple or J.t rhey
    placcd a Circlc of 3 6 ;- cubit..;; in compa.F.
    covcrcd on the uppcr fidc wirh a pbtc ot
    gold, :1nd divided into 3 6) cqual parrs, ro
    rcprcfcnt all the days of rhc ycar ; cvcry
    p:1rt hang rhc da y of thc year, :md thc
    .Heliaca! Ri!ings and Settings of rhc St:us
    on rlut da y, no. red upon ir. And this C:
    ele remaincd thcrc 'till CambJfcs fpoilcd
    thc temples of Eg)'pt: and frorn this monn-
    ment I collct thar ir \\'3.S /imeop!Jis \': ho
    drablifl1ed r1s year, fixing rhe
    tbcreof to onc of the tour Cardinal Poi
    ofrhe Hc:1vens. For had not thc
    thereofbeen now fi xed,
    and Settings of thc Sors could nor ha\c
    bcen no red upon thc da ys thercof Thc
    Priel:s of Eg)pt thcrefore in thc Rcign of
    Ametlf)p/;is continued to obfervc thc H cli-
    acal RifJngs J.nd Sctti!igs of thc Srars upon
    cvery da y. And whcn by thc Sun's J\1cri-
    dional Alrirudes rhcy had found thc Solfti-
    ccs and ElJUinoxcs according to thc Sun's
    morion, his EquJ.tion bcing not yct
    known, thcy fixcd thc hcginnin(r of thi'i
    ycar to thc V crnJ.l Equinox, in mc-
    mory thcrcofcrc.tcd this monmncnt. Now
    rhis c:.1.r bcing curicd into Cba1dd'.1, r l1c
    Cba dtea1/.s beg:m thcir yc:.1.r of JVttboJJaffr
    on thc fa.mc T!Jotb with thc Eg_vpt tiiJ.r,
    a.nJ maJe it of thc lmc lc!Jgtb. And tl
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    'Tbotb of the firfl: ye:u of Nabo!laJJar fcll
    ;:;hpon thc 26th day of }ebrttary :_ which
    \vas 33 <.b.ys and fivc hours bcforc thc
    Vernal Eguinox, accorJing ro thc Sun's
    ;mean motion. And rhc Thot b of ths ycar
    .m oves backwards 3 3 days and fivc hours in
    ; I 3 7 ycars, and thercfore fellupon V cr-_
    na! El]llnox 13 7 ycars bcforc Lhc /l!..rtl of
    Nabonaffar bcgan; that is, 8 8' 4 ycars be-
    fare Chrijt. And ifit r.pon the d.q
    ncxt a.fter thc V crnal Equinox, it
    begin tluce or four ycars carlicr; and thcn.:
    we may place thc dcarh of this K ing.
    The Greeks fcic;ncd thar he wa<; thc in

    of Titbomts, and thcrcforc he was born
    after thc rcturn of Sefoc into with
    Tithonus andothcr c:tptivcs, andio mig,ht
    be about o or 75 vcars old at bis dctth.
    , 883. "Dido buifds Cart!Jagc, and tlfc
    begin prdcntly ai-tcr to hibs
    far asto rhc Straigut.r J'!outh, and bcyonJ .
    .lf..'11cas was li ll :.-.ccording to V i t.
    g o. f1ourihcs. He lurh told ris
    hin1idf that he livcd in thc :t'C ncxt :1ftcr _,
    thc w:1rs of Tlxbes and Troy, and rhat
    thi-; a :;cihould cnd when thc M en thcnli \-
    ,
    grcw hoary, and dropt into tbc
    gt-.tvc; and tlwrct()rc it \\'::t<.; but of an <'r-
    dina.ry length: and 1 !trodotus ha e; told
    us that /h:flod and llomct wcrc but ti/JO
    ycars otdcr than himidf \V hcncc it f({-
    lows that thc dclrul:ion of Troy was nor
    olJcr than wc luve rcprcfcntcd it.
    86o. lifcCJJ.'
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    86o. Mceris reigns in Egypt. He adorn.
    JY/emphis, and rranflated rhe fcat of hii
    Empire thither from Thebes. There he
    huilt the famous labyrinth, and the Nor
    thcrn portico of rhe Temple of Vttlctw,
    :tnd dug the grcar Lake called the Lake of
    M ceris, and u on rhe hotrom oft bult two
    arcar Pyrami s of brick : and thee things
    eing not mentioncd by Homer or Hejiod,
    \VCrc unknown to rhern, and done atter
    rhcir days. Ma:ris wrore alfo a book of
    Gcometry.
    8 )2,. Hazaet rhe fiiCccffor of Hadad at
    dics and is dcified, as was Ha-
    dad before: and thefc Gods, together
    v.-irh Arathes the wife of Hadad, were
    worlhippcd in thcir Sepulchres or Temples,
    'till rhe days of .'lofephus rhe Jew; and
    the Syria1ts boal:ed their antiquity, not
    knowing, faith Jofephus, rhat they were
    novel.
    844 Thc kolic Migration. B(Eotia,
    formcrly called Cadmeis, is dzcd by the
    B a:otia1ts.
    82). Cbeops reigns in Egypt. He built
    thc grearcfl: Pyramid for bis fcpulchre, and
    forbad thc worihip of thc fonner Kings ;
    inrcnding to have been worhipped him-
    1elf
    82;. Thcfleractidcs, afrcr threeGellc-
    rations, or an lmndred ycars, reckoned
    from their formcr expedition, return into .
    PetopomJefiu. Henccforward, to the cnd of ;
    thc


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    firfr. Jrfejfe1Jia1r- war, reigned ten Kings
    of S parta by one Race, and nine by ano-
    ftier; ten of MejJe1te, and nine of Arcadia:
    \ihich, by reckoning ( according to the or-
    8inary courfe of nature) about tweury
    toa Reign! one Reign with anothGr, will
    iake up about 190 years. And the fevcn
    more, in one ofthe two Raccs ofthc-
    KwsofSparta, andeight in theother, to
    the :J.ttle at ThermopJlte; may tJ.kc up
    rs-o years more: and io lace the rcturn of
    thc Reractides, about 20 ycars befare
    Chrijt.
    . 824 Cehren reigns in Eg_y_pt, aml
    huilds another great Pyramid.
    8o8. Mycerimt.r reigns there, and bc-
    gins the third great Pyramid. He hut up
    body of his daughrcr in an hollow o x,
    and cauied her to be worhipped dail y \\' ith
    ;odours.
    o
    .' 8o4. The war, bcrween the AthoaJl.f
    S artans, in which Codrzts, King of
    :i::thc thenia1zs, is b.in.
    o:_ 8o1.. Nitocris, the fitler of Myarimt.r,
    fucceeds him, and finiihes the third great

    Pyramid.
    794- The Ionic Migration, undcr the
    /) condut ofthe fans ofCodr!ts .
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    :t 790. Put tounds the Ajf)ria1t Empirc .
    . , 78 8. A J.Ycbis rcigns in Eg)'}t, and bui lds
    , thc eaftern Porrico of the Temple of Vut-
    :. ca_n ver y fplendidly; and a largc Pyramid
    . ot brick, madc ofmud dug out of tbc Lakc
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    of MtEris. EgJ'Pt breaks inro feveral King-
    doms. G1tepballtts and Bocchoris Reign
    1uccef1ivcly in the uppcr )'}t; StephaJt-
    atbis, Necepfos and Nec:ms, at Sais; A-
    1tyjis or Amojis, at A11yjis or and
    Tacellotis, :J.t Bttbajte.
    776. Iphittts rcl:orcc; thc Olympiads.
    And from this kra thc 01ympiads are now-
    rcckoncd. G11fpha1us rcigns at Mem-
    1 .
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    772. Necep Jos Pctojiris invcnt A-
    l:rology in Egypt.
    760. Semiramis bcgins ro flouriil1. Sa1t
    cbotatbo1t writes.
    75'I. Sabaco1t rhe Etbiopia1t, invades E-
    'jJt, now divided into various Kingdoms,
    urns Boccboris, flays Na bus and makcs
    .11Jfis fly.
    7 47. Pul, King of AJ[yria, dies, and is
    fi.1ccceded at Nineveh by Tiglathpiiaj[cr.
    and a.t Babyto?t by Nab.onaj[ar. Thc E-
    gyptia1JS, who flcd from J'abaco1t, carry
    rheir Afl:rolog and Afironomy to Babj-
    Jon, :md foun thc JE.'ra of Nab011aj{ar in
    .Egyptia11 years.
    740. Tiglatbpilaffer, King of AJ!yria.
    ukcs'Damafttu, and captivatcs thc SJri-
    a?JS.
    729. Tiglatbpilaj[er isfuccccdcd by Sat-
    mmtajfe r.
    721. Salmattaj{er, Kingof Af!yria, car
    rics thc Ten Tribcs iuto cap ti vity .


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    .7I9 Se1macberib, rcigns ovcr Afl)ria ..
    rhe fon of fthc fl-od:
    f{ercules, Jeads :1 Colon)' from Cori11(h
    ,.}nto Sicib. and builrls SJrac!f:{e.
    717. Tirhakabrcigns in Ftbiopifl.
    714. Semtacberih is put ro flight by tlw
    .f,tbiopitws and b): __ rptraltc, '' ith grc.u.
    fLmghtcr.
    _ Il. Thc A-fcde.r rcvolt f1 o m t he ./lfl\r,:.
    (l/ts. SmJtachcrib 1hin.
    cccds him. This , rhar A(!hadrJ11-'Pu!.
    .or S artiaHa-pa!1fs. rhc fnn of Allatr!!dara.\:-
    i.r, or Srm11acherib, who bttilt Tai'(its and
    -
    .d11chia/e 111 onc dn y .
    . : 7 ro. L_rcttrg 1t s, bri ngs thc P ocms of 1 /n-
    f/J/CI' out of A ka into Grrccr: .

    :;. 7r:8; LJ'C!frgu.r, bccnmcs tntorto Ch..-t-
    }:;i.llus or Crlrila!l.r. tbc young J\ ing of
    Arijlutlc nukcs L)nuguJ :.1.s old
    \i" 1 f b itus, hecaufc h i" na me \\ :1 U:"'.!>n t h
    Plympic Dic. Bur rhi" Dik war;, or;l
    fjvcgamcs callcd thef:!.!.tim!lert l1111 :1r,j thc-
    \Va'\ firfl: ini1ituted upo' thc
    O!ympi;ld. Socratcsand 1/;uc_ydidt:.r-
    Iilatlc rhc infl:irntions of
    go;; cars olc.kr tlun rhc cnd ofrhe'Pr;lop01t-
    war, thatis, yc:1rs bcforc
    ) 701. Scthaco!t, aftcr :\ rcign of 50 car:.
    Egypt tohisicm Sevrc ms tH
    Srtbon, who bc(omcs Pridt ;1!lll
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    :) 98. Afana.f(eh rcigns. . .
    697. Thc CoriJI[bi(lliS bcgin fhfl of
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    mento build hips with three orders of oat!.'
    called Triremes. Hitherto the Greeks ~
    ufcd long vcffels of nft:y oars. .
    68 7. Tirhak.ah rcigns in E pt.
    () 81. Aj[erhado1t invades a6ylo1t.
    673. Thc Jews conquercd by Aj[er/;:.
    do1t, and Mal:la.f!eb carried captivc to Bah.
    lo11.
    67r. AJ[erhado1t invades E'-zypt. TI::
    govcrnmcnt of Eg'Ypt committ:cd to twclr:

    pnnccs.
    663. Thc wdl:ern nations of S;riJ.
    Pba:llicia and Egypt, rcvolt fiom thc .A.k
    riaJI.r. .A.fferbadott dies, and is iuccecJe;\
    by Saofdttchimu. lvla11aj{eh rcturns fro::'
    Captivity.
    6 s-8. Pbra!Jrtcs rcigns in ..Afedia. TP.:
    Pryta11cs rcign in Coriuthexpclling ther
    Kings.
    6 5 ;< Thc Cof'itbiaJts ovcrcomc rr:.
    Corcvrealts at fea : and this \\'aS thc olde:
    fea r i ~ ~ h t
    5'). P fommitictts beco mes King of a
    EJ!,Yjt, by conqucring thc othcr clcw
    K iugs \Vith whom he had alrcady rcigne:.
    fifrccn ycars: he rcigncd about 39 ycx:
    more. Hcncctorward the l01rians b(
    accds into Eg_ypt; a-ml thencc cune rn:::
    1011 itm Philoiophy, Afl:ronomy and Gcc:
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    )1-. Thc fi rl: iV!e.f!emat.t war bcgins: lj
    blcd t\\cnry ycars. i
    6.... CbmoJ, thc firf1: dcccnnial A:(
    e hca.:
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    of the Athenia1ts. So me ofthefe
    might dye before the end of thc ten
    years, and thc remainder ofthc ten years be
    by a new Archon. And hcnce the
    fcven deccnnial Archons might not take up
    forty or fifty years.
    King of Aj[yria dies, and isfucceedcd by
    '(:by11ilado..
    1 640 .. rcigns in
    ! 636. Phraorte.r-; King ofthe },/edes, is
    iflain in a war a ainl: the Aj[yr i a ns. .A (ty-
    ipges fuccccds im.
    l 63;-. The Scytbians invade rhe A!t:da
    .Aj[yrian.r.
    6 3 3. Batttts builds C)re1te, whcre !rafa,
    thc Ciry of Attttetts, hadlood.
    627. Romeisbuilt.
    62;-. Nabopola.!Jar revolts from rhe
    King of A_([yria, and reigns ovcr BakyloJr.
    Phala11ttt.r lcads thcPart!Je,iaJts into Ita ..
    /y, and builds TatcJttttm.
    6IJ. Pfommiticusdics, Nechaohreigns
    in E,gypt.
    611. Cyaxeres reigns o ver thc .Afedes.
    6 ro. Thc Princcs ofthc S'c)'tbiaJJs fbin
    in a fcafl hy C)axcres.
    609 . . 7ofiah fhin. Cyaxercs :m 1\ ... dm-
    cbadttezzar ovcrthrow Ni11eveh, and, by
    fl1aring rhc A[[Yrian Empire, grow grcar.
    o7. Creon thc firl: annual Archou ofthc
    Atbe11iau.r. Thc iccond war bc-
    gins. Cyaxere.r makcs thc m.r re ..
    tite bcyond Cobo; a,nd iberia, and
    tbe
    3 S s ort : H R o N 1 e L E.
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    the Aj[yrian Provinces of Arme1tia, Prn.
    tus a nd Cap padoc ia..
    6o6. Nebttchadnezzar invades Syria
    Jrtdtea.
    6o4. Nabopola_((ardies, and isfuccecd-
    cd by his Son Nt:bttchad11ezzar. who had
    rcigned two years with his -
    thcr.
    6oo. 'Daritts thc .A! e de, rhc fon of ().
    is born.
    Cyru.r is born of Manda1te, rhc
    Sil:erof Cyaxere.r, and dJ.ughrer of Ajlj-
    tzges.
    596. Sujiana and Elam conqner'd by
    ..LVeb.ttcbadnezzar. Caramts and Perdic-
    cas Dy from Pbidon, and found the King-
    dom of J.Iacedo!t. p bidon introduces
    W cights and Meafurcs, and thc Coining of
    Siiver lVIoncy.
    )yo. Cya.tere.r m:1kcs warupon Af:yat-
    tc .r K ing ofL_ydia.
    )B8. Thc Temple ofSotomon is burnr
    hy Nelmcbadezzar. Thc
    bcing con quered, fly into Sicily, and build
    J.l! r.ffata:
    5' 8 5', In thc fixth year of the L_yditm
    war, a toral EclipfC of rhc S un, prcditcJ
    l1y T!Jale.r, 2.8 th, puts an cnd ro a
    l'httlc bctwcen rhc J.fedes.qrid LydiaJts:
    \Vhereupon thcy make Peacc, and ratify
    ir by a nurri:v;e betwccn 'Dart.r Med;ts
    the f(m of Cvtt:l,:eres, and Arie11e rhc

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    ....... H RO N 1 C LE.
    . .:_ 584. Phi don preides in the +9th Olym-

    ' 580. Phidott is overthrown. Two
    chofen by lot, out of the city E lis,
    to prefidc in the Olym ic Games.
    57'- 7Jraco is Are 1011 of thc Athe71i-
    ill:ns, and makes laws for them.
    -,< 568. The Amph_yffirms nuke war upon
    C;rrbea!ts, by rhc advicc ofSolo!t, and
    Cirrha. Clijtbe11es, Alcmteon and
    Eurolictt.f commandcd rhc forces of rhc
    :Jmphyc7 io1zs, and wcre contcmporary ro
    Phido1t. For Leocides the fon ofPbidou,
    and acles rhc fon of Alcmteon, at one
    and the f3.mc time, courted Agarifla rhe
    ,f)aughrer of
    566. Nebuchczdnezzar invades Egypt .
    ... ?Jarius the Me de rcigns.
    ; :' 5'62-. Soton, being Archon of the Athe-
    :M,;ia11s, makes laws for rhcm .

    'i57 'Pcria11der dies, and Corinth be-

    /comes free fiom Tyrants .
    . :: 5'5'5'. Nabottadius rcigns at Babylo!t.
    . His Mothcr Nitocris adorns and forrifics
    ' '
    . : . rhJ.t Ciry.
    ))O becornes Tyrant atA-
    ' .. the11.r.
    ,: and So!o1t.
    :... . 5 +Q. Solo1l di es, Hegefiratus bcing Ar-
    ,, c;hon f Atbe11s.
    . . . 54+ Sardes is takc11 by ()rtts. 'D:l-
    .: .. thc Me de rccoins che Lydi,;,;J
    .,, lllto 'Darics.
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    3 8. Baby /0.11 is taken by Cyrus.
    53 6. Cyrus overcomes Varius the Me de,
    and rranla.tes the Empire to the Perjia11s.
    The Jews return from Captivity, and
    found the iecond Temple.
    529. Cyrus di cs. Cambyfes reigns.
    521. CJJarius tbe fon of Hyj!afpes rei ns.
    The Magi are llain. The various R iai-
    ons of rhe feveral Narions of Per Ja,
    which conified in rhe worfhip of their an-
    cient Kings, are abolilhed; and by the in-
    fluence of Hyflafpes and Zoroajler rhc
    worhi of one God, at Altars,
    Temp es is fet up in all Perjia.
    520. ThefecondTem leisbuiltatJe
    nlhllcm, by the comman ofVarius.
    515. Thc fccond Temple is finit11ed and
    cledicared.
    513. l!armodius and flay
    Hipparchus rhe fon of Pififlrattu, Ty
    rant ofthe Athe11ians .

    508. The Kings of thc Rommu expcl"
    led, and Conful:; eleted.
    491. Thc Battleof Marath011.
    48 5'. _.':ferxes reigns.
    48o. The PaTa.Ye of Xerxes ovcr the
    /le/tefpo11t into reecr, and Bardes of
    "'hermopyl4! and St!lamis.
    464 . .Artaxerxes LotJgimamts rcians.
    45'7. Ezra rcturns into 7ttdtea. Jo-
    ba7ta1J thc ['lthcr of Jaddtta was now \,
    grown up, ha ving a charnbcr jn tqc T :
    ple.
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    444 Ne returns into Judt:ta.
    ero do tus writes.
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    431. The Peto onnejia1t war begins.


    418. Nehemta drives away Manaffeh
    :the brother of Jaddua, becaufe h had
    the daughter of Sa1zbatJat.
    1
    4"'4 CJJarius Nothus reigns.
    42.2. Sa11batlat builds a Tem le in
    ,]fJozmt Gerizim, and makes his on-in
    . Jaw Ma7Ia.f!eh the firft High-Priefi: there-
    ;J .o f.
    ' 412. Hitherto the Priel:s and Levites
    \ werc numbered, and written in the Chro-:-
    ; nicles of the Jews. befare the death of
    ; Nebemiab: at which time either Jo han-
    . nan or Jaddua was High-Priel:. And
    ' here ends the Sacred Hi!l:ory ofthe Jews.
    405. Artaxerxes MttemoJt reigns. The
    ofthe Pelopon?Jejia?z war.
    3 59 Artaxerxes Ochus reigns.
    3 3 . Arogtts reigns.
    3 3 6. 'Daritts Codomamttts reigns.
    3 3 2.. The Perjia1z Empire conquered
    by Atexander the Greato
    3 3 ro 'Dritts Codomamztt.r, the lal:
    King of Perjia, flain.
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    L Nations, hcforc thcy heg:m
    to kee) exJ.t a.ccounts of time,
    ]uve een pronc ro ra.ife thcir
    Antiquities ; and this humour
    has bccn promoted, by the Contentions
    bctwccu NJ.tions about thcir Originals.
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    HRONOLOGY
    :t He- Herodotus * tells us, that the Priefis of EQ
    rod.l. z.. g)'/t re<::koped from the reign of Memu to
    . that of Sethon, who put Semtacherib to
    flight, three hundred forty and onc
    rationsofmen, andasmany
    ca11, and as many Kings of Egypt: and
    that three lmnelred Generations make ten
    years; he, three Gec.
    Tatio1ls of mnt make mt btmdred )'ears:
    and rhc rcmainng-forry and one Gcncrati-
    ons ma.kc 1340 ycars: and fo the v,:holc
    time from the rcign of Me11es ro that of
    Sctho1t was 11340 years. And by rhis
    w:1y of reckoning, and allotting longer
    reigns to the G ods of Egypt than ro the
    Kings whch followed them, Herodotus
    tells us from the Prief!:s of Eg;pt, rhat
    fromP mt to Amojis wcrc r )ooo years and
    fromHercttlcsto..Amofts 17000 years. So
    a.Ho rhe Cha/d.eatts boal:ed of thcir Anti-

    <JUity; for Cal!dlhe;tes DifCiple of ..A-
    rijlotle, fcnt Al:ronomical Obfcrvations
    from Bab)'I01t ro Greca, faid ro be of1903
    ycars lat1ding beforc rhc times of Alexan-
    dcr rhc Great. And thc Chald.eas
    furthcr, thar thcy had obfcrvcd the Stars
    47 3 ooo ycars; and thcre wcre othcrs w ho
    madc rhc Kinguoms of .AJ!jria, Atedia
    and 7Jama Ju, m u eh oluer than rhc
    rruth.
    Somc of rhc Grcel:.s callcd rhc times be-
    fo re thc rcisn of Ogx(cs, Unknown, bc_-
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    ;caufc rhey had no Hi!l:ory of them ; thofe
    tbcnvecn his flood and the beginning of thc
    Fabulous, bccau:: their Hil:o-
    hy wasmuch tnixeJ with Poetical Fablcs:
    1 and rhofc after the beginning ofrhc O lym-
    ; piads, Hil:orical, becaufe rhcir Hifl:ory
    ' was free from fu eh F ablcs. The fabulous
    Ages wanrcd a good Chronology, and fo
    alfo did rhc HiH:orical, for tT1c firl: 6o
    or 70 Olympiads.
    The Ettropemu, had no Chronology
    befare thc times of rhc Per[ta11 Empirc:
    and whatfoevcr Chronology thcy now
    ha ve of ancientcr times, hath becn framcd
    fincc, by rea1oning a.ad conjcturc. lr1
    thc beginnin of that I\1onarchy,
    laus made P 'JOrOltetts asoldas Ogyges and
    his flood, and that flood 1020 years older
    than rhe firfl: Olympiad ; \Vhih is abovc
    68o ycars oldcr than thc rruth: and ro
    make o?t this rcckoning his followcrs hase
    cncrcaied thc Reigns of Kings in lcngrh
    andnumbcr. Plutarcb * rell-; us, that thc
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    P armemdes, Empedocles, thix
    Thrdes; but aftcnvards left off thc uf e of
    V cres, and that.Arijtarchus, Timocbaris, lo .
    .Arijliflru, Hipparchus, did not make A-
    the more contemptble, by dc-
    kribing it in Profe; ati:er Eudoxus, Hej/-
    od, and Thales had wrore of it in V erJc .
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    t P!u- Solo;t wrote t in Verfe, and all the Sevcn
    tarch. Wife Men were addited to Poerry, as .A-
    in So- naximene.r + affirmed. lTill thofe days the
    Diog. they did fo, there could be no Chronolo-
    Laert. gy, nor any orher Hil:ory, than fu eh as
    in So- was mixed with poetical fancies. Pliny
    9
    1on. *in reckoning up rhe Inventors of things,
    !o. . tells as, that Syrius tmtght to
    1
    ofCyrus; andCadmus Mlleius to wrttf?
    that Cadmus Milefius u: as the firjt that
    l. f c. everurote in Proft . . . 7ofephtu tells us,
    that Cadmus- Mitejius, and Acujitatt.r
    C.ont. were but a befo re the expedition af
    mt- das, , calls Acujilat a mofi: ancient Hi-
    :ao,, Kl!cr.- gies, out of tabtes of braft, 7J'.ihich his fa-
    ther, as was rported, found in a corner
    of bis houfl. Who hid them rhere, may
    tt Jo- be doubted : F dr the Gteeks tt had no
    feph. publick table or infcription, older than the
    P
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    Ji.r, in rhe reign of Varius fhflafpis, or
    1oon aftcr, wrote oftheAntiquities a:nd an-
    cienr Genealogies ofthe Athenia11s, in te1
    bool<.s; and was one of rhe firl: E1tropea1r.
    writers of rhis kind, and one of the bell:;

    * Dio- whence he had rhe name of Ge1Jealog11.r;
    !l}:r..J. r. and by Halicaraifenjis,
    Jnmo. bii.l

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    ro be fecond to non e of the Gcncaio-
    , .. rs: Epimrmide.r, not rhc
    .. r an Hiftorian, \vrore alfo of thc an-
    ' . nr Genealogies : And Hetlanicru
    . ho was rwelve years olJer than /le-
    ::' dottu, digeil:ed his Hiftory . by thc
    . or Succeilions of the Prid1efTcs
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    Juno .Argiva. Others digefl:cd thcri
    rhofe of rhe Archons of Athe11s, or
    . .., ings of the Lacedtemonians. Hippi-
    ' ,the Elcan, ublihed a Breviary of
    Olympiads, upported by no ccrrain
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    rhe IO)th Olympiad, and was derided t hu ...
    y Plato for his Ignorance. This l3revi- ...
    y, feems ro ha ve containcd, norhing ma.
    than account of the Vitors in
    ry Olym iad. Then Epbont.r, the
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    01t1tejits, and ending wirh the Siege of dit.
    eri11tbtts, in the tweatieth year of 'Phi- Stcph.
    '- , the father of Alexander rhe Great;
    ar is, eleven ye:us beforc the fall of rhe
    : bnt **he digefled thing<; *
    ,, y Gcnerations, :md thc rcckonng by the
    Olympads, or by any othcF /Era, was not b. 37
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    ' et in ufe among rhe Greeks. The Artm-
    wcre compofcd, ixry
    atter rhc dca.th of A/exa11der rhe G rcat
    . (A11. 4- O!Jmp. 128.) and yet, mention
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    HRONOLOGY
    not the Olympiads, nor any orher
    lEra, bur reckon backwards from the time
    then prefenr. But Chronology was now
    reduced to a ieckoninO' by years ; and in
    the next Olympad, tmffu.r Sicu!u.s im.
    pro ved it: for he wrote a Hil:cry, i'nfeve.
    ral books, down to his own times, accor.
    ding ro rhe Olympiads; comparing the
    Ephori, the Kings of S parta, the Archons
    of Athen.r, and the Prieff:effes of .Argos,
    with the O lympic Vitors, fo asto rnakc
    the OJympiads, and rhe Genealogies and
    Succeffions ofKings andPriefreffes, andrhe
    Poetical Hil:ories, fuit with one another,
    according ro the beft of bis judgment: and
    where he lefr off, Polybiu.r be an, and car-
    ried on the Hiftory. E rato hene.r wrote
    abo ve an hundred years afrer the death of
    .Alexmtder the Great: He was followed
    by .Apollodortts; and rhefe two ha\'e
    been followed ever fince by Chronolo
    gers. ,
    But how uncertain their Chronology is,
    and how doubtful it was re ured by the :
    Greeks of rhofe times, may e underl:ood.
    by thefe paffages ofP Jrttarch. So me reck- ;:
    o1z Lycurgus, faith he, co?Jtemporary tiJ 1:
    Jphitus, attd to have beez bis companio11 tn '
    ordering the OJympic feftivats, amo7tg}f:
    u;hom u,as Arifiotle tbe Philofopher, ar
    guigfrorn tbe Obmpic 'DiJe, whid; b.1d:
    thc11ameo[Lycurgus;po1tit. Othersjit_p-
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    A A
    o t r ni rPrl-:P_
    r.::' h . h Ar .L
    t._ e ttm .. s ... P. __ mg .. VJ a ........ -u.-
    as Eratofthenes a1td Apollodorus,
    n_ot afew years otder
    :%tha11 tite jirft Olymptad. He began ro flou
    in rhe 17th or r8th Olyrnpiad, and at
    Ariflotle made him as old as the
    Olympiad; and fo did Epamino11dru,
    is cited by .lblian and P lutarc/;:
    and then Eratoflhettes, Apoltodortts, and
    j followers, made him abo ve an hun-
    49
    f dred years older. And in another place
    ! Ptutarch * tellsus: The Co1greftofSo-
    l Ion with Crcefus, fome thi1zk they caJJ co1t- *In So ..
    fu te by ChroJJotogy_. But a Hiflory fo iltu- lone.
    flriotu, attd verijied by fo maJJy wite.f!es.
    a11d which more, fo agreeabte to tbe
    ma1mers of Solon, a11d wort!J_J of thc
    greateft of his mi1td, a11d of his wifdom,
    1 camzot perfuade my felf to rejel bccaufl
    of fome Chrpnoto ical Cano11s, as tbey
    catttbem, which Jtmdreds of authors cor
    reEfing, have 110t yet been able to coHfli-
    tute any thi11g certai11, in '.Jbicb tbey
    coutd agree am011 themfttves, about re-
    t PJu ..
    . Andas for the Chronology of thc La- t;lrch
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    tmeJ', that is fiill more uncertain. P lu- R.omu-
    t{zrch t reprcfents grcar unccrtaintics in the lo &
    Originals of Rome and fo doth Servius u Numa.
    The old Rccords' of thc Lati11ts werc **
    ty four years bcforc rhc dcath of Alcxa11- odor. 1.
    E dcr 1

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    der thc Grcat: and Fabitu
    tt tor, tt the oldeft Hifiorian of the Latines
    loomu- and took almoft all things from 7Jiocles
    Peparetbitu, a Greek. The Chronolo ers
    of Gallia, Spain, Germarty, Scyt Jct,
    S'7Ledela11d, Britain, and Iretand are of
    a date ftilllacer; for Scythia beyond thc
    'Da11ube had no lettcrs, 'till rheir
    Bifhop formed thcm; which was about fix
    hundred ycars aftcr the death of Atexan-
    der rheGrear: and Germatt'V had none 'till
    ir rcceived them, from the wefl:ern Empire
    ofrhe Latines, about feven hundred years
    afrcr the dcath ofthat Kin . The Httnns,
    had nonc in the days of 1'0copitts, who
    8)o years after the death of that
    King : and Swede1z and Norway received
    them l:illlater. And things faid to be done
    abo ve one or two hundred years befote the
    ufe of letters, are of littlc
    1. 'Diodortts. * in the be innin of his
    in Pro- Hil:ory tells us, that he di not efine by
    any certain fpace the times preccding the
    TrqjalZ War, becaufe he had no certain
    foundation ro rely upon: but from the
    jt.ut war, according to the rcckoning of
    poltodortts, whomhcfollowed, thcrewcrc
    cight years ro the rcturn oftheHeractides
    into'" etopomtefiu; and that from that Pc-
    riod to rhe firfi Olympiad, thcrc were 328
    ycars, com utin thc times from thc
    Kings fthc ace temonians. Apottodoru.r
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    followeJ Erato.flhenes, and both of therrt
    follc'.'.'ed Thucydides, in reckoniug eighty
    years from the Trojan war to thc Rcturn of
    the Heraclides : but in reckoning 3 28
    st
    ears from tht return to the fi rl: O 1 y m piad
    iodortts tells us, that rhe times wcre corn- t Plu-
    puted frotn the K in s of the Lacedttmo11- tarch
    ed that computation: and incc this uu o,
    oning s fl:ill received by Chronologers,
    and was gathered by com uting the times
    frs.:n the K in s of the acedttmo!tiaus,
    that is from t eir number, let us
    min rhar computation.
    The Eg_yptia1ts, reckoned thc Rcigns of
    Kings equipollent ro Generations of M en,
    and three GeiJ.erations ro an hundrcd
    years, as above; and fo did rhe Gree.ks
    and Latines: and accordingly rhey havc:
    madc rheir Kngs reign onc \Vith anothcr
    thirty and three years a- iccc: and a-
    hove. rorthey make the evcn Kings of
    Rome w ho preceded the Confuls to ha ve
    teigned 244 years, which is 3 'i years a-
    piece : and the firl: twelve K in s of SiC)'.
    on, .ll!.'gialetts, Europs, &c. to ave
    ed 529 years, which is 44 ears a-picce :
    and the fir\:eiO"htKingsof rgos, l11aclms.
    Phoro1teus, c. to ha ve rcigncd 3 7 I
    ycars, which is above 46 ycars a-picce:
    and bctwcen thc return of rhc Heraclida
    into PeJopo11ttejits, and th'e cnd of rhc
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    _fl. '"a .. t-bp ktng
    l1.L.4'l.LJJ .,,,., P Yt' .1., l.-''-'..__..,.,. -a.. j '-"A -r-
    ta, in one Race; Eur_yjthenes, Agi.r,
    Echejlrattts, La6otas, <JJor agu.r, Agt!-
    jilatts, Archetaus, Tetecltt , Akame11es,
    and Pohdorus: the nine in the other

    race; Proctes, Sotts, Eurypon, Pryta-
    n. Ezmomtts, Potydeles, Charitaus,
    Nicander, Theopomptts: the ten Kings of
    Meffene; CreJPhontes, Epytus, Glatt-
    cus, lfihmius, 'Dotadas, Si6otas, Phi!t-
    tas, Euhacs, .Arijlodt!mus:
    and thc nine of Arcadia; C)pfelus, Olte-
    as, Buchalio1t, P hialus, Simus, Pom-
    ptts, .!Egilteta, Polym11ejtor, JEcbmis,
    according to Chronologers, took up 379
    years: w hich is, 3 8 years a-piece to
    the ten Kings, and 42 ycars a-piece to
    the nine. And the five Kings of the race
    of Eur.J'fihenes, bctween the end of the
    firl: .A1effe11ia1t war, and thc beginning of
    thc reign of 'Daritts Hyjla!)is; Eury-
    . crates, .A11axander, Eurycrates JI, Le-
    01!, A11axandrides, reigned 202 ycars,
    w hich is abo ve 40 years a-piece.
    Thus the Greek Chronologers, who
    follow Timteus and Eratojtbe1tes, have
    made the Kings of their cveral Cities,
    who livcd bcfore the times of thc Per-
    ficm Empire, to reign about 3) or 40
    ye:us a-piecc, onc with another; which
    i-; a lcngth, fo m u eh beyond the courfe
    ofnatnre, asis nottobecredited. For, by
    the courfi.: ofnature, Kmgs reign,
    o.uc

    o the
    RE E K S.
    with another, about eighteen or twen ..
    years a-piece ; and if, in fome in!b.ncec:
    . ., y reign, one with another, five or ix:
    ears longer, in others, they reign as m u eh
    : orter: eighteen or twenty ycars is a
    : edium. So rhe eightecn Kings of Ju-
    '"dah, who fucceeded Sotomo11, reigned 3 90
    ycars, is, onc with ar:orhcr, 22.
    years a-p1ccc. The fiftccn Kmgs of If
    ;:raet, afrer Solofi1,()n, reigned 2 59 years,
    which is, 17' elrsa-piece. The
    .een Kngs of abylo11. Nabonaj[ar &c.
    reigned 209 years, w hich is, r 1 ycars
    . a-piece. The ten Kings of 'l?er.fid; Cy-
    . rus, Cambyft.r, &e. reigned 108 years,
    which -is, alrnol: 2 I ycars a-piece. The
    . fixtecn SuccetTors of .A(exmtder the
    . Gre:1t, and of his brother and fon in Sy-
    . ria; Seleucu.r, Antiochus Soter, &c.

    / rcigned 244 years, aftet the breaking of
    . :( that Monarchy into yarious Kingdoms,
    '] which is, r;! years a- iccc. The ele-
    ven Kings of Bgypt; " totomteru Lagi,
    .}) reigncd 2 77 years. cmmted from rhe
    /: hmc Pcriod, w hich is, 2 5' ycars
    :.::: Thc eight in Macedonia; Caj{a!tder, &c.
    ?/: rcigncd l3 8 years, w hich is, I 7 cars
    Thc thirty Kings E_11g a11d;
    Ni:' !Vt/itam the Conqucror, lf/dltam Rtt-
    :;r fus., &c. 6 8 ycars, which
    '2 a-piecc. -he firfl: twcnty four
    .\:i\i Kmgs of f.ra11ce; Pharamrmdus, &c.
    rcigucd 458 which is, 19 ycars
    i'1 E } ...
    j V ;) -.J.:,
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    HRONOLOGY
    a-piece : the next twenty four Kings of
    Fra11ce; Ludovicru Balbus, &c. 451
    years, which is, years a-piece; the
    next fifreen Phitip Vatejius, &c. 315
    years, w hich is, 2 I years a-piece: and
    aH. the 1ixry three Kings of France, I 2 24
    years, which is I9f years a-piece. Ge-
    nerations from fathcr to fon, may be
    rcckoned, one with another, at abour
    o
    3 3 or 34 years a-piccc, or about thrce
    Generations to an hundred years : but if
    thc reckoning proceed by the eidel: fons,
    thcy are l10rtcr, fo that three of thcrn
    m a y be rcckoncd at about 7 5 or 8 o years :
    and the Rcigns of Kings are l:ill hortcr,
    becmfe Kings are fucceedcd, not only by
    thcir cldel: fans, but fometimcs by their
    brorhcrs, and fometimes they are flain
    or dcpoicd; and fuccceded by others of
    an cq u::tl or greater age, efi ccially in c-
    lchve or turbulent Kin oms. In thc
    latcr Ages, ince Chrono ogy hath bccn
    ex a&, there is fc:.1.rce an inl:ance to be
    found, of ten Kings reigning my wherc,
    in continual Succeilion, above 260 ycars:
    but Timteus and his follo\vers, and I think
    alfo fome of his Predcccfors, aftcr thc
    of the Egyptimu, havc takcn
    the Rcigns of Kings, forGencrations, anJ
    rccl<.oncd thrce Gcnerations to an hun-
    drcd, and fometirnes to an hundrcd and
    twcnty ycars; and foundcd thc Techni-
    p.l Chronology of thc Greeks upon this
    \Y 'J. y
    RE E K S.
    y of reckoning. Lct rhe reckoning
    reduced to the courfe of nature, by
    'the reigns of Kings onc with ano-
    ar about eighteen or twenry ye::us
    . -piece: and the ten Kings of Sparta,
    y one race, the ten .KinTS of Me.ffe_n.e,
    rhe nine of Arcadta, a ove mentwn-
    ' bcrween the rcturn ofthe Heraclides
    nto Pelopomteflts, and the end of thc firfl:
    r:'MejJe1tia1z war, will fcarce takc up above
    i:'(t8o or 190 ycars: whereas, according to
    ( Chronologers, they too k up 3 79 ycars.
    j; F or confirming rhis rcckoning, 1 may
    :;1 add anothcr a!gument. Euryleon, thc
    {! on of JE eus, * commanded rhc main *Paufan.
    'i bod of t e in the fifth year l. 4 c.
    (! of t e firl: Mejfotttalt war, and was in
    1

    .. , h fif' h G fi O l 1
    2
    l.: e
    !,; t e t cner:1t10n, rom to tctts, t 1e
    6

    ..

    , ..
    . -'
    ,,
    ' rijfodemtts, and tutor to his fons Euryjf- c.
    1
    f p.
    henes, and Procles, as Pauflmias t re- 24f
    b.tcs: and by confcquence, from rhe re- t Pauf.
    turn of the Heraclides, which was l. 4 c. 7
    rhc days ofTheras, ro the battle, which P "-9
    6
    ,
    was, in the fifth year of this war, thcrc
    werc ix Generations, which, as I con-
    ccivc, being for the mo!l: part, by rhc
    cldc!l: fons, wili fcarcc cxcccd rhirly
    yc:1rs ro a Gcncration; and fo may a-
    mounr untq 170 or r8o ycJ.rs. Tlut
    war laftcd 19 or 20 ycars: :.uld thc bfl:
    15 ycars, and thcrc wiU be about 190
    y cars tu thc end of tlut war : w hcrc:l.'>
    thc
    S6 Ote 'HR.-ONOLOGY'

    the followers of Timtttt.r make it about
    3 79 years, which is, above fixty years
    to a Generation.
    By thefe arguments, Chronologers ha ve
    lcngrhned the time, between the return
    of rhe Heractides into Pekponneflu, and
    the firfr Meffinialt war, addin ro ir, a-
    bour 190 years: and they ave alfo
    Jcngthned the time, betwcen thar war
    and the rife of the Perjimt Empire. For,
    in rhe r:1ce of the Sparta;. Kings, dci:
    ccndcd from EuryflbeJtes; after Polydo-
    .Herod. rtts, reigncd * thcfe Kings, Ettrycrates,
    l.
    7
    . Ettrycratides,
    . andrtdes, C/eomerte.r, Leo111das, &c.
    '
    And in thc othcr racc dcfccnded from
    '
    t He- Procles; Theopomptu, reigned t
    rop.l. 8. thefc, Attaxa;tdrides, Arcbidemus, A-
    Leutycbidcs, Jlippocratides,
    Arijfo11, Vemarattts, Leutychides, II.
    &c. according ro Herodotus:. Thefe
    .hings reigncd 'rill the fixth ycar of
    Xer:x:es, in which Leoidas, was b.in
    hy thc Perfilws at Thermopylte; and
    Letttycbides II. foon afrcr, flying from
    Spart a ro Tegell, dicd thcre. T he fe-
    yen Reicrns ofthc Kiog6 of S parta, which
    follow olydonu, bcing added ro thc ten
    Re1gns abovc menrioncJ, which bcgan
    wirh rhar of Ettry(thmes make np {e-
    venteen Reignc; of K ings, bctween the re-
    tu m of rhc ... Heraclides into Pelopo!me-
    jits, ami the fixth ycar of and
    thc
    o the
    RE E K S.
    eight Reigns following Theopompus-
    added to the nine Re ns above
    ntoned, which began wit that of
    octe.r, make up alfo feventeen Reigns:
    thefcfeventeenReigns at rwemy years
    piece, one with another, amount unto
    bundred and forty years. Count
    .. e 340 years upwards from the ixrh
    ar of Xerxes, and one or two years
    for the war of the Heraclide s, and
    of Arjtodemus, the tJ.rher of EtJ-
    es, and Procles; and they will
    the rcturn of thc Heraclides into

    ; elopo1mejtu, r 5'9 ycars afrer the dearh
    . Sotomon, and 46 years befare the firl:
    . lympiad, in whch Cortebus was vitor.
    . ut the followers of Timteu.r ha ve placcd
    is return two hundred and eighty year3
    lier. Now this being the cornputation
    n which the Greeks, as you have
    ,., from ?Jiodortts and P lutarth, ha ve
    che Chronology of their King-
    ms, wi1ich were ancienter than the'Per-
    Empire ; that Chronology is to
    'fied, by ihortcnin the times
    eded the death of :,Yrus, in the pro-:
    tion of almol: two ro one ; for the
    : .. mes w hich follow thc dcath of Cyrus
    :' not much amifs.
    The Artificial Chronologcrs ha ve made
    tts, the legiOator, as old as !phi-
    ., !f.r,_ t 1e rdl:orcr of rhc Olympiads; and
    .. 'fbttfl.v, an hundrcd rwdvc years,
    oldcr
    S7
    t
    O the

    HRONOLOGY,

    olJcr than thc firfl: Olympiad: and; to hclr
    out thc H ypothdis, thcy }uve feignei
    twcnty cight Olympiad'i, older thi
    rhe firf1: Olympiad whcrcin Corttbili
    \\'as v1tror. But thcfe things were fci2r.
    cd, afrcr rhc da ys of Th11cydides ..
    Tlato: for Socrates dicd three yearsi
    ter the cnd of thc Peloponnejia1t \\':1: ..
    ::1 Pbro and 'Plato * introJucctii him faying, th
    in Mi- ucre but
    tlrrce htmdrcd .flanding, or m:
    nwcb more. And t Tbttcydides, in th:
    rc:1ding followcd by Stephamts, fai.
    thar tbe Laceda:monians, had from a1;
    cie11t times z.jedgood taws, aJtd been fn:
    tl0C.
    -j- Thu-
    cyd. l. I
    P q.
    from tyra1111)'; and tbat from tbe tiw
    that they had ttfod 011e attd the (ame ad.
    mi!!i}rratiolt of thr:ir comJ:>JO!Zwealtb t;
    tht! md of tbe Pcloponncfian war, tlmr
    'i.i:.-'Cre three hmtdred year s mtd a
    more. Count three hundred years bJc:.
    from the end of the 'PelopmmejiaJt \\'Jr
    and they will place thc Legiflature of L)'
    curgus upon the 19th Olympiad.
    according to Socratcs, it might be upo:
    :li, thc 22d or 23d . .AthetJtetts .* rclls usou
    thc J\!Inician; and that Terpa11dcr \1'.1
    thc mal w ho got thc vitory in th
    Cantea, in a olcmnity of mutc inl:iu:
    tcd in thoic fcfiiv;,tls in thc 26th QJyr


    l'' .h

    o the

    RE E K S,
    . He overcame four times in thofe
    hic garnes, and rherefore liv:d at leJ.l:
    the 29th Olympiad: and beginning
    flourifh in the days of LyCltrgus, it is
    lik.ely that Lycttrgus began ro f1ourih,
    h before the r8rh Olympiad. The
    of Lycurgus being on the Olympic
    e, Ariflotle concludcd thence, tlut
    urgus was thc companion of Ip!Jitus,
    ring the Olympic gamcs: and thi-,
    ent might be thc ground ofthc opini-
    of Chronologers, thJ.t Lycttrgzts and
    bittts werc contemporary. But Ipbi-
    .. s did not rel:orc all the O l ympic gamcs.
    59
    e t rel:orcd indeed the Racing in thc l P:mf.
    Olympiad, Corcebtts bcing vitl:or. In l. f c.
    e r4th Olympiad thc doublc jladittm was 8 .
    ...... ed, Hypte;zus being vitor. And in
    r8th Olympiad the fi!Jti7tqttertium
    W reflling werc added, Lamp11s and
    urybattts, two Sparta1zs, bcing vitors:
    nd the DiC was one of thc gJ.mes of
    zti!zqttertium. * P attflmias tells * Pau.
    that thcre werc thrce Difcs kept in thc l. 6. c.
    lympic rreafury ar Attis: thdc there- 19.
    e having the namc of Lycurgus upon
    hem, fhew that rhcy werc givcn by him,
    the inlitution of thc ttiluuertillm,
    the r8th Olympiad. Now PotydeDe.r
    ing of Spttrta, being f1ain betorc the
    rth of his ion CbarilJus, or Cbaritauj,
    eft thc Kingdom ro his brothcr;
    u pon thc birth of Charitlus,
    be
    60
    > Plnt.
    de 1\'lu-
    :fica.
    C!crn.
    Strorn.
    l. I. p.
    p8.
    HRONOLOGY
    bccame tutor to the child; and afrer about ;
    eight months travelled into Crete andA.fia, ..
    till rhe child grew up, and brought back
    wirh him rhe poems of Homer; and foon
    afrer publif11ed his laws, fuppofe upon th:
    21d or. 23d Olympd; for he was thcn
    growing old: and Terp'ander was a Lyric
    Poer, and began to flourif11 about this time;
    for * he imitatcd Orphetts and Homer,
    1
    and fung Homer's verfes and his own, :1nd !
    wrote the Iaws of Lycurgus in vcrfe, and.
    was vil:or in thc P_ytlnc garues in the
    26th Olympiad, as above. He was the
    firfi who di1inguif11ed the modes of Ly-
    ric mu(ic by feveral names. Ardaltts and
    Cfol!as ioon afrer did thc likc for wind
    muic: and from henceforward, by the
    cncouragement ofthe Pythicgames, now
    nfiituted, everal eminent Mufician'l and
    Poers flourii11cd in Greece: a'l Archi/,o.
    d;us. Eumelus Cori1tthius, Po!Jmnejlus,
    ThaJetas, Xenodemus, Xenocritus, Sa.
    cadas, Tyrttetts, Tlejilta, Rhiantts, fiJe.
    man, Ari(m, Steflchorus, MimJtermmts,
    .AictetJS, Sappho, Theo nis, Anacreon,
    Simonides .tE chylus, Pindar,
    h w hom the Muic and Poetry of thc
    reeks were brought to perfetion.
    Lycurgtts, ubliJhed laws in
    Rcign of /((!,P. /latts, the ion and filccd-
    fc)r of 'Doryagtts, in the racc of rhc
    K ings of Sparta defcendctl from
    /Je!1e.r. F ro m the return of rhc lltutCit-
    . tJ'L'J
    o the RE E K 61
    into Petopon11ejiu, to thc end ofthe
    can of A ejitaus, there were ftxReigns:
    tiom t e fame return ro the cnd of
    e Reign of P_o{ydeles, in the Racc of
    e Sparta1z Kmgs defcended from Pro-
    es, there were aHo fix Reigns: and
    de Reigns, at twenty ycars a-pice<:: onc
    . ith another, amount unto r 2.0 y cars ;
    1des the hort reign o.f Ariflodemus, thc
    ther of Ettryflhenes and Procles, w bich
    ight amount toa year or two: for /lri-
    demtts carne to thc crown, as * Hero- *Htt
    0
    d.
    tus and the Lacedtemo11ians thcmfdves l.6.c. p ..
    rmed. The times of the deaths of
    ejiJatu and PolydeE!es are not cer-
    mly k nown : but it m a y be prefumcd that
    did not meddle with thc O lym-
    . garnes before he carne ro thc King-
    ... ; and thercfore Polyde[fe.; died ia
    ... e beginnincr of the I 8th Olympiad, or
    \ ut a ver y ittlc befo re. If it ma y be
    ed that the 2oth Olympiad was in,
    vcry near ro the middlc time betwcen
    e deaths ofthe rwo Kings ;Poiydeles and
    ejiJatu, and from thence be counted up-
    the aforcfaid I 2..0 years, and one ycar
    for the Reign of Arijlodem;u; the
    . k?ning will place the Rerurn of the He-
    .: acltdes, about 45' years befo re the bcgin-
    ::''
    1
    OJympbds.
    ' phtttJS, who rdl:ored the Olympic
    , * was defccnded from O:ryhts, rhe Pau-
    n of thc fon ofThotu, the fon of l:!n.l. f
    ./111- c.+

    62 HRONOLOGY ,
    Andrtemon : Hercr.tles and Andrttmn
    married two fil:ers : Thoas warred at Tro
    Qxylus returned into 'Pdopotmefiu w]d
    the Heraclides. In this return he com.
    manded the body of the ..ditolia1ts, and re.
    t Pau covered Ele a; t from whencc his anccfic:
    Sttabo,
    l. g.p.
    3f7
    t e gran on e eJt. By t e friendlhi
    of the Herac!Jdes, Ox;'ltts had the c::trc a:
    the Olym c Temple committed ro him:
    and the eraclides, for bis fcrvice done
    them, grantcd furthcr upon oath that tk
    country of the Eltatts hould be free frorn
    invaions, and be defended by rhcm frorn;
    all armed force: And whcn the Eteall!!:
    werc thus confecrated, Oxyltts reftorcd rhe
    Olympic games: and after rhey had bcen J-:
    lit Pan- gain intermitted, Iphitus their King *re.
    fan.l. f fiored rhem, and made them quadrennial.
    c. 4 Iphittts is by fome reckoned rhc on otHt
    mon, b othcrs thc fon of Praxo7tidas, rhc.
    fon of temon: but Htm01t bcing the farher
    ofOxylus, 1 would rcckon Iphitus the Ion
    ofPraxoJtidas, rhefon of Oxytus. thefon.
    of HtemOJt. And by this rcckoning rhe
    Rcturn of rhe 1/eraclides in ro P elopone
    flts will be two Gcnerations by the cldcfi
    fans, or about )2 years, before the Olym
    tPau-
    fim.l. r.
    C. I 8.
    piads.
    P auflmias t re rcfents that Melas rhe
    fon of .A7ttiJ!tts, o the pol:erity
    thc daughtcr of Sicyo11, was not abo ve fix
    Gc
    o the
    RE E K S
    . er:>.tions older than Cyp ftlus King of
    . 1'1tth ; and that he was contem orary to
    . tes, who returned with thc eraciides
    :ro Petopomtejits. The Rcign of(">'Pfeltu
    A1t. 2, 01 ymp. 3 r, according ro rhe
    ronologers; and ix Gcncrarions, at a-
    ut 30 years ro a Gencration, amount urr-
    I8o years. Count rhcfc ycars b:tckward"
    m An. 2. Olymp. 3 r, and rhcy wiil l:tce
    e Rerurn of thc licrarlides into e!?-
    tmejits 58 ycars befo re thc firfl:O lympiad.
    t t might not befo carly, if thc lleign of
    pfttus began threc or four
    ; for he reigned before thc Perfian
    m ire began.
    ercutes rhe Argonaut was the fa-
    erof H_yllus; the f:.lthcr ofC/eoditts; the
    er of Ariflomachtts; the father of
    eme;tUs, Crefpho11tes, :md Ariflodemlts,
    ho led the Heraclides into Petoponne-
    : and Euryjthetts, who was of thcfame
    with 1/ercutes, was lain in thc firft :n-
    . oftheHeraclidestoreturn: H)ttus
    ' flain in rhe fecond attcmpt, C!eodius in
    . he third attempt, Arijlomachus in the
    th attempt, :wd Arijtodcmus dicd
    as thcy were returned, and Ieft rhc
    ' of Sparta to his ons
    s and Proctes. \Vhencc their Rctu m
    . was four Generations later than rhe Argo-
    ,. te expedition: And thefc Gcncration'>
    horr ones, being by the chicf of rhc
    famtly, and fuit wirh the re e koning of Thtt-
    C)'-


    O the HRONOLOGY
    '
    ... 1
    cydides and the Antients, that the
    Troy was about 7) or eighty years befo::)
    the rcturn of the Ht!ractides into
    nefits; and the .Argonatttic expedition on:'i
    Generation earlicr than the takiug of
    Count therefore eighry years backw1r:
    from the Return of rhe Heractide.r intc.
    ' '
    Peloponnefos ro rhe Trojan war, and
    taking of Tro will be about 76 years afte::
    rhc dcath of o/omo1t: And rhe ArgonaiH
    tic expedtion, which was onc Gencrati.
    on carlicr, will be about 43 yeJ.rs afrer ir
    From thc taking of Troy, ro thc Return o:.
    the Heractidcs, could karce be more
    ei hry years, becaufe Orefle.r the fon oi[
    gamemtJ01t was a youth at the taking oi
    Troy, and his fans Pentbi!us and Tifame.;
    nus li ved till rhe Return of the Heracli<
    '
    des. .
    kfltt!apitts and 1-Ierctt!es were Argo.\
    ttauts. and Hippocrates was rhc eighreenrn:
    incluftvely by the farher's fide from/Efcui
    tapius, and thc nineteenth from Hercu/eJ!
    by rhe morher's fide: and bccau1e thefe Ge-:
    ncrarions, beng taken notice ofby writers,
    wcrc mofl probabl y by the principal of
    ml , and o for the mol: parto y rhe el
    ddl: ons; we may rcckon about 1.8 or at
    rhe mol: about 3 o years ro a Gener!ton.
    And thus thc feventeen intervals by rhc fa
    thcr's ic.le, :md eighteen by the mother's,
    at a miJdle rcckoning amount unto about
    507 ycars: which COlUlted backwa.rds from
    thc

    o the RE E K S.

    heginning of the Pelopomtejialt war, at
    rime l-lippocratrs bcgan ro flourih,
    ill reach up to thc 43 d year after rhe death
    J'olomo11, and there place thc Argoatt-
    ... expedirion.
    When rhe Romans conquered the Car ...
    -gtim;s, t hcArcbivcs ofCartba.(e Cltn
    6)

    . ro thcir hands: And. .Appian, ia
    . s hifl:ory ofthc 'Pmc \\':us, tells in round
    umbcrs th::tt l:ood leven hun-
    ycrs: and * Sr;JiJJtts adds rhc odd ,:f Sol in;
    umber ofycars in thdc words: c. p.
    tctteCarthagini a poptt-
    s. Vrbem i(lam, ttt Crtto ht Oratio11e
    -
    'e;uttoria. autumat, non rfx Hiarhas 'l'f-
    ttm in potiretl!r, F/ij[a muticr
    xtrttxit, domo Pb.e11ix, f:9 Certbadam
    ixit, quodPh.e1ucmn ore cxprimit ci vi-
    . iZtem ovam; 1J)o:v ftrmoJte '"v'er.fh CtJrtba-
    o difia e.fi, qttl1! pojt aJtJJOs
    igiJJta jeptem exciditttr quam j)terat
    xtrttaa. Elij(a was 'Di do, and Cart
    '
    as dcfl:roycd in the Confulihip of Lf:J t 1:-
    sand Mummitts, in thc ycu of rhe .fu!t'-
    'Period 4568; from whcncc count b.lck-
    ards 73 7 years, and thc Etlccrrlia or Dc-
    ication ofthe City, will fallupon thc r6rh
    car of rhc brorher of e-nido,
    d K in of Tyre. S he 11cd in rhc fcvcnth
    car of :x_rmaii01z, butthc /.L'ra of rht.: Ci-
    began with its E71C'Jtia. Now
    bis Scholial: Servi11s, who n!_\ht !uve
    ome things from thc archives of 't)rc
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    HRONOLOGY'
    Cyprus, as wel1 as from tbofe of
    relate, thar Tcucer C:lmc from the war oP;
    Tro_y to Cyprus, in the days of Vido, ai
    littlc befo re rhe Reign of her brother P)g ..
    malio;t ; and, in conjunGtion with her f".J ..
    thcr, fcized c_yprtts, and ejcted
    and rhe Marblcs ", that Tettcer camc ro.
    J
    C_yprtts feven years aft:cr thc ddl:rntionof
    Troy, ami built Salamis; and_Apollodorus,
    tlut Ci11yras marricdl'r1etharme thc daugh .. .
    thcr of 'l),gmalioll, and builr P ap/.;os .
    Thereforc, ifthc Roma!JS, in the &1ys of
    .lllJtJII!s, followed not alrogerhcr thc lr
    tificial Chronology of Eratoflhe1tes, but
    had thefc things from the records ofCar . . .
    t htt,ge, (;__yprus, or T)'re; the arri val ofTcu- ,
    ccr at (yprtts will be in the Reign of rhe;
    prcdeceffor of and by conk;
    cuence thc dcfl:rudion of Troy. abcut 6 (
    ycars b.ter than the dearh of Solomort. i
    * te lis us.i:
    nyf.l. 1. that in thetimc of thc Trqjanwar,
    p. 1 f mu was king of thc Aborigines in
    and that in thc fixteenth Aae aftcr th:lt.
    war, Romulus builr Rome.
    0
    By Agcs he
    mcans Rcigns of K ings: for aft:er Lati11us,
    he na mes ixtccn Kings of thc rhc
    bfl: ofwhich was Numitor, in whofc
    Romttltls built Rome: tor Romulus was
    contcmporary ro Numitor, and afrcr hi:n
    'J)ionr(ius and others reckon fix Kings
    -.
    o ver Rome, to rhc bcO'inning of rhc
    at


    o the RE E K S.
    about r8 years toa Rcign, onewith ::mo.:.
    cr, (for many of Kings wcre fhin,)
    . o k up 3 96 years; countcd
    . ro m the confulfhip of J U11ttts Bruttts and
    aleritts 'Publico/a, the two firl Confuls.
    ace thc TrqjaJJ. w:ir about 78 yc:us J.ftcr
    e 6eath ofSo!omon.
    Thc expcdition of Scfoflris \VaS onc
    cration earlicr th:m rhc
    ition: for in hi<> rcturn back into Ecrz.ypt he
    efr ./E e tes in CJtcbi:, and .!EctfS ITi;zned

    ' here 'till the Argo11autic cxpcdinon . .md
    . Promethetts was lcft by Sefo_(his \\'ith a
    : body of mcn :tt Mount Caucafus, to guarll
    that afS, and after thirty ycars was rclcafeti
    by ercu!es rhc Argoaut : and P hlyas.
    . and Eumedon, the fans of thc grcat Buc-
    . e bus, [o the Pocts ca11Sefojlris,and of.Ari-
    . adJJe the daughter of Afinos, wcrc
    . nattts. At thc return of Sefojtris into E-
    g)pt, his brother 'Danatts fled from him in
    ro Grecce wirh his fifry daughtcrs, in a
    fl1ip; aftcr the pattcrn ofw hich the !hipAr-
    go was builr: and Argus, thc fon of 'Da-
    nata, was thc malcr-builder rhcrcof. Na;:-
    plitts thc Arga;tattt was born in Greece, (;[
    Amymone,onc ofthe daughtcrs ofVmltlltS,
    and of Neptttlle, thc brothcr and admir.1l of
    Sefojlrts: And nvo othcrs of tbc h-
    a
    tcrs of 'Danatt.r marricd ,Archtm der ami
    Archilites, the fans of Ac/;tEus, rhc ion of
    Crettja, the d:mghrcr of Ercchtbcus King
    of At!Je11s: amf thcrct(:Hc thc <.Llllghrcr.;; or
    F 2 ...


    'JJ,maus wcrc threc Gcnerations younger
    than Erecbtbetts ; and by coniequcncc ;,:
    contcmporary ro Thfeus thdon of ..lf.gr:. ..
    tt.r, thc adoptcd n of 'P a1tdio11, thdon of
    Ercchtbetts. Tbefetts, in thc time of thc 1

    Argo!Jatttic cxpedition, was about )J
    yc<lrS of agc, ami iO was born about thc 2
    y e .u ofSolomo1J.: for he l:olc He fe a* ju!1 .
    Ion. Ar- old, and fhe but ievcn, oras iomc b ten.;
    gonaut.
    1
    (p 'ithous thc on of Ix ion hel cd T. N eus :
    .I.v. JL-
    1o r. to lcal lle!ena, aml thcn t T;eflls wcnt ;)
    t Plu- with Piritbotts ro ilcJl Pelfepi.Joe, the:
    in daug:hter of Aidolleus, or Orcus, King nf :;
    fhefeo. thc .A1oloJJians, anJ W:.l.S L1ken in the ati- J
    on: and whilfl he hy in prifon, Cafior and
    Poltux rcturning from thc ex- ,
    pcdition, rdcakd tb:::ir fil:cr Heie1ta, and;
    c:.1ptivated /Ltbra the mothcr of Thefeus.:
    Now thc daughtcrs of 'D(maus bcing con- :
    tcmporary to T/J{'fl'tts, and omc of thcir
    ions bcing Argonattts, '.Danaru with hi-;
    (hughtcrs 1cd i-om his brorher Sefojlris
    into Greece about one Gcncration bcforc
    thc ./fr:go11autic cxpcdition ; and thcrcforc
    returncd into .Egypt in thc Reign
    of Reboboam. He camc out of Egypt in
    . . thc fl(th year of Reboboam, * and pcnt nint.:
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    1
    and G re e ce; and thcrcforc rcturn-
    P 3f cd into E'gypt, in thc fourtccnth
    of Rc!JobOt7m. Sr.frtc and Sefl.J!ris
    thcrcforc .Kings of all Eg)Jf, at onc
    rhc
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    o the GREEKS.
    thefame time: and they nor only in
    thc rime, but alo in thcir ahons aml con-
    quel:s.God gavc Sefilc 1'1,l:'!Nit 'he
    f<ingdoms ta11ds, 2 C hron. Xll. W hcrc
    IJ{crodotus defcribes thc cxpcdition of Se-
    lfoflris, Jofcplms * tclls us he dcfcrib- * Tn
    cd thc expcdition of Scfoc, and :ntributcd rq;h.
    his ations to Scfojtris, crring only in thc Anriq.
    ame of thc K in -r. Corru )tions of names l. 4- c.8.
    ; frC<JUent in 1ifrory .: cfo(lri.: o-
    . crwic caHed Sefoclrns, Sefoclnr, .Jefo-
    : fis, Setboji.r, Seflmch, Seflmchoji.r. Takc
    way the Greek termination, and thc
    ames become Sefo(l, Sefoch, Sef()().r, Se-
    /;o.r, Sefonch : which namcs diffcr vcry
    ittle from Sefach. SefotJcbi.s and Sefoch
    trer no more than Afemjhis and Alopb,
    names of thc mc city. .7ofephtts t t Con.
    tcllsns alfo, from Aia11etbo, that Sethofis traApi-
    1 as the brother of Armais, and that thde on. l. I
    rothers \Vere orhcrwiic c:.IIIc.:l .IB'-rz.yptus
    . and 'Dmtaus ; and that npon thc rcturn of
    or .A .. g)'fttls from his grcat con-
    quel:s into A:o'/Jt, Armais or 7Jmuttts f1cd
    m him into G1cere.
    ' . E,zj'Pt, was at J1r1, dividcd nto many
    mall Kingdoms, likc other nations ; :111d
    : grew into onc m01urchy by dcgrccs: and
    thc of Sotomo1t's Qnccn, wa'> rhc
    : of E:C[,Jpt, who camc into 'Pb(E-
    .. with an A rmy: but he o ni y roo k Gc-
    Ztr, and gave ir to his dau )hrcr. Stjltc,
    . thcncxti\ing, camcoutof ',gypt wirh :m
    F 3 <l.1my
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    HRONOLOGY
    army of Libyatts, Troglodites and Etbio.
    pialls, 2 Chron. xii. 3. and therefore Wa)
    rhcn King ofall countries ; and we clo
    nor rcad in Scriprure, that any formcr King
    of Eg)pt, who rci ned ovcr all thofc nari.
    vns, came out of gypt with a great army
    to cnnqucr other countrics. Thc facrcd hi-
    fl:ory ofthc lfraelites, from thc days ofA-
    braJm to thc days of Solomo, admirs of
    1:o fuch conqueror. Sr:Jojlris rcigncd ovet
    dl thc nations of the LibyaJts, Tro-
    ._!,fodites and Ethiopia!is, and camc out of
    to conLluer orhcr
    l\ in5Joms. Thc Shepherds rcigncd long
    in thc !')\Ver part of Eg)pt, and werc cxpcl-
    lccl thcncc, jnl: befo re thc building of .J e-
    n;fl;lcm and thc Temple ; according tn
    J.la!!et!Jo; and w hill: rhcy rcigned in thc
    lm'.'Cr pan: of Egypt, the upper art thcrcof
    wasundcr othcr Kings: and vlilc Egypt,
    was dividcd inro fcveral Kingdoms, thcrc
    \\':t'' no room f(w any fuch King of all
    as S':fojlris; ::md no hifiorian makcs him h-
    ter than Srjac: Jnd rhcrcforc he \ras
    a11d t1w [u11c King of Egy;:t with Srf!tc
    This is no ncw opinion: ]ofl:jbs dilco-
    vcrcd t: \\'hcn he afTirmcd that flcrodotu

    crrcd, in afcrihing thc ac'lions of Srjac to
    and rlut thc error was o ni y in t!Ic
    ILl!llC of rhc King: for this is as much :1s ro

    1.t \". tlut rhc rruc namc ofh im w ho did t holc

    dd(:ribcd by 1/crodotu.r \\'as St/fu";
    ' ... l ..
    .11:o..l tl:Jt lltrot(o!ll{ crrcd pnly in cJliJJ::
    hi 11\
    o the RE E K S.
    llim Scfojlris; or rhat he was callcd Scfof
    . tris by a corruption of his n.nne. Our
    : grc1t Sir .'Jobn !Jfarjham,
    w:1s ::tlf<) of opmton that Sefoflns was St:-
    Jac: and if rhis be gran red, it is then mo.l:
    . ccrtain tlut Se.fojlrts Cl.mc out of Eg;pt 111
    ; rhe )th year ofRebobollm, ro inv.tdc rhc na-
    . rions, :1nd returncd back into Egypt, in the
    7I
    Ifth year ofrhatKing and that'Drmatts thcn
    ilying from his brothcr, c1mc into Greece,
    \rithin a ycar or 2 afrer: and thc .ArgoJJau-
    tic ex cdition bcing onc Gencration htcr
    t ut invaion, :1nd than the coming of
    "DaJtaus nto Greece, was ccrt::lnly about
    40 or 45' ears b.tcr than thc dcath of Solo-
    mo/J. romethetts l:ay'd on Mormt
    cajits Jjc thirty years, and then was relcafed * Hyain
    by Hercttles: and therefore rhc .Argo11att- Fab: b
    ttc expediran, \Vas thirty ycars afrer Pro- If+.
    metheus had been leti:: on Momzt Caucaflts
    by Sefoflris, that is about 4+ years aftcr the
    dcath of Solomo1t.
    All Iutions, befo re the jul: Icngth of thc
    Solar year was known, reckoned monrhs
    by thc conde of thc Moon; and ycars by t Gen.
    thc t rcturns of winter and fiunmer, fprng i.
    1
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    and autumn: and in making Calcnd:1r.s for viii. 2.2..
    thcir Fcflivals, they reck.oned thirty days qcnfo-
    ro a Lunar month, and rwclvc Lunar nnus
    months ro a ycar; taking thc nc1rel: round c.
    1
    9.&
    numbcrs: whcncc c1mc thc diviion of rhc z.o.

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    . Ct"J"O 1!1
    tpt!c mto 3 >O So w t 1c time Vcrrem
    Qt f1ood, \\' hcn thc Moon could not Gcmi-
    bc nus c. r ...
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    HRONOLOGY
    be fe en, No ah reckoned thirty da ys to a
    month : but if the M oon appearcd a da y or
    t\vo befare the cnd of rhc month, * * thn
    crrem. I . d 1 . d
    1cr appe:1nng: an t HS wa'> one gcncr.1 v.

    dor. l. r.
    'till rhe Eg_ypt ans of Tbcais ftmnd th2
    length of thc Sobr ycar. Sn t 7Jiodor:ts
    tells m thar the Thcbais llfl
    ?to imerezfmy mo11t hs, tJor .fubdu{f av
    J
    da_ys' tl-om thc month -,as i.r done b)' mofl cf
    tbc And * Cirrr(), e.fl co1!fiu:t!rti'J
    ro in Sicttlorum Ctf'trrortttilJ!f(' Gr.ecorum,quo:i
    .V crrcm fitos di es me11ft.(q!!e col!gntcre t.:ollmt cm;
    Soi Ltmtf!qu? rilt iollc, u.t JtOJtlltlmqlfa
    jiqttid difcrepct, {':>,:imcwt Ullltm aliqttfJJ
    dit.:m aut jitm1tntJtl biduttm ex menfe [ ciYi!i
    dierum triginr:l-j f/ltOS iffj e;d.lf!7;(J. dieJ'l.'O
    nttant. And Proclus upon Hrjt'od's
    t Gcm. mcnrions thc Lm1c thing. And t Gemi1111J:
    "'6 f c_l';' "''' \)N,
    :--: D.'oJUH )0 JV 7ts1 (-L<.Y (J.HVct{ ct}'fiY Xa.
    \ ' \ J' \ . ' /P rl T \ (.1 f \
    'TCI. Kd.O JJ),/OV. O :w IJ'To
    .,;v 1 :_:,v, /(f117p.{;v ?Trtfat.f}'J,J..p.evoP, 7a .),'uv
    ' ' .f 1 ....., f ' t \
    XCIT:J. )') II}'MY Td. 11fHfctf
    1

    .... f\ p ,,
    7
    e rl - , ) t 1
    'luTJ d IAdbOP o:, Tu y> ot 7(J (-t'i.fl
    1 ,, .... 1 1 ' (\'. ' , \ \ "'
    <>.}'UV T( IIAI(J d 11(J.;ct.f

    Te{ ,IJliVcU;
    IHJ..IJ. '{)1 J(ct9' i!AioV j_) CIV ' ivtcJ.U
    \ \ \ ') \ r) rw1 "' .. t \
    Tb{, 7 o TdC ti.IJTI:J.' r, c,r; Tct.f aUTCI'
    ' '
    1 r r 1 "' \ \ ' ' \ "'1
    ,S.u1t<H TOif . u, TJIV 1-tv 'ctptvnv -.::u
    J',d. ?Tctl/1> K.ctTd. To 'iar T1iv cf' .:;,

    \ \ ) n.' e r 1\) \ 1 \ 1
    fHl/11
    1
    Xd.Trt Ta ...;lpG'' G(J.j(<J; en JY Xcl.Td.
    7H in> du1(}'> .. ;uiJar y; u'-
    , ) \ ( ,.. \). '"
    (1 clvcu T-1)
    Tlo J'' J. J..IIJ) ;J.v ,f'u'vo.tTo :a::r )ctl, {J.IJ e1. 7p?7rc(i,
    u. ?re:i / TJ .!<
    '1 ,,, "' '' 1
    >t<tiCJ. !Jt' llrJIV CJ,)'IfV 7c:s a, 701t! r,y 70
    ,; OiA.:I'I.> FJI;p.o> '7TfG711}'oplas 7
    '
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    RE E K S.
    '"
    ')'Hl1JcLI rL'ITO )O T 'r !pto7/l'fJ.(I)V f!tl '1rf0:TI!
    t,.. 'o.. ,.. \
    ;!1.1 'f ll.cLT(I)VO(-<c:L:i"vll:ctV fv \1 )<
    1 ' \ 1
    j q>t:tniTa.t, XctTcL C1VVct/..Ot!piiV YEO(J.nVIct. '7rfOO"-
    ' ? ") ' 1 ' ,
    w .1-n' i? d 10 rr rJ wnpctv r:pcu!tV 7rOiftTd.t,
    ' 1 "\,\ t\ \ ' 1 "' \
    7rf O!TH)Of<IHV' 'T d Xct7ct. (-/-tC10P 'l1J
    , 1 ro 1 '\' "J,...,. P
    1
    7
    q;ct!T"IV '1' O""<f.llVIIf, ct:7 o c:tVTIS '1Cl lll'(J.bct.IVOV C'
    1 , \ J') , ' ' 1
    /_,Of'-IIVICI.F exa/.EIId.l' '0 X Tct.> lf.Hfct'
    _s, 1 f <.....,
    r '1" C1ii'l.lJIIllf 'iJCdTUl(..l. V '71'fO:TcpJf-A-cL!T"ct.lf. o-:_ P r
    "f., \ ,..,. ' 1 ' 1 .-; \ ' ..... "'
    :fild.X.?\""1/P 'l1J np.<)etV <T%tJ.TIIV d.'7f0 orv:u Td
    P_ropojJL illlt
    i['e 1!1117_{tt t t 'Cet erzb 1! s, tm'nfe s qu r de m e re
    !{ cctmdmn Ltt11am, romos 7-'e''O _(eomdum
    6)uod cnim a it'l,ib:ts E Oraculis
    ;lria, an-_
    {f!OS ; tta dijlm[f e fa e u:bant ttJIJ-vefi
    an11os crmgruenter cttm
    d1es 'Vero menjtJ cwn Ltmtt. Por-
    Jectmdum So/em a!IJJOS eJf rirctl
    icafdem tempr:jtates atmi e,u!cm _(rzcrUiria
    {}Jiis pnfici, fiJ vermnz jt'tcrUt'cium jhn-
    Jper in w:re coJJjittmnari, tt:_fli-vum cmtcm ils
    :jlfjlatc: .fiirJilcr f!) lt reliruis cm ni tc?m-
    i,joribu s e ,u/e m jt'zoU/'r i a e adoe. 1 loe e ni m
    f;_?ttaallt acceptum gratmn e_f!e 'JJiis.
    :JI loe autem afiter fieri non pojj'et Jtif.' con-
    '1./lOJ/CJ' jo (f/ t itdl'J' GJ ' fj !1 JJO lf ll i lt i
    Jdc m Zodittci loc (t'aL'JJt. Scuoulum Lu-
    .\-'.tl/1 'L'ero die s aierc cjt t.zle 11t coJJgntant
    :Jom L11Jitf: il/IIJ)J!ltZ! ioJJi!nt.r cljJ/Hl!at OJ!ti
    Jdrnm;;, r1 !,!l!ltl' illlmli;ttt ir;i!nts

    _)t,-ppcl!ri/ dinoJJ jil//t dmoliJJttll te.
    )lllrfi,J cJJ tiJJ tiJ1 LrtJltl app,;rct :;o;.:a, ert prr
    P'.J'n:dapbot, /u OJ.'.'!f','f:!iu:e;,v id
    r/t

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    ejt, No,viltmiltm appeUatttr. !11 qua z:rn
    die fecttndam facit apparitioem, c,nr.
    fl'ctmdam Lmzam vocanmt. .Appariti;.
    11cm circa medittm menfisfit, a)
    ;pfo eve11ttt id efl medietate11
    mntjis 11omi11artmt. Ac fltmmatim, omm:
    di es a Ltmte iliuminatio11ibtts dellomina.
    runt. 'V11de et iam tricejimam dir,n
    cttm ttltima _fi't, ab iJo evntttt 'VO
    carmtt. .

    Thc ycar ofrhe Grcci/
    confif1:cd rhcrcforc oft\\clve Lunar monthi
    and cvcry month, of rhirry days: and
    and months thcy corrctcd from
    ro time, by thc courfes of thc S un
    Moon, omirring a da y or two in the month.
    as often as thcy fe tmd the month too long
    for thc comc of thc Moon; and adding1

    rnonth to thc ycar, as often as rhey found
    thc twdrc Lunar months too ihort for tk
    * Apud rcrurn ofthc fourfeafons. Cleobul!ts * onc
    Lacr- of rhc icven \\ifc mcn of Greece, alluJcJ
    tium, in to this ycar of the Greeks, in his Parabk
    Clcobu ofonc fithcr \\. ho lud twclve fans, c1.ch of
    lo. which had thirty dauf!;htcrs, halfwhitc and
    t .A.puJ black.: and Thales t the bfl: J:1y
    Lacrti- ot thc month 7fld.)(.dJ'ct, thc thnt!cth : and
    1
    1m, in SoloJ!countcd rhc ten lafl: (hys ofthe month
    Thalctc fiom thc thirticth, callincr t!1Jr
    :::J
    Plu- . dJ.y vittv thc o!d and thc ncw, m
    rarch.In Lhc bfl da y of thc old month and thc fidt
    bolonc. <..i:1y of'[hc ncw : for he introduccd mnrlt Ji
    of 19 :md JO chys drcm;1tcly nuking rll
    t)i

    o the
    RE E K S.
    7)
    'eth day of every other month, to be
    firfr da y ofthe next month. G'n.
    . onnus
    Greeks added a thtrtcenth, evcry othcr c. r3.
    , w hich made their 'Dietcris; and be- Hcrod.
    _..e this reckoning madc thcir ycar too l. 1. pro-
    cr by a month, in eight yc:J.rs, thcy omit- pe initi
    0
    an intero.bry month once in cight um .
    .1rs, which made thci: Oc7acteris, one
    fof which, was thcir Tetraeteris: And
    . efe PcrioJs feem to ha ve becn almoft as
    . as rhe reli ions ofGreece, bcing uicd in
    vers ofrhe 'acra. Thc * O[faeteris \Ll'>
    . e Amws magmts of Cadmus and Afiuos, *A poi-.
    fcems ro h:wc bccn brought into Greece lodor.l.
    Creteby the Pbt.euicians, who came 3 P
    avccontinued 'till aftcr the days of Hero- 1. r6. p.
    tts: for in counting the lcngth of Cvcn-
    4
    76.
    y yc::us, t. he reckons thirty tbys ro a Lu- Hnmcr .
    . month, and twclvc i.tch months, or Odyf.
    6.J d:qs, to rhc orJin:.uy year, without the l. v
    f
    . d . 1 e ' l 1 e ' 1 l . . x"
    aysmt1e
    : cmetrius Tba!crett.r lud 3 6oSu.tucs erec-
    to him by thc Atbe11ia11s. But thc
    Grreks, Cte()}lrattts, flt!rpaJus and
    ro makc thcir months bcttcr w i! h rhc
    .conde of thc J\1ooll, thc times of thc
    (Perfirm Empirc, varicd thc nunncr of in-
    ' tcrca!ing thc tlucc mo::ths iu tbc O/act t-

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    HRONOLOGY
    ri.r; :md .lvfeto1-t found out the Cyclc ofm.:
    rercaling fcven months in ninetcen years. :
    The Ancicnt year of the
    alfo Luni-folar for P /utarch t re lb;:.
    that the ycar of N11ma confiftcd of rwc>.:
    Lunar monrhs, with inrercab.ry
    ro make up w bar rhc twel ve Lunar mom
    1
    ,:'
    wamcd of the Solar ycar. Thc AIc;c:.:t
    ycarof the .S.optia11S\\-a) a11o Luni-it.;::l_
    ami continued ro befo 'rill thedays of l/..1
    perio1l, orO f!ri.r, a K ing of EgJPf, rhc (:.
    rher of Helttts and Sele11e, or Orus :PJ
    Bubajle: F or the 1 frac lites broucrhr rh:;
    dor.l. ) us that Ouramu the fathcr of Hyperj.
    P r ufed this ycar, and t thar in the Temple d
    t Dw- O.firis rhe Priel:s Jppoinrcd thcreunro fillcd
    I. 3 6o Milk Bowls evcry dJy : I rhink he
    Pl3 meansonc Bowl cvery day, in all 3o,ro
    count the nnmbcr of days in the Ca_!cnd1r
    year, and thereby to find out rhe differcnce
    berwcen this and rhc true Solar year: ;H
    thc ycar of 360 days wasrhe yc:u, ro rbc
    cnd ofwhich they addcd fivc days.
    That rhc lfraclitcs u!Cd the Luni-fcJl.:r
    car is bcyond Qucfl:ion. Thcir monrh;
    egan with thc ncw Thcir firn
    month \\':15 callcd /lbib, from thc (lt'

    Com in rlut month. Thcir Pa(ft>vcr \l':t\
    from thc fourrccnth day of thc til
    mnnth. thc JVI oon bcing t hcn in thc fui l.
    And iCthc Com wa" not thcn ripc
    for oflcrim ... thc fld1 Fruils, rhc Fcll.iPl 1'. J\
    . V .
    pl[l
    the RE E K S.
    o[ by addincr an interc.1lary month :o
    ' o
    cnd ofrhc ye;r ; and rhe harvefl wa<> gor
    betorc rhc Pcnrecofl:, and rhe othcr
    its garhered before thc Fcal: of rhc ie-
    ;:h month.
    77
    Sitnplicitts in his commcntary on thc *A puJ .
    . ;.. ofArijtotte's Pby.ficat Acroa.fis, tclls Thco-
    , rhat:fomebegirt the ycar upo11 tbe S 11m- dorum
    r Soi(lice, as the 'People of Attic.l; or Ga?.;m
    1t the Attturmrat Eqtttox, as thr: 'Peo- Je men-
    o/ Afia; or iu !Villter, as the Romans; ibus.
    about the Ver11at Eqrti11ox, as tiNA o.-
    . a11d Peoptc Danufcus: a11d t/.Jt
    . th began, according to fome, upo:1 t!Jf.?
    . z:JI l.1oo?t, or upott the lv.e::.J. Thc yc.us
    all thefe Nations wcrc thcreforc Luni-
    lar, and kcpt ro thc four Scafons: and rhc
    . umaJt year began at firl: in Spring. I
    , m ro gather from thc N ames of rhcir
    . onths, 'S!ntilis, Sr:xtilis, S'eptr:mer,
    c1ober, November, 'Dccember: and rhc
    i inning was aftcrwards removed to W in-
    :;_ r. The ancient civil ycar ofrhc AJ!_'yri-
    Babylo11ia1ts was alfo Luni-ilar:
    {for rhis ycar was ufCJ by rhc Samar/.
    ::fans, who camc from fcvcr.ll parts of the
    ;:;.1(/{yriaFt Ernpirc; and rhc Jews who carne
    ::'from Babyto cJ.llcd thc monrhs of their
    ni-iohr ycar afrer rhe Namcs of rhc
    ' nrhs ofthc Br1bytonian car: and Bero-
    : lis* tclls us tlur rl1c !Jr1by onian.r celebra- *A ud
    thc Fcal: Saetea U)Onthc 16th tbyof
    , he month Loru, w hic 1 WlS aLurur month n::cum
    . of l.+ '
    '

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    I.
    HRONOLOGY'
    of the Mact?dottia?ts, and kept to one ani
    the fame Se:tfon ofthe yeat: and the Ar1.
    6ia11s, a Narion who peoplcd Ra6ylon, ul:
    us, that thc Sar11s of the Chaldea11s cor:
    tains 2 22 Lunar months, \V hich are
    icen ycars, confifling cach of twcl ve
    months, bcfidcs 1ix intcrc::tbry monthi.
    and whcn * C\rus cut thc River Gi!ldu:\
    - \
    into 3 6o Channcls, he fccrns to h:rvc allr}
    dcd unto thc numbcr of days in thc CIIcn.
    d:u ye::tr of thc Medes and.'PerfiaJts:
    t Julan thc Emperor .'J11!ia1z t wrires, For 'Z:..:Im,
    Or: 4 alt other 'People, that I may fay it j OIJ!
    word, accommodate their mo11ths to tb!
    co11rft of the lvlootJ, '""J.,'e alo11c :.e)ith the [.
    gypcians meafitre tbe days of the yetzr
    the courft of the Stm.
    Atlengrh thc Egyptimts, for the fakco:
    Navigation, thcmidvcs ro oblC1H
    thc Surs; and by thcir Heliacal Rifings anJ
    Scttings found thc true Solar ycar ro be firc
    days longcr than the Calendar year, ano
    thcreforc added five days to rhc rwclvc'
    Calcncbr mnnrhs, makin the Solar ycar ro
    confil: of twclvc mont s and fivc J:1ys
    * Stra- and J 'Diodor11s akribe this in
    "n _ 'Pnejls, iatth S trabo, are abo ... ceo

    days 1tot6ytbet:ourftofthe lv/ooJt,
    t be cour of t /;e J'm. To twr: lve mo11tb;
    eJI 1,'

    o the RE E K S.
    79

    h ofthirty days, they add _year{y five
    s. In memory of th.s Emcndaton of
    e year rhey d_cdicated thc { fivc addirion- -1- Pltl-
    d.l stoOfiru,Ifis, Orusienior,T_yphon, tarch:
    ' n e r
    t th-ofe da ys addcd ro thc HiJc.
    hcn rhcfe fivc Prmccs \\ere born, tlut ..;, Diodor.
    . rhc Rci n of Ouramts, or AmmoJJ, thc 1.
    1
    . P
    hcr of efoc: and in * thc Scpnlchrc of 9.
    . mmophis, who rcigncd oon atrcr, thcy '"'
    ,, accd a Goldcn Circlc of 3 5' cubits in txus a-
    :. s, and dividcd it into 365' egua[ parts puJ Di-
    .. rcprefent all thc in thc ycar,and no- dor.l.
    1

    upon cach part thc Heliaca! Rifings and P p ...
    . ttings of the Stars on thar dJ.y ; w hich
    , de rcrnaincd therc till the invaion of
    g)'Pt by Camb][es King of'Per/ia. 'Till
    : e Rcign of Ottramu, rhc ther of H)'fe-
    . ion, and grandfathcr of flcli!ls J.nd Se/me,
    . Agyptians ucd thc olll .Luni-flJlar
    . ear: but in his Reign, that is, in the
    ,,' f Amm011, the father of ()_(tris or Sefat,
    grJ.ndfathcr of Orus and Bubtiflc, rhc
    bebmu began ro apply thcmdvcs to N J.-
    . igation and Al:ronomy, and by thc Heli-
    . .' ca[ Rifings and Scttings ofthc Surs dcr-:r-
    :. the len of thc Solar ycar; and ro
    :' he o[d Calen ar ycar addcd fivc (bys, :1ml
    .... them to his five cbi!dren al)fwc
    tioncd, as thcir birth JJ.Ys: and in
    'gn of Amt:nophis, when by furthcr Ob
    varions the had fufficicntl y
    rime of t 1e Solilice.;, thcy mighr phcc
    thc
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    HRONOLOGY
    the beginning ofrhis new vc::tr upon
    V crnal ELlunox. This ycar being at
    prop:1gared into Chald!a, g::tvc occalion tn
    the ycar of Nabot!affar; for thc ycars or'
    JVahonaffar thoiC of Eg:rPt bcg:ll1 on
    onc and thc hmc da y, callcd by thcm
    Thotb, and wcrc equal and in al! rci1cd1
    thc [une: aml rhc firft of Nabonalj:;r
    bcrran on thc 2..0th cby of Fcbruar_y of the
    old RomaJt yc:r, cvcn hnndrcd forty a!lll
    fe ven yc:.1rs befo re thc Vulgar /Era of'!Jryl
    and thirty and thrce days and five be-
    fo re rhc V crnal Equinox, according to tk
    Sun's mean motion; for it is not likcly th.lt
    thc Equation of thc Sun's f11mdd be
    known in thc inbncy of A fhonomy. i'\o11'
    rcckoningrhatthcycarof36) days, \\.:::tnt5
    :fivc hours and 49 minutes of the Equinoc-
    tial ycar; the beginning of this yc:.1r \\ !ll
    movc backwarJs thirty and three J:1:ys :1.nJ
    fi ve hours in I 3 7 ycars : and by conL-
    qucncc this ycar bcgan at fidt in
    t1pon thc V Equinox, according to rk
    Sun's mean mor ion, r 3 7 ycars beforc rhc
    -'Era of NaboJJtlJlor began; that i'>, in r:1c
    '
    yc;ll' ofthc.'Ju litw PcrioJ 3 8 3 o, or 96
    aftcr thc Je:.1th of Solomon : and if ir bcg:1:1
    upon rhc ncxt {by afrcr thc V crnal Eq11i-
    nox:, it might bcgin four ycars carlicr; :::tnd
    about that time cndcd thc Rcicrn of .Amc!IO-
    n
    } : f{n- he cune not from Suj;t ro rhc
    an war, but d icd afterw;lrds in h:opt.
    This yc.:ar rccci ved by the P E m-

    puc
    o the RE E K S.
    from the Babylo1a1t; :md the Greek.r
    0
    ufed it in the lEra Philiptea, d:1tcd
    om the Death of Afexandcr thc Great ;
    Jttliu.r Ctefar corrctcd it, by :vkling
    d;ly in evcry four years, and ir rh:
    the Romans .
    . Sy11celltts tells us, th:1t thc fiyc
    adJcd to the oid ycar by bl
    .9f rhc Shcpherds: and thc diffcrc!ll:c li.
    time, bctwccn thc rcign of thi;; K in;, :lid
    tlut of Ammo11, is but fnull; forthc rciga
    ._of thc Shephcrds endcd bur onc Gcm:r.tri-
    on, or rwo, bcforc AmmOJt bcgan to :liLl
    .
    ti1oic days. But the Sbcphcrds mi11JcJ
    Jl(Jt Arts and Sciehce;.
    8]
    ; Thc firl: month of thc Luni-folar ycar,
    .by rc:1ion of the Intcrc:J.bry month,
    ':fomctimes a week ora fortnight, befo re t he
    :Equinox or SoHlice,andiometimcs as mtH.:h
    'att:cr it. And th1s ye . .u ga ve occaion ro tLc
    lirfi:A.ftronomcrs, whoformcdrheAjlerif",.s
    ;to place the Equinoxes Soll:iccs in
    J:liJdlcs ofrheConfrclbtions ofAries, CaJt-
    ::t'l'r, Cheftt, and Capricont . .Acbil/es Tati-
    m * rclls us, thJt jo,we alltieHt{y pfcced tbe 'j(IJ7w l
    +Yoljlicc in 1JfCancer, otbcrs ,1:c
    ,zn the ei,ghtb degreeofCanccr
    1
    othcrs a-
    :bottt t/;e f .. ,;_.c/ft/; aad otber s ab:Jitt l'ctaviu
    .. hejtjtee11tb deg1n tbcrcof This vari- eJn.
    .cty .. of opinions procecdctl from th:: prc-
    cd110n ofthc Equinox, :hen not known to
    .: thc Grecks. \Vhcn thc Sphcrc was firil:
    . turmcd, thc Soll:icc was in thc fifr_ccnt:l
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    HRONOLOGV
    degrec, or_ =niddle of the Conl:ellation of
    Ca11cer,thcit carne into thc twelfth,eighth,
    fourth, and fid1 degrce fucccTively. Eu.
    doxtts, who f1ouriihed about ixty years
    aftcr Afetou, andan hundred years before
    .Aratus, in dcfcribing the Sphcre of the
    Ancicnts, pbced thc Solfl:iccs and Equi-
    noxcs in thc middlcs of the Con1clbtions
    * Hip- of /fries, CaJtcer, Che/te, and Capricor11,
    parch. as isaflirmcd by* Hipparc!J!ls Bitbymu;
    ztd Phx- and aopcars alfo by rhe Dcfeription ofthe

    ::tiHl Tropical Circlcs in Ara-


    Set.j. tu.r,who copiedafter Eudoxus;andby
    :t Peta- thc poitions f the Cotures of the Equi-
    vio cdit. noxcs and Solfl:ices, which in the Sphereot'
    Hip- Eudoxtts, dckribed by Hipparchus, wenr
    parch. rhrough the middles of thoie Confl:elhti
    ad Phx- ons . ._ F or Hipparchus tells us, that Ell
    e through thc midJle of thc great Bear, and
    thc middlc of Cancer, and rhc neck of Hy-
    dnts, and thc Star bctwccn the Poop and
    1\fafi of Ar(!,O, and thc Tayl of the Soutb
    Fijh, and t1uough rhe middle of Capri-
    coru, and of Sagitta, and through the ncck
    and right wing of thc S-.;:MJt, and thc lctr
    lund of Ccpbeus,::tnd that he drcw rhcEqui
    nodial Coiure, through thc lcft h:md ot
    .Ar/ o_pb_yiax, along the middlc of hi'
    Uody, and crois thc middlc of Cbcite, :tnd
    throuoh thc rioln hand and forc-kncc ofrhc
    --, V b ., .
    Centaur, :md throu rh the f1cxurc of En-
    damu J.nd hcJ.d of et1u, and thc back of
    Aries

    the
    '
    RE E K S.


    ;'.


    ....... H R O N O L O G 'r
    -
    gonaut Orphetts. All thefe relate to the
    Argc11auts. There's ORlO N rhe fon of
    JVcpttt!lc, or as fome fay, rhe grandfon of
    lrfi11os, with his 'DOGS and H.ARE, and
    RIVER, and SCORPION. Thcre's
    the l:ory of 'Per.fcus in rhc Conftelbtions
    ofP ERSEVS, A1'l'DROlvJE'DA. CE.
    PHI-:VS,CASSJOPE!A, anJCET"VS:
    Th:1t of Culliflo, and hcr fon Arcas, in
    VRSA AIAJOR, arrd ARCTOPHTL.
    AX: Thar of ]cl!rctts, and l1is daughrcr
    Eri(01tr in B O O TE S, 'P L A'V J.
    T Jl'U Al and !
    7
    1 R G O. VRSA AH
    NrJR rclar:es to onc ofthc Nurfcs of Jttpi.
    ter, AV R JG Ato Erec!Jt !Jonius, OP HI-
    VCflDJ' ro Pborbts, SAGITT ARFuS
    ro Cro/,u, the fon of the Nure of
    C.L-FP RJCORN to Pa11, and A-
    ' A R l'V S to Galtimedt!. Tbcrc;
    Ariad:te's C R O !V N, . Bclleropbo;/s
    HORS E, 'DOL'P HI1V, Gli-
    imedr's E A G LE, Jupiter's G O AT
    \vith hcr J{ 1 'D S, Bacdms's A S S E S.
    and th:: F 1 S HE S of VeJJtts and Cupid.
    a!1d thcir P:.ucnt thc S O V T H F 1 S 1-J.
    Thdc with 'DELTOTON, are thc o!J
    '
    Conficlbrions mcntioncd by Arat;u:
    thcy all rcbtc to thc Argo1!a!tt.r, and i:
    ContcmporJ.rics, and ro Pcrfon:; onc or rwo
    Gcncrations oldcr: nothing btcr rh.1n
    that Exncdition was dclincated thcrc Ori
    l
    ginally. A NT 1 N O "u S and CO /11:1
    BERENICES are novel. Thc Sphcrc
    iCe mi
    o the RE El\. S.
    eems rherefore ro have hy
    : iro11 and Mttjteus, for thc ufe of the Ar-
    .. o1tatets: for the Ship Ar,go wa" tbc firll:
    r!hip builr by rhe Greek.r. Hitll.'fto
    cy lud uJCJ round veffcls of burdcn, an!
    cpt within fhorc; 8.nd now.
    :.111 Em!nfTy ro kvcral Princ-:'s, upon
    coals of thc Eux u: JI1Ll A!cditcrra-
    ;.ea;z Sc,s, * by rhc dib.tcs of thc Oucle, :i' A po1
    .andconfcnt of thc Princcs of Grccce, thc lodor.l.
    . Flowcr ofGrcece wcre to f::til with Expcdi-
    1
    c.
    0

    Sails, and guidc th<::ir Ship by rhc Stars.
    , Thc Pcople of the Ifhnd Cr;rC)'ra t attri- t Sui ...
    butcd the invcntion ofthc Sphcrc to J.Vrmjt'- d:ts in.
    caa, the daughtcr oL1kiJJous, King ofthc
    Pbeaces in that I fhnd; and it's mofi: pro- ";'.
    bable that be had it from the ArrroJ:a!tts,
    e
    who :j: in their rcturn homc ilcL ro tlut - Apol.
    Ifland, and e:ude fome fiay thcre with. hcr loJor. 1.
    fiuhcr. So then in the time of thc Argo- r. c. p.
    11autic Expediran, the Cardinal points of Sel:. 1.f-.
    thc Equinc,xcs and Soli1:iccs wcrc in thc
    middlcs of the Conflc!i:u:ions of Aries,
    Cancer. Cbefte, and Capricont.
    In thc cnd ofrhc of our Llrd 168 9,
    thc Sur callcd T?'liNl ./lrictis W:
    1
    s in"('.
    51'. oo'', \Vith N()rth L,tirudc 7o. 8''.
    58''. And Star u!lcd ttfl JJI/t uwd,c
    ricti.r wa" in 'el. I</. 3'. 42.", with Nor;h
    L:1titudc ;'. 3 i . (. And thc ColwrttJ'
    ./Erni11o!1 t01":1l!J HIIi ng thc point
    in Lb e n1iJJ.lc bctwc-.:11 tlwlc [W d Sqr:), dd
    th (.;ll,.
    O the
    HRONOLOGY
    thcn cut the Ecliptic in 6o. 44': and b\
    1
    this rcckoning the Equinox in the end f
    the ycar 1689, was gone back 36. 4+'
    fince thc Expe?ition: ft1ppo!'-.
    ing that thc f:lid Colttre pan cd through the
    middlc of thc Confl:clhtion of Aries,
    (:ordng ro thc of thc Ancictm.
    1-hc Equinox goes back fifty ieconds in
    onc yc:1r, and one dcgrec in fevcnty and
    tv.o ycars, and by confcqucncc 3 ++
    in 264S' ycars, which conntcd back, frnm
    thccndofthe ycar of our Lord, 1689, or
    bcginning of thc ycar r69c, "ill pbcc rl1e
    .. ic Expcdition about 2) ycars :1t
    tcr rhc Dcath of Solor.JJOJt: but iris not nc-
    ccnan that the middlc ofthc Conftcllation
    of Ar:ie s il-:ould be cxatl y in thc middle

    bct\vecn thc two S tus callcd prima /iric-
    trsand ultimrt Cattdte: and it may be bet-
    tcr to fix the Cardin:1l point.'i Ly thc Surs,
    through w hich thc Co!ttres paf1ed in rhc
    primitiYe Sphcre, accordingto thc dcferip-
    rion of Eudoxus abovc rccitcd. By thc
    Co!wrc of rhc Eqninoxes, 1 mean a
    C'irclc paTing through thc Polcs nf thc E-
    quatnr, anJ cutting thc Ecliptic in thc E-
    tuinoxcs in an Anglc of 6 dcgrcc..;, rhc
    complcmcnt ofthe S un 's grcatd1 Dccliru-
    tion; and by thc Cu/;nc of thc Solfl:iccs. I
    mean :1 grcat Circlc, paiing rhc
    lame Polcs, and cmring thc .Eclipric :tr
    ri:J,ht Anglcs in thc Solf1iccs: and by rile
    primitivc Sphcrc, which \\'lS in uc ,._._
    f(_ 1\ ,
    ' .
    '

    ' . i
    '
    "
    1 '
    . ' '
    ' "
    fJ the

    RE E K S.
    the motions ofthe Equinoxes ::mJ Sol-
    ces wcre known: now thc Colures a:
    through the following Stars, accor mg
    Eudoxus.
    In thc back of Aries s a Star ofthc fixrh
    !fm:1gnimde, rnarkeJ" by BaJer; in rhe end
    year r89, and beginning oftl1c year
    r69o, irs Longrudc was <J. 9 o. 3 8 45 and
    North 6'. i. 56": and thc C:olu-
    1'US EclliHorlio111m drawn through it, ac-
    cording ro E!!Jxtts, cuts thc Ec1ipric in C$.
    )8'. 57'. In thc head ofCet 1/S are two
    ofthe fourth Magnitudc, callcd 11 anrl
    E by Bajer: inthccnd ofthcyear r689,
    thcir Longitudes werc <J. 4?. 3 '. 9 ". and
    tl. 3 o. 7'. 3 t', and thcir South Latitudes
    9
    , 6" d o .. d h e
    9 . I 2. 2 . an 5 . 53 . 7 : an t e o-
    . fttrus Equi11oliorum pafling in thc mid
    way betwccn thcm, cuts thc Ecl1ptic in
    6q. 58'. 5r''. Inthe extreme f1exurc ofE-
    1'idamts, rightl y dclincatcd, is a S tar of
    thc fourrh M agnitude, of btc rcfcrrcd to
    thc brcal: ofCettts, and called r by Ba)'CJ';
    it is thc only Star in Erdamts through
    \rhich this Colure can pais; its Longirudc,
    in the cnd ofthc yc:.u 1689, was Y. :l)
    0

    22:. 1o''. and SouthLatitudc If. 50''
    and thc Cotunts Equino{/ iorum pantng
    rhrough it, cuts thc Ecliptic in 7. 1:2..
    4.-:t. In thc hcad of Pcr:fts, rightly dcJi ..
    IH.:atcd, is a Sur of thc iourth
    callcd 'T b flfl)'fr; thc Longitudt: of this
    S!;u, in t 1c cnd of tbc ycJ.r wa'i
    'tj,


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    HRONOLOGY



    -.
    the RE E K S.
    . e, called ' by Bayer; its Longitude
    n rhe end of that y e ~ r was Sl. 7". )' .
    . '
    3
    1''. In Saggitta is a Star of thc fixth
    . Magnirude, called 6 by E ayer; its Lon
    ,:girude in the end 0f the famc year 1689.
    lwas ::.::. 6'. 29'. 53''. In thc middlc of
    Cap1icortt is a Star of thc fih Magni-
    rude, callcd n by E ayer; its Longitude
    in the cnd of thc (une ycar was . 8 o.
    2)'. H": and tbe fifth p1rt of the Summ
    of thc three firl: Longitudes, and of
    the Compicments of the rwo laft to 180
    Dcgrees,sSl. 6o.28'. 46''. Thisisthenew
    lor.gitude of rhe old Coturus Soljtitio-
    rum pafling throngh thefc Srars. Thc
    fame Coittrus pafes alfo in the middle
    benveen the Stars " and "' of the fourrh
    and fifth Magnitudes, in the neck of the
    Swa1t ; being dihnr from CJ.ch about a
    Degrce: it paffeth alfo by the Star K, of
    rhc fourth Magnitudc, in thc right wing
    of thc SwaJt; and by thc Star o, of the
    fifth Magnitudc, in thc lcfr h:md of Ce-
    jhCJu, rightly dclincatcd; ancl by rhe
    Stars in rhe uil of thc South- Fijh; and
    isar right anglcs wilh rhc Col:trus Ecui-
    uofiorur!t found abovc: and fo it hath ::dl
    , thc clurJtlcrs of thc Colitrls Soijlitio.
    rttm riglnly duwn.
    The two Cofl!rcs thcrcfinc, which in
    thc time of thc AlXOJ!fl!ltlc Expcditoa
    cut thc Eclipric in rhe CJ.rdul Poiutc;,
    , JiJ in thc CJH.i of tl1c yc:u x8.9 cut it

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    6. 29'; .rr. 6. 29'; m. 6. 29'
    1
    and ;;:,, 6. 29'; that is at rhe difrance of
    1 Sign, 6 Degrees and 29 Minutes frorn
    t:hc Cardinal Points of Chiro1t ; as nearly
    2s we have been able ro determin from
    rhe coarfc obfervations of the Ancicnts:
    and thcrcforc the Cardinal Points, in the
    time bctween that Expedition and rhe end
    of the ycar 1689, have gone back from
    rhofc Cotures, one Sign, 6 Degrees :1nd
    Minutes; which, aftcr the ra.tc of 7'-
    ycars to a degrce, anfwers to 2627 yc.us.
    Countthofc ycars back wards from the cnJ
    of thc ycar 1689, or beginning of thc
    year 1690, and the reckoning will place
    thc .Arf,onautit Expediran, about 43
    years after the death of Sotomo11.
    By the fame method the place of any
    Star in the Primitive Sphere rnay readily
    be found, counting backwards onc Sign,
    6?. 29'. from thc Longitude w hich it lud
    in the cnd of rhc ycar of our Lord rr3y.
    So thc Longitude of the firfl: Star of Aries
    in rhc cnd of thc year r689 was Y' 28 ?.
    51'. as abo ve: count backward I Sign,
    (,o. 29'. and its Longitudc, countcd from
    rhc Equinox in thc middle of thc Con
    1clbtion of Arifs, in thc time of rhc Ar
    ;onatttic cxpcdition, will be 7t. 22 o.
    ;md by thc mc way of arg;uing, thc I .on-
    r,itudc ofthc L11cicla Pleitu!11rn in rhc time
    '
    of thc /lr(!,OJiautic will be 1'
    J 26'. 8<": and rhc Longirudc of /l!'t
    ti/7'/IS

    o thc

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    us 13 ". 24' p.": and fo of any
    Stars.
    After the Argo?tatttic Expedition \YC
    ear no more of Al:ronomy 'rill the days
    Thales: He t revived A11ronomy. and t Laerr;
    rote a Book of the Tropics and Equi- in Tha-
    rclls us, that he deterrnined thc Occajits w.
    , . f h Pt . d b l.c. xz
    . }.fatutmus o t e na es to e upon * Plin .
    . ; rhe 25th da y of the Autumnal Equinox: 1.
    1
    8.
    :md rhence ** Petapius computes thc c. 2).
    Loncritude of the 'P leiade s in Y'. 2 3 o. 53': Pe.
    and by: confequcnce thc Lucida P!eiadttm tav.
    had, fince the Argo1Jautic Expcdition, V:u:
    moved from the Equinox 4 Q. 26'. )2":

    t
    and this motion, afrer the rate of 7 2. ycars I. c. f
    ro a Degrec, anfwcrs ro 3 20 years : count
    thefc years back from the time in which
    Tbale s was a young man fi t ro appl y him-
    fC!f to Afrronomcal Srudies, that is
    from about the 41l Olympiad, and thc
    rcckoning will place thc Argo11atttic Ex-.
    pcdition about 44 years afrcr the death
    of Solomo11, as abovc: and in rhe days
    of Tbates, the Solliccs and Eguinoxcs.
    by this rcck.oning, will havc bccn in the
    middle of thc c1cvcnth of rhc

    nnr Tbalcs, in publiihing his book.
    about the Tropics and Equnoxcs, mighr
    lc:m a littlc to thc opinion of formcr
    Afl:ronomcrs, o as ro place thcm in rhc
    twclfch of rhc Si;ns.
    Jo.fctoJt
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    Meto and Et(l1cm07!, t in arder te
    DoU.
    '1' en:.
    L..
    2l'S.
    Colu-
    mcl.
    l.y. c.
    ')
    14-1 1!1.
    1
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    publifh the Lun:.u Cyclc of ninctecn
    ub!cn-cd thc Summcr Solfiicc, in thc yo:
    of Nrt01tr!ffitr 3 r6, thc ycar bcto!c the
    ']-'cloo;;mjm bcg:m; and C'li''i;,:;.
    lrz * rclls us, that thcy pbccd it in the
    cighth Degrec of Cmccr, w hich is at kJn
    k ven Degrccs bJ.ck wardcr than at firfi
    Now thc Equinox, afrcr the ratc of a Dc-
    grcc in :md two years, gocs bJ.ct ..
    wards fevcn Dcgrccs in )O-f : cou!::
    back.\vard<> ycars, from rbc t):
    yc1r of 1Va/;oa_[{ar, :md thc
    Expcdition, will llupon thc 4+/ b :e::
    aftcr thc dc:nh of Solomo, or
    as aboYe. And thus you fce thc tn:rh ( '
    what wc citcd abo ve, out of Acbii!cs 7;!.
    tiu.r; viz. Tlutf:.')mC anciently pbccd r:1c
    Solf1icc in thc cighth Dcgrce of Crnt:'i',
    o thcr" about che twelfth Dcgrcc, and
    abont thc fiti:ccnth Dcgrcc thcreof.
    .
    H1p pdrc bus t11c grcat Al:ronomcr, f\1111
    r:1ring his o\rn Ob1cnations with rhok or'
    frmcr Aflronomcrs, concluded flrft oLlll\'

    tlut thc Equinoxcs had :1 mution
    back\L1nls, in rdpett ofthc fixt St:u>:
    l1i'> opi11ion \\':1', that rhcy wcnt b:1ckwan!,
    onc Dcgrcc in about an hundrcd ycars. He
    nudc his ol11Crvarion..; of thc
    bc:t \\'e en t he y c:us of JVdO!I rr_(f;zr, 5 : r .. md
    ( r : thc 111.iddlc y car is I02, \\' hich i ;.
    2 () yors :1ficr rhc aforcL1id (.\
    Ju'cto Eut/c;;o; ami intbdc y e r..:,
    ti J-.:

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    he Equinox: muf1:. ha'/C
    our Jc.rces, and o ha ve bccnm the tourth
    'cl-u.r, by confcqucncc ha re thcn go1c
    : lnckcleven Dcgrees lince t
    1
    JC Al'goaut:c
    that is, in 1090 ac-
    corLlltw to the Chronolo..'!:y of thc
    Grc . thcn in ufe: th; is .d r rhc:
    r;
    1
    tc 0fabout 99 ycars, or ill thc rc!,t rourd
    IHII11
    1
    ,,er. an hundrcd yc:us to J.Dcgrcc, ;l.:;
    then b.tcd by Hippt!rcbl!s. But it
    1
    cally wcnt a Dcgrcc in fcvcnty ::l.lHl
    rwo ycars, :.md eleven Dc;rccs l!l 7lJ:
    years: count thcfe 792 } c.uc; bac:.:.. \l';trt.L
    fromthcyearofiVctonr((/o-:, rhc yc:H
    from which \Ve conntcd thc 2gr yctrs,
    thc re::k0-ning \Vill pbc-: thc ic
    Expedtion, :ll'nut 43 ycars after thc
    ofS'olomo<T:1 Grtcl:..r ha ve thcreircm:dc:
    rhc ArgoJJautic Expediran :lbout thrce
    hundrcd years ancicntcr than thc anJ
    rhercby givcn occaion to opinion or-
    thc grcat Hipparclms, that thc Equnox.
    wcnt backward, aftcr the ratc ofonly a D<.>
    grec in :.111 hundrcd ycars.
    1 f((iod Lells us, that ft xty (bys :f[er tl; L
    wintcr Solilicc thc Star ./!n't'mus iutt
    at StmiCt: and thcncc ir ioll<)\'.'S, Llut fk-
    fod flourihcd .lhtHtt :m hundrcd years atcr
    thc dcath of or in thc CcllCI'Lnioll
    r r Agc, ncxt afccrthc J)q_j.w wal', a<; 1/.-
    _(od h
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    F ro m all rhefc circumt:ances, groundtd
    upon rhe coarfe obfervations ofthe ancient
    Al:ronomers, we may reckon ir certain,
    that rhc Argonautic Expediran was nor
    carlier th::m rhe reign of Solomon: :md if
    thefe Al:ronomical be :1ddcd to
    the formcr arguments, tak.en from rhe mean
    lcngrh ofthc reigns of Kings, according ro
    thc courfe ofnaturc; from thcm all we nuy
    fafely concludc, rhat rhe Argo11autic Ex-
    pedition, was aftcr rhc death of Solomo,
    and mofl: probabl y that ir was about -t3
    ycars afrer it.
    The TrojaJJ war was one Gcncration bt-
    er than rhat E xpedition, as was fa id abo ve,
    fevcral Captans ofrhe Greks in that war
    being fons ofthe Argonauts: and rhe an-
    cicnt Greeks reckoned .Afem1101t or Ame-
    nopbis, King of Egypt, to ha ve reigncd in
    the times of that w ar, feigning him ro be
    the ion of Tithomts, the elder brorhcr of
    Priam, and in the end ofthat war, ro h:1vc
    come frorn Su fa ro the afiil:ancc ofPriam.
    Amenophis was therefore ofrhe mc agc
    with thc clder children ofPriam, and wa'>
    wth his army at S11[a, in thc hil: ycarof
    thJt war: and aftcr he had rhcrc finifl1cd
    thc Afemno!lia, he mighr rcturn into E-
    and adorn ir wirh Buildings, arid Obc-
    li 'lks, and S u.tucs, and die thcrc about 90 or
    9) ycars aftcr dcath of So tomo; whcn
    J1c lud clctcrmincd and ictrlcd rhc bcgin-
    llinofrhc ncw Eg_ypti,11J ycJ.rof 36) dil)'S
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    upon the Vernal Equinox, fo as ro defcrve
    rhe Monumcnt abovc-mentioned in memo-
    ry rhereof.
    Rehoboam was born in the lal: year of
    King 'lJavid, being fi. years. old at the
    Death ofSolomoJt, 1 Kmgs, xtv. 21. an({
    thercfore his fathcr SolomoJt was probabl y
    born in rhe I8th year of King 'David's
    reign, or bcforc; two or thrcc ycars be-
    fare hs Birth, Vavzdbefieged Rabbab thc
    Mcrropolis of thc Amrnonites, and com-
    mittcd adultcry with Batbjbeba; and the
    year befare rhis iegc began, van ...
    quifl1ed the Ammo1lltr:s, and thcir Confe-
    derares, the Syria11s of Zobah, and Rehob,
    and Ijhtob, and Maacah, and 'Dmna[ctts,
    and extended his Dominion o ver all rhdc
    Nations, as far aq to the entring in of Ha-
    math, and thc River Euphrates: and be-
    forc this war began, he inotc Moab, and
    Ammo1t, and Edom, and madc thc Edo-
    mites fly, fome ofthem nto Egypt with
    thcir King Hadad, then a littlc child; and
    othcrs ro rhc wherc they forti-
    ficd Azotb againl: lfrar:t; and othcrs, l
    think, to the Perjicm Gttlph, and othcr
    pbccs whither they coulJ ckapc: and bc-
    forc this he had fcvcral Battles w ith thc
    Philijlims: and all this was after the ciO'hth
    :?
    year of his reign, in which he c11ne from
    Hcbroz to .7crufltlem. W e cannot crr
    thcrcfore abo ve two or thrcc ycars, if w e
    pLtcc this Vitory ovcr Edom, in the elc-
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    \'enth or twelfth year ofhis reign ; and thar
    over Amnzo1t and the Syrians, in the four.
    teenth. After thc flight of Edom, thc King
    of Edom grew up, and rnarried
    or 'Dapl111is, the fil:er ofP haraoh'
    and befo re the Dcath ofVavid, had by hcr
    a fon, called Gemtbab, and this ion \\'JS
    brought up among children of Pbara.
    oh: and among rhdc childrcn was rhc
    chief orjirjt bont ofher mother's chitdrcn,
    whom Solomon marricJ in thc be inning of
    his rcign; and hcr littie Jijler w JO at tlut
    rime hadJtobrcajls, and hcr brothcr,
    rhen jitclzed the breajis of bis motbcr,
    Ca1tt. vi. 9 and Yiii. I, 8: and of abour
    thc mc Age with rhefe childrcn, wa s Se-
    foc or Sejojlris; for he becamc King of
    Egypt in the reign of SoJom01t, I Kings xi
    40. and befo re he berran to rcign he warrcJ
    undcr his father, an w hill: he was nry
    young, conqucrcd Arabia, Trogtodytica.
    and Lib;a, and then inradcd Ethiopia;
    and iuccccding bis father, reigncd 'ti U rhe
    fifth year of A fa: and therdore he w;s
    ofabout the age with the childrcn of
    P haraob aboye-mcntioned ; and mizht be
    .
    onc of them, and be born near the cnd ot
    'Da7..Jid's rcign, and be about 46 years old
    when he camc out of Eg '}Jt, with a
    Army to invade thc Ea : and by rcafon
    of his great Conqucfl:s, he was cclcbr:ttcll
    in fC:veral Nations. by fcvcr:d N ames. Thc:
    Cbald.ea11s callcd him Belu.r, w hich in
    rhcir
    o the
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    RE E K S.
    eir Langua e, fignificd t!Je Lr;rd: the
    rabians cal ed him Bacchus, which in
    heir Language, fignifi_cd, the Great: the
    hrygitms and TbraCtmts, c:1lled him Ma-
    s, }lfavors, Mars, which fignificd, tbe
    a/iaJJt: and thcnce thc Amazo1ts, whom
    :,he carricd from Thrace, and lcft at Tbcr-
    ''modo11, cailed rhcmfelves rhe of
    :)Y!ars. The EgyptiaJts- beforc his Rcign,
    :ol!cd him thcir Hero or Jlc:rcttles; and af-
    .tcr his death, by rcaon of his great works
    'i<loneto the Ri\'Cr Nile, dcdicatcd that Ri-

    :\nr ro him, and dcified him by irs namcs
    .Nitus, and and rhe
    ;
    1
    Greeks hcaring thcm lamcnt O S ibor, Bott
    ')'ihor, callcd him Ofiris and Ar-
    9'1
    :ria!t * tclls us, that thc Arabia
    1
    ts worfhip- * Arri.,
    : pcd only two Gods, Ca: ltts and 'D ioll_yfus ; an.l.
    7
    .
    : and that they wodbipped 'DioJtyflts for the
    glory ofleading his Army into l11dia. Thc
    'Dio1yjiu of thc Arabians was Baccblts,
    '_ :md all agrec, that Bacclms was thc fa me
    King of E ypt with Oj/ris: ami the Crr-
    .. lus, or ra11us, or JHjJitcr 'Vranius of
    ; rhe Arabians, I takc ro be thc famc King
    : of Egypt with his father .AmmoJJ,
    : ding ro the Poet :

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    kthiopum populis,
    que beatis
    Gentibtts, atqtte /udis tt1111J' Jit Jupiter
    ./lmmon .
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    1 pl-ace the end of the Re ion of S e fa e
    the fifrh year of.d ra, beca u e in tharyear A (a
    f:>ecame free from the Dominion of Eg}pt,
    o asto be able to fortify Judtta, and raue
    that great Army with which be mcr Zc.
    rah, and roured him. O firis was thercfore
    1lain in the fifth year of Jifa, by bis bro
    ther Japetus, whom the Egyptia1zs calleo
    Typh07t, Pyth01t, and Neptu1te: and theu
    the Libyans, under .'lapetus, and his fon
    >jJt/.as, invaded Egypt, and raifed thlt
    famous war betwcen thc Gods and Giants,
    from whence the Ni le had rhe name of E.
    ridamts: but Orzu the fon of Ojiris, by
    the affifl:ance of rhe Ethiopimts, prevail
    ed, and rei ned 'till the r 5th year of Jlfa:
    flnd then t e Etbiopia1zs under Zerab in
    \'aded Egypt, drowned O rus in Eridamu,
    ;nd were routed by Afa, [o that
    could not recover himfelf. Zerab wa1
    fucceeded by 4me1tophis, a youth of the
    Royal F amily of the Ethiopia1ts, and 1
    think theon of Zerah: but the People of
    the Egypt revolted from him, and
    fetup Oforjiphtu over them, and called to
    at1ifl:ance a great body of men from
    Phte1lica, 1 think, a part of the Army of
    A fa; and thereupon, Amenophis, th.e
    of his farherts Arm of Ethropt
    rctircd from thc lowcr gypt toMe m
    phis, 4lnd therc turned rhe River NiJe into
    . pew ch:mncl, undcr ncw bridge which
    "ctwecn two Mountains , and at
    . V 1-' , tht

    o the RE E K S.
    99
    thefame time he buil,t and fortified that Ci-
    ry ao-ainl: Oforjipbtts, calling ir by his own
    or Afempbis: and then he
    retired into Etbiopia, and hyed there r 3
    ycars; and then ca me back wirh a great Ar-
    my, and fubdned the lower Eg)pt, expcl-
    ling rhe People w hich had be en callcd in
    om Pb,nJicia: and rhis I to be rhe
    fccond cxpulion of thc Shepherds. Dr.
    Cajlcl * tclls us, tlur in Coptic rhis Ciry is In
    called Afanphtba; whence by contrldion l\loph.
    camc its N ames A!opb, .lvoph.
    \V hile AmeJtopbis bid in E-
    (_O'Pt \Vas in its grcatdl: dil:rahon: ancl then
    ir was, as I conceive, that thc Grccl:..r he:u-
    contri ved the Argonautic Ex-
    pedition, and ient the flower of Grcece in
    rhe Ship Ar o, to peduade the Nations u J-
    on the Sea oafl:s ofrhe EttxiJte and Ale -
    terraneatt Seas, ro revolt from Egypt, and
    fetup for themfebes, as tbe Libyans, Ethi-
    opia1ts, and .!ew.r, had done befo re. And
    rhis is a further argument for placing thJt
    Expedition about 43 years afrer the Death
    of Sotomon; this Period bcing in the rnid.-
    dle of thc dil:ral:ion of E.c;ypt. Amnzo ..
    phis might return from Etbiopia, and con-
    querthe lower Egypt about eight years at:
    terrhat Expedition, and having fcttled hi5
    Government over ir, he might, for putting
    a fio to the revolting of the eal:ern Nati-
    ons, ead bis Army into Perjia, and lea ve
    fJ?roteus at Mempbis, ro govcrn Eg_ypt in
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    his abfence, and l:ay fome time at su;t,
    and build the MemttOJa, fortifying tlut
    City, as the lVIetropolis of his Dorninion
    in rlwfe parts.
    Androp;cus the fon of upon his
    overcoming in rhe .Athencea, or quadrenni-
    al G ames at Atbr11.r in his youth, was pcr-
    fidioufly flain out of cnvy: and ]lfi,ws
    thereupon madc war upnn thc Athnitll!J,
    and compcllcd thrm to fCnd crery cighth
    ycar to Crete iCvcn bcardlds Y ouths, and
    as m3.ny young V irgins, to be givcn as a re
    ward ro him thJ.t l1ould gct rhc V itory in
    thc likc Games infiituted in Crete in ho-
    nour of Thcfc Games kcm
    to luve been cclebratcd in thc beginning of
    thc Q[f acteris, and thc in thc
    beginning ofthe Tetraet eris, then brought
    into Crete andGrcecc, by the Phte1ticia11s:
    upon thc third payment of the tribute
    of childrcn, that is, abont iCvcuteen ycars
    aftcr thc faid war was at an end, and about
    ninetccn or twenty ycars afrcr rhe death of
    .A11drogeus, Tbejcus bccame Vitor, ami
    rcturncd from Crct e w ith JiriadJte, the
    :e Euan- uaughter of .NliiiOS; and coming ro thc
    thcs a- bnd f.laxtt.r or ?Jia, * .Ariad1te \vas thcrc
    ud A- rclinquilhed by him, and rakcn up by Gla!t-
    tus, an E:g_yptiau <?ommander at Sea, anll
    bccamc the miflrcis of thc grcat Ba.ctblls,
    P7 P who at thar time rcrurned from ]Jitz in
    HllS ,'ab. 'Phl)'tts ttnd Ettmedott, who werc
    J$ 1ta!l! s,

    o the
    RE E K S.

    IOI
    mmts. This Bacchtts was cmght in bell ia
    Phrygia, with VeJJtts thc mothcr of ./f.,'ze_
    as, according to Homer; jufl: bcfurc he
    ome over the He!!eJPo!tt, and invaded cr. 0-
    Thrace; and he m:1rricd Arittdne, thc dy{[ 1.8.
    daughter of Mi11o.r, accordin'; ro

    v. 292..
    anJ therefore by the 'J dltJWll1 y o r bo th t He f ..
    Homer and 1 lc(tod, \\' ho \Hntc hcforc t he od.
    G'reeks and Errptirm.r cnrrllptcd rhcir An-
    tiquities, this 'Aaccbu.r W;t> une (} c:lciJtion gon. v,
    oldcr than thc ill'f!,f)!!f!if/.f; :1nd i bciwr Y+f
    '- :-J
    KingofEgypt atrhc L1mc t Imc \\ id1 StfuF
    tris, rhey mufl be onc and thc Llmc Kin(Y:
    o
    for rhey agree ali() in their al:ions, E.'tcrbus
    invadedlfldia aml Grct'CC, :mJ aftcr he \\'a.'i
    routed by the Army <f TL'rfhts, ami the
    war was compufed, rhc Grt!c.lu did hi:n
    great honours, and bui lt J. T emp1c tll r i n J.t
    Argos, and c:11led it the Tem ,Jc of the
    Crejia!f. Bacc!Jus, bccaule A1i.z ne was bu-
    ricd in it, as 'P cwflmias * rclJ.tcs. ./lrul- # Pau
    7/ethereforc dicd in thc cnd \Var, jul f.m.l. z..
    hcforc rhe rcturn ofSefoJirisinro E,g)}t, c. 21,
    that is, in thc 14th ycar of Rc!Job.Mm: S he
    was taken from 1Vaxus, u pon thc rctttm of
    Bacchus from fnditt, ami rhen bccamc thc
    :Vlil:reis uf Eaccbus, and :1ccomp:micd him
    m hisTrinmphs; and thcrcfore thc Expc<iiti-
    on ofTbefeus to Cretc, and thc dc:uh ofhi'i
    iather JE ett.r, was about ninc or ten ycars
    :tcrthe eath of Solomo11. wa.;;
    rhcn a beardlcfs young man, fi.1ppofc about
    19 or 20 years old, aml .illldrogc!ls wa.;;
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    ihin about twenty years before, being then
    abom. 20 or 22 ycars old; and bis father
    J.fios might be about 2) ycars older, and
    fo be born about the middle of 'David's
    Rcign, and be about 70 ycars old when he
    V.eda/us in ro Sicib: and E'tropa
    anJ hcr brothcr Cadmus might come into
    Luroj-'c, rwo or tlucc ycars befo re thc birth
    of J11tos.
    in his r8th book, tells us: J rege
    Jlja!rmiorum expug11ati Sidonii navibus
    appuljiT)'roJt urbem a1Jte am;um "'* Trqja-
    t Stra- 1ite cladis And S trabo, t that
    bn. Lr6. Arac!us r;.c,as built by the me1t who .flcd
    J. from Zidon. Hence lfaiah . calls Tyre
    xxiii. 2. the dattghter ofZidon, the i11habitants oj
    12. tbc 1 Jle whom the Aferchants of Zidon
    *
    1
    K. harz,e reple11ijhed: a.rzd* Solomon in rhc be-
    e har. f ginning ofhisReign calls the People ofTyre
    v. 6. Zido11il1ts.Afy Scrva1tts,faith he, in aMef-
    fagc to lliram King of'l}re, jhatl be with
    tb_y Scrva11t s; a11d tmto thee wilt Ige
    bire for th)'Ser'l-'tlJJt.r, accordiftg to alt t/;at
    t hott dfjirejl :for tbou knowejl that there
    i.r WJt amog tts a11y tbat can skitt to hcw
    t imcr likr the ZidonLms. The new In-
    habiunt" ofTyre had nor yer Ioft rhe turne
    of,/;ido;ria!ls, nor had the old Inhabitanrs,
    if rhcrc wcrc any confiderable numbcr of
    t.hcm, gaincd the Rcputation of che new
    once;, fin skill in hewingoftimber, as thcy
    wuuld ha ve done, had na vi ation becn
    i11uic ar Tyn:. The Art' ccrs w ho camc
    from


    th
    '
    from Zidon were not dead, and the flight of
    thc Zidonians was in the Reign of'David,
    and by confequence m t he beginnin of the
    Regn of .A6i6atus9 the father of iram.
    and the firft King ofTyre mentioned in Hi{:
    tory. 'David in the twelfth year of his
    Reign, conqueredEdom,as abovc-,and mdc
    fome ofthe Edomites, and chiefly theMer-
    chams and Seamen, t1y frnm rhe Red S::a
    to the Phi!iflims upon che lfed.terrane-
    phanus tells us: ,;_. ... ,:, . . ""' in A ..
    Aco. .. One O f t he .Fug i tive S
    from the Red Sea 6uift Azorh 1 th:lt is,
    a Prince of Edom, who flcd from 'Da
    4
    vid, Azoth for the
    again!l: hirn. The Phitijlims wcrc now
    grown very .l:rong, by the acceis of che
    Edomites and Shepherds, and by theit
    affil:ance invaded and took that be-
    ing a town ver convenient for the Mcr
    chants who fle from the Red Sea: and
    thendid the Zdona?ts fly by Sea ro Tyre
    and ilradus, and to other havens in A ji a
    Minor, Greece, and Libya, with which.
    by means ofther tradc, they had becn ac
    quainted befare ; the great wars and vid:o-
    ries of'David their ene m y, prompting them
    to fly by Sea: for t they went with 1 grcat t
    multitude, notro feek Europa, as pre- non.
    tended, but to feek new Scats, and there- Nar"'
    fore fled from their enemies: and when rat. 31 :
    lomeof them fled under Cadmtu, and his
    H bro--.



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    HRONOLOG'l
    brothers ro Cilicia, .Afia mittor andGrcece,
    othcrs flcd undcr other Commanders to
    teck new Seats in Lib;'a. and there built
    nuny walled towns, a'l .LVomw.r * affirms:
    and their lcader \Vas alfo thcrc called Cad-
    rmu, which word ignifies :111 eal:ern man,
    anJhis wifcwascalledSitboi.r, aZidont-
    tV!. 1\!Tarw from thofc Citics wcnt acr-
    -
    w iLb the grcat Bacc!J!t.r in his A r-
    mic:s: and by thclc things, rhe taking of /i-
    do:;, and thc tlight of thc Zidoniall.J undcr
    .Jl/;ibtt!tt.J, Cadm11.r, Cifix, Thafiu, .ll!em-
    6/!aritts, .Atymmts, and othcr Captains. to
    'f )'J'e, Aradtt.r, Cilicia, Rbodes, Caria,
    -
    Bi:hyJJtl, 'Phr)gia, Ctillijle, Thafus, StZ-
    motbrace, Crete, Greect:, and Libya, and
    -
    rhc building ofTyre and Thebes, and begin-
    nin:r ofrhc Rc.ws of Abibalus and CadttJ/IJ
    l.., \,.'
    on_-r rhoL Citics, are fixcJ upon thc fif-
    tccnth or ixtecnth year ofVavid's Rcign,
    ur rhcrcabout. By means ofthefe Colonics
    thepcople of Caria lcarnt
    kJ-afhir->, !1 fuch ilnall vcfTels wirh o::us,
    a-> wcrc thcn inutc, and bcgan to frcquent
    thc Sc,1", and pcoplc lome of thc 111-
    :liH.h thcn:in, bcfore thc Rcign of .Afinos:
    for Cu!mus, in coming to Greece, arrivcd
    fi :!1 .1t Rboclc.r, an I lland upon the borders
    (;/ Cni.t, andlcftthcrca Colonyof'Pba:-
    ' J. ::.!1/.r, who hcrificcd men to Sttturlt;
    th;.: TddJitil'.r bcing rcpu!lcJ by 'Pbo-
    1 ,;;rtlts, re ti red Ji"<1m /h:c:,o.r ro Rhodc:s with
    "[!JJJ'v,:Y, wbu purgcJ tllc IILmd om S.t:r-
    pcnts;

    RE E K S.
    pents; Triopas, thc fon of
    carri<:d a Colony from Rbodes to Carta,
    and rhcre poffcffed himfclf of a promonto-
    ry, rhencc called Triopium: and by this,
    aml fi1ch likc Colonics, Caria was fmnilh-
    cd with Shipping, and Searnen, cal-
    led * Pba:nice. Strabo and HerodfJttts t *Athen.
    tells us, that rhe Cares wcrc ollcd Lele- 1 +c.
    ges, andbecamc fi1bjcl:to .Afinos, and liv-
    cd firl in rhe Inands ofthe Grcck Sca':l, and t
    went thence into Caria, a country po!Tefl: bo. l.
    \rhencc it s probable, tha.t w hcn Le/ex and rod.l.
    1

    'Pcl:JjJns carne firft intoGrcece ro fcek ne'v
    Seats, they lefr part oftheir Colonic3 in Ca-
    ritl, and thc neighbouring rnands.
    Thc Zido!lians being il:ill poTcfed of
    the nade of the Mediterrauean, a') far
    wel:ward as Greece and Li6ya, and thc
    rrade ofthe Red Sea bcing richer; thc Ty-
    rwstraded on the Red Sea in conjuntion
    with Solomon, and the Kings of.'Judah, 'till
    aftcr rhe TrojaJt war; and io alo did
    the Mcrchants of .Aradu.r, Arvad, orAr-
    przd: for in the Perfian Gulpb were rwo
    Temples like the Ph!CJticialt; and rhere- o.
    1

    forc thc Tyrians and Aradia1s iailcd thi-
    thcr, and beyond, to the Coafl:c; of ludia, _
    1 trranea!l: and hence iris that liomer ce- xx r. &
    T;re. BLlt at lengrh, H 1ll thc Regn ot viii. z.o,
    Jc .u .
    lO
    HRONOLOGY
    Jehoram King of Judah, Edom revolred
    from the Dominion of .'ludah, and
    themfelves a King; and the trade of J udah
    andT-yreu on the R_ed thereby
    inrermpte , thc Tyrta1ts bmlt th1ps for mer
    chandiie upon the Mediterraneatt, and be-
    gan thcre to make long Voy ro placos
    not yer frequented by the Zi ia1u; (m1c
    of them going ro thc coal:s of ..A frie be-
    yond the J)rtes, and buildingAdr;mctum,
    Carthage, Leptis, Vtica, and Cap fa ; J.nd
    others going to the Coafis of Spain, and
    building Carteia, Gades and Taru_[fs;
    :a.nd others going further to thc Fortuuate
    ljlands, and to Britain and Thule. Jeho-
    ram reigned eight years, and rhe two 1aa
    years was fick in bis bowels,and before that
    ftcknefs Edom revolted, becaufe of Jeho-
    ram's wicked Reign: ifwe place that revolr
    about the middle of the firl: ix years, ir
    will fall u on rhe fifrh year of Pygmatiott
    King of yre, and fb was about twelve or
    fifteen years afrer rhe raking of Troy: anJ
    then, by reafon of this revoit, the TyrimH
    retired from the Red Sea, and began long
    Voyagesupon the Mediterranca1t; for in
    the fevenrh year of P_y malion, bis Si!ler
    ?Ji do failed to the Coa of A frie beyond
    the Syrtes, and therc built Carthage. This
    retirin ofrhe Tyrans from the Red Sea w
    make on Voyagcs on the Mediterrane
    an, toget cr with thc fli ht of thc Edo-
    *Itl.'s from 7Jav/to thc hitijlims, gavc

    the RE E K S.
    101
    '
    '
    occlion to the traditio:1toth ofthe ancient
    ferjiatJs, and of rhe.
    Jelves, that the P hr.ettttatts carne ong111al-
    from the Red Sea to the coails of the
    ') editerranean, and prefently undertook
    !liong Voyages, as* Herodottts relates : for
    9
    f.
    relates, that the P hr.e lttc ta!ts corning mcd1um.
    ,;from thc Red Sea to the Mcditerra11ea1t,
    i and beginning to make long Voyages with
    ;: Egyptia1t and Aj[yrimt wares, among o-
    : thcr to Argos, and having fold
    , thcir wares,feized and carried away into E-
    . gypt, fome of the Grecian women who
    carne to bu y them; and amongfl: thofe wo-
    ' men was lo the daughter of btachus. The
    PhrEnicians therefore came from the Red
    S ea, in the da ys of lo and her brother P bo-
    ronetu Kingof Argos, and by confeguence
    ar that time when 'David conquered thc E-
    .: domite.r,andmadethem fly everyway from
    . the Red Sea; fome inro Egypt with their
    : young King, and others to the P bilijtms,
    their next nei hbours, and the encmics of
    ;' 1Javid. An this flight gavc occafion to
    : the Phitijlimt, to call many places
    thra, in memory of their being Erythre.-
    'i .. tms or Edomite.r, and oftheir coming from
    the Erythrean Sea; for Erythra was the
    nameofaCity in Jonia, of another in Li-
    bya, ofanother nLocrit, ofanother in
    otia, of another in Cyprus, of anothcr in
    .1/jtotia, of aoother i,u Ajitl oear Chitu ;

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    lOS HRONOLGY
    and Erythia .Acra was a promontory i;
    1
    Libya, and Erythrtettm a promontory


    Crete, and a phcc ncar 1)b1tr,
    and Erytb, a City or Counrry in 'Pa.
    phtagonia: and rhc namc l:.'rytbea or
    thrte, wasgivcn ro rhe IO:md Gades, pco.
    tS:>lin. c. plcd by Phrrnicians. So SolJtlls, t In ra.
    pite B tet ic te i1tfida a cont enti ftpt i
    tis paj}'!:J!ts memoratur quam 1j'rii a rubro
    mari pro_f('[f i Er)tbeam, P rnti .fu a
    Plin.l. 4 Gadir, id ejl fopcm omiJtar:mt. An(l
    c.:n. Pliny, concerning a littlc I0;1nd ncar it;
    Erytbia di[fa ejt quoniam 1)rii .Aborigt
    nes eortun, ort i abErytbrteo mari ferc/J,w.
    tur. Among t he P hrr1c ians, \V h o e
    Strabo. wirh Cadmtts into Greecc, therc were *A-
    l 9 p.4ot. rabia11s, and + t Erythreans, or Inh:1oi
    t+ Herod. in'[ hrace rhere fettled a Pcople, w ho \Hrc
    l.. circumciii.!d and called Odomcm!:e.r, rhat
    as fome think, Edomites. EdoJtt, Eryt/;tl
    and Phrrnicia, are namcs ofthe famc Jign!
    fication, the words dcnoting a red coluur:
    \Vhich makes it probable that the Eryt/;rc
    a1ts w ho fletl from 'David, fettled in grca:
    '
    numbers in [J/;(J!1ttcia, that is, in all theSca
    coafis of Syria, from Egypt to Zido1t i and
    by calling thcmfclves Pb(J!11iciaJts, in thc
    hnguagc of Syria, infl:ead of Erythrean.r,
    gavc thc name of Pb(J!nicia, to all that Sca-
    coal:, and to that only. So StrtJVO :
    strabo. ' ' ' 1 ' ' \ o' .. 1 1 u
    1
    fJ.'' y.xr ll.
    1
    TIJ <; cflovmar,, Tll t; ,;JVIIJ; Tll.; Wl!'l "'fLIX;
    .1.p.41, - m '" '
    !IV4-1.1 T:v iiV 'f"!J

    l.f"CC(11, 'X"f:JC1Tt0lv1Gt.; H:d >J T{


    ... w-,111CTIX._H ipvD.i. _Ajjj refertmt
    mcer


    o the
    RE E K S 109
    . cu Sido1tios f}f/ros fj{e colonos eorum
    ui futtt t Oceano, addentfs ittos ideo vo-
    ari Phr:enices [puniceos] qr10d mare ru-
    brum Ji t.
    S trabo* mentioning the fidl men who *Strabo (t
    :lcft thc Sca-coal:s, and vcnrurcd out inro J.p.4a.
    tbc dccp, :md undertook long V o :tgcs,
    n1mes Bacchus, lfercules, Jafo1t, lyf!es
    :md A!melatts; and faith th:1t the Domini-
    on of }.fios ovcr thc Sea was cclebrated,
    and thc N:ng:1tion ofthe Pba:11icianswho
    wcnt beyond thc Pilbrs of Hercttles, and
    built Citics rherc, and in the middle of the
    Sc;-coal:s of Afric, rekntly after the
    war of TrOJ' Thcfc " ha:11icia11s t were t Bocha.rt.
    thc T'Yrillts, w ho at tlnt time built Car- Canaan. 1,
    tbage in Afric, and Carteia in Spaitt, and .c. H
    Gades in the IOand of rhat name without
    che Straigbts; and gavc thc name of Her-
    cules to rheir chef Leader, bccaufe of his
    labours and fitcces, and rhat of Heraclea to
    rhc city Carteia whch he built. So Stra.
    bo : 'E , , ,
    1
    .,, ... Strabo. l.
    , IV l:t Y uc YI.J.iTci o..-0,:-tT' 7'"\1v ::-.CL'
    1
    oi
    ' ;,. ic; 1 K.ctl "';; aura [ J 'lrAII 'T'T 1a:p.i- v3 .dP


    ' 1' ' ' o ' ' ... 1 f u .
    . J<'it.Ctr:;""'.o'; a\I:>Aoyo, K-<1 'lfct.?.:xu., v:...r:;:x .uv 7rOT6 YIVJfJ.E '11 T -UV T r. .n.
    1
    , r ' .... , . 1 7 ranl&I.Jl ..
    1'. m & ""' K IIC(.I.CI. wv "'' K:Xl T.(J.oaGs NO
    . " "'
    1
    1 . } ' ' . ' ' ' . 3f9
    ,r o; 1.f1)11"l X;J IpctKAE.av ovt1J.LcttrO'tJ:t: TCI "retA.LIIJV TE
    f .,,e,Aov, Mons a_d dextram ejle
    .! uojtro marr foras navtganttbus, ad qua-
    ;:: dragi11ta 11de jtadia urbs Cctrteia
    .: (ICmcmorabitis, olim .flatio !Jifpa
    Hauc ab Hercute qttidam CO!tditam
    anmt, iJtter ttos ejl qui eam
    antirtttitus Jeracleam appetlatam
    adbuc magmtm 1/Jttrorttm

    nrcr-

    1 IO 0 the HRONOLOGY
    circrtitttm 11avalia. This Hercttlcs, ,
    memory ofhis building and Reigning mcr
    Canaan.
    l. l. c. 34
    f 6B1.
    rhe City Carteia, they called al1o llldca;.
    tus, the King ofCarteia. Bocbart * \\'rircs,
    that Carteia was at tirll caiied
    '
    from its founder Mekarttts, and by Jn
    -
    .i1phttrefis, Carteia; and that }.fdcart:;
    fignifies .lllatec Kartha, the King of
    City, that is, fairh he, of rhe City Tyn::
    but confidcring that no ancient Aurho1: rci;;
    us, that Carteia was ever called ]lfclcar
    teia, or that Me/cartus was King of T)n;
    l had rarher fa y that fo!elcartus, or .filrlc'
    cartus, hadhisname from being the Fou:J
    der and Governor or Prince ofthe city Car
    teia. Under Jtrfetcartus thc Tyria11s hil
    ed as far as Tarte.f!us or Tarjhijh, a pbcc in
    the Weftern part of Spai1t, berween thc
    two mouths of the river Bmtis, and thcrc
    theytmer with muchfilvcr, which thcy pnr
    chafed for trifles: they failed alfo as taras
    Britain before the death ofMelcarttls; for
    .Plin.I. ... Ptiny tellsus, Plttmbum ex Caj]teride
    .c.f6. .
    i1Jjitla primu.r apportavit Jtrfidacrtttts:
    andl3ochart + obferves tbatMidacritluisa
    +
    ''
    39
    Greek name corruptl y writtcn for Mete m
    tus; Britain being unk.nown to the Grnks
    long after it was difcovered by rhe P brrm
    . cia1u. After the dcath of Metcart!ls,
    they * built a Temple to him in rhe Ifland.
    tus invita Gades, and adorncd ir with the fculprurcs ol
    Apollonii thc labours of Hercules, and of his Hydrn,
    - tia .

    o t he G R E E K s." 1 I I
    Jcs, King of the B ijtones in Tbrace, to be
    devoured. In this Temple was the golden
    Belt of Tettcer, and the golden Olive of
    PY. matiote bearing SmaragdJe fruit:
    by thefe coniecrated gifts of Teu-
    cer and Pygmalio?t, you may know that
    it was built in thcir da ys. Pomponius de-
    rives ir from rhe times of the Trojatt war.
    for Tettcer fe ven years afrer that war, ac-
    cording to the Marbles, arrivcd at Cyprus,
    being Lanifhed from homc by his father Te-
    lamo11, and thcre built S ala miS': and he and
    bis Pol:erit reigned therc 'rill Evagoras,
    the lal: of t 1em was conqucrcd by thePer-
    fia11s, in thc twelfth year of .Ji;!:zxerxes
    .lvbtemon. Certainly this Tjrian Hercutes
    could be no older than the Troja1t war, be-
    caufe the Tyrimu did not begin to navigate
    the Mediterranean 'till after that war : for
    Homer and Hejiod knew nothing ofthis na-
    . \igation, and thc Tyritm Hercules went to
    the coafts of Spatrt, and was buried in
    GaJes: fo ./lr1robius *; Tyrius Hercttlfs Arno'tt
    fepulttu i1t ji1Jibus Hifpattite: and Mela,
    1

    1

    il caking ofrhc Temple of Hercutes in Ga-
    es, faith, Cur [a1tlumjit oj[a ejtts ibi fe
    pttitae citmt. Cartbage t paid tenths to tDochart.
    this ercules, and fcnt thcir payments m
    l
    rr d h b bl l.l.C.lf,
    year y to .1. ru: an t encc it's pro a e
    that this ercutes went to thc coal: of
    /Jfric, as well as ro that of Sp'ailz, and by
    h
    . i {' d l 'D . J e.
    1
    5'.
    IS ( i coveries prepare t 1e way to tao: Florusl. 3
    Orofius and othcrs tell us that he built

    t .
    Ca.) fa therc. J ofcp!ms tclls of an earlier
    Her

    '
    't Antiq.l.
    B.c.1.f.
    &1.9.C
    H.
    '
    HRONOLOGY'
    Hercrtles to w horn Hiram built a Tcmrle
    at Tyre: and perhaps therc mighr be J!i;J
    :an earlicr Herculcs of 1)'re, \Yho icr on
    foot thcir trade on thc Red Sea in
    days of Vavid or Solomo11.
    Tatia11, in his book againl: the Grffls,
    relates that amongfl: the P hrr;ticitms fi"u-
    rihed three ancienr H il:orians, TbciJdot I'J",
    Hy.ficrates and Mochus, who a U of t ,\,;
    delivered i1t their hijfories, tra11jlater/ ;,.:_
    to Greek by Lxtus, 111tder which oj' de
    Kings bappe11ed tbe rapture of Enr('P:
    the voyage o enelaus into PhceniciJ.; ::d
    the leagtte and between S'Jio-
    mon a1td Hiram, whe1t Hiram gave bis
    daughter to Solornon, and furtzijhed htt
    with timber for bttitding the Temple: twd
    that the fome i.r affirmed by Menandcr oj
    Pergamus. Jofephtts t ]ets us know th1t
    the ;Annals from the daysof
    Abtbattts andHtram, Kings of Tyre, wcrc
    extant in his da s ; and that Me1za1tdcr of
    Pergamrts tran ated them into Greek, and
    rhat Hlram's friend.ihip to Solomo11, aud
    affifiance in buildin the Temple, was mcn-
    tioned in them; an that the Tero le wa'i
    fotmded in the eleventh year of iram:
    by the tefiimony of Metta1tder and che
    ancient P /;(J!nician hil:orians, the rapturc
    of Europa., and by confequcncc thc com-
    ing of her brother Cadmtts into Grecce,
    happened wthin the time of the Reigns of
    Kings of Tyrc dclivcred in thefe hil:o-


    o the RE E K S.
    and thereforc not befo re thc Reign of
    .Abi/;altts, the firl: of them, nor befo re rhe
    Rcian of King 'David bis
    voyagc of MeJtetaus might be J.fter rhe
    Jcftrutfion of Troy. Solomo!! rhcrefore
    reigned in the times betwcen rapturcs
    of Europa and Helena, and and
    ber brorher Cadmus flonrilhcd in rhc d:1 \' s
    of 'David. },Ji11os, thc f(m of E!trofa.
    nourilhcd in thc Rcign of S'oiumon, J.nd
    p.ut of rhe of RebobO!lm: and rhe
    children of llfmos, n:1mely his
    eldeft fon, 'DeucatiOlt bis youngcf1: fn :1nd
    one ofthc Argo11a1tts, /JriadJte the mil1-refs
    of Tbefotts and B<'zccbtts, and Phtedra rhe
    wifeofThr:fetts; flourUhcd in thc bttcr end
    of Sotomo11, and in thc Reigns of Rebobo-
    mn, .Abijah, and Aflt: and1dome!le!ts, the
    grandfon of Mino.r, was at the war ofTro]:
    andHiram[uccecded his fathcr AbialJt.r,
    in theth.recandtwcnticthyc:u ofVa-;id:
    and JJbiiJatus might found thc Kingdom of
    Tyrc'a;bout ixreen or eightcen ycars befo re.
    when Zido11- was tak.en by the Pbitiflims;
    and the Zido1zians led from thencc, undcr
    the condut .of Cadmus and othcr com-
    manders, to .feek new feats. Thns by thc
    Annats ofTyre, and thc ancicnt Phrcn-i-
    mz Hiil:orians who followed thcm, dbiba-
    tus, Af::ym1tus, Cadmus, and Europa, flcd
    from Zidrm -about rhc fixtccnth ycar of
    'lJavid's Reign: and the Ar 01rautic Ex-
    pedition being later by about uee
    I rions,

    II
    l 14
    '
    -1 Thucy,\.
    ' .
    l. 1> ir.itiO.
    Full.b.
    Chr.
    HRONOLOGY
    rions, will be about thrce hundred year;
    Luer than w he re rhe G reeks ha ve placed

    H.
    Afrcr in long hips with fail,,
    onc ordcr of oars, lud bccn propagatcd
    from to 'Phrnticia and Greecc, and
    thcrcby thc ?:idonitms had extended rhcir
    t1 .Hle ro G rcrcr, ;md carricd ir on about :111
    hundrcd and !lfty yc:us; and rhcn thc T_\-
    J'ial!s hcing drivcn from rhc Red-Sea by
    t he L'domlu s. lud hcgnn a ncw tradc (;ll
    thc 11/editerranctw with Spain, ./lfric.
    Rritrl, and othcr remo te nation<> ; thcy
    carricd it on about an lmndrcd and ixr\
    o
    improvc NaYigation, by building )igger
    f1lips with tl1rce ordcrs of oars, called Tn
    remes. For t Tbu(ydides tdls us thattk
    Corintbimu wcrc rhe firfl: of rhc Grce
    \\' ho bui lt ftich ihps, and tl1J.t a 1li -Clrpcn
    rer of Cori71tb wcnt thencc to amos. a-
    bout o ycars betorc rhc cnd of the PetG-
    pomujm \\ ar, and built alio four ihips for
    t he Smnitm.r; and that 26o years befo re rk
    cml of tlut \\ar, that is, about thc 29th 0-
    lympi;td, therc wac;; :1 fight at ka bctwccn
    t he Cori11t hiaJts and thc
    which the oldcfl- JCa-fight mcnrioncJtn
    ,qorv. TIJliCYdides rcllsus ti.Jrthcr, thlr
    t !1<: f! ,n col(>ny''w hich thc GrNks 1Cnt into
    l\iuly, Cbaic inl'.;u/;a:tZ, unJcr
    tli\: t:(,ndttcr ofT!JIIcics, ami built Naxu.r;
    ;__j(j t he Jlt.:X( \ ./bc!JiaJ c.unc from Co-
    7'1/J{/;
    ri ttthwith a colon y ,and builtSyrac!!ft, J.nd
    rhat Lamis camc about the Eune time into
    Sicity, with a colony from ll!cgara in A-
    chaia, andlived firflatTroti!ttrn, and rhcn
    ar Lconttni, and dicd at Thapjits L\y-
    racuft; and that aftcr his dcar h, t h i <;e don y
    was invired by Hybto ro J1!cKara in Slci{v,
    and Ji ved rhere yc:.us, :md \\':J.'l thcn cx-
    pelled by Gc!o King of Sirt(Y. Now Celo
    f1ourihed about 78 ycars befo re the c1.1d of
    the PetoponnrjiaJt WJ.r: count back. ward-;
    rhc 78 and the 245 years, and about r 2
    vears more for thc Rcign of Lamis in Siri-
    -
    b', and the reckoning \\ill place thc buill!i11g
    of Syracttft about 3 3 5 ycars befo re thc cnd
    of the wu, or in thc tcnth
    Olym iad; and abont that time Ettfibitt.r
    and ot ers place ir : but ir mighr be nv cnry
    or thirty ye:us hter, the antiLuities ofthok
    days having bccn raiicd more or by thc
    Greeks. From thc colonies
    fcnt into Ita/y and Sicily carne thc rumc of
    Grt!!cia magna.
    II)
    Thucydides * tclls us further, that tbe
    G k b S
    1 fl: lf
    ree s egan to come into 10 .:Y m o
    vaded t hat Ihnd w ith an arm y out o f 1 t a-
    ly: fuppofe it 2go ycars after, and the
    building ofSyracuje 3 Io years the
    end ofthe PelopomtejiaJt war; and rhat in-
    vafton of S ici!y by the Sicuti will be 590
    years befare the end of that war, that is, in
    the 27th year of Solomon.'s Reign, or thcre-
    1 l. :<I.J0UL
    II6
    "'A'u.l
    f)I!Jil V L l.

    lf'.lf.
    t J Irrod l.
    b.c.r;7.
    i 1 L': o,!. l.
    )l .
    HR O NO LO G Y
    about. lfclla11ints * tclls us, that t wa-;in
    thc thirJ Gcncration befare theTrqjan \lar:
    and in thc 26th of the Prielhood a:
    A!roc, Pricfl:c:L of J11no Arxha: anc
    '[ b i li ji ilt.r o f Syilc !f (e, that ir was 8o Hlr\
    . . . ..
    bcfm rhc Troj a \\:11 : whcncc ir follo1n
    -
    rkn thc TrojaJJ \Ltr and Argol!alitic Expc
    wcrc btcr th::tn thc days of Soio1!Mf:
    1
    :
    1
    .Ih.1 R c!Joboaw, and could nor be much car
    licr than \\ bcrc \\'C han: pbced thcm.
    Thc 1\.ingdom of )'\l.zcedon t was foun.
    cd by Crtrtoms :md 'Padiccas, who bein2
    (Jf Racc of Tcmoms King of
    flcd from in thc Rcign ofPbidon the
    hrothcr of Caramts. Tcmmus was one ct'
    rhc rhrcc w ho lcd tbe Elcraclide;
    i:lto 'Pelopou:flts, and ilured the conquclr
    thcmfCI ve c.: he obuincd and
    J.ftcr him, anc.l his fon C'ifus, thc Kingdom
    c,f Argos bccamc dividcd among the poik
    rir y ot Tcme1/1!.r, unril 'Pbia'o, rcunitcdit,
    cx.dlin:!, lw; kindrcd. 'Pbidott grcw potenr.
    and mcaiures in Pc-
    /;>J.::M:fiu, coincd filvcr moncy; :111d
    rcmoving thc '? ij;t'tlJts and Eiea11s, p1:ef1
    in rhc O 1 y m pie but was foon
    a ftL'r ii1bducd by thc L:,'lcas and SpartaJIJ
    f{(')'odot Jt.r .j: reckons that 'Pcrdiccas \\'lS
    thc ({rl- K or J1/tiCCc/OJt; btcr wrircrs. 3)
    'Pa11jcwia.r Suida.r, -makc Ctz
    1 rll/t!J !:11c firl: l\ ing: .'/Jtjtin callsPcrdi:cas
    t he J 1 tccdl(lr or Ca,cowJ; and Solms airh
    r l!.n 'P crdlaas iucceeded Cartmus; and
    \\' JS
    !

    o the
    RE E K S.
    W:tS the firl: that obtaincd thc na me off\ i ng.
    It's probable rh:1t Carcunts :md 'Perdircas
    wcre contemporarics, and f1cLl about t he
    J:une time from 'P!Jidott, ami firtt
    creted iln:1ll princip1lirics i11 Jll/;cedo-
    11ia, which, at'rcr rhc of Caril-
    7/!S, bccamc onc undcr 'Pndiccas. Jie-
    II7
    rodottts :: rells us, tlut aftcr 'Ferdiccru, :: ficro.l.
    rci.,.ncd ./!rteus, or Anrrrl!s, 'Pbi/itJ, /E:ro- 1 :Lc.IJ9
    <..'"l 1
    ::.r, Alcftas, Alilyllttts, ami .Air:xandcr,
    Juccdlively. .Aicxandc \'.'JS contcmpo-
    r:!ry to .-:Ycr:as hing of 'Po:;.<:, and



    All 4 Ol),-,., -o Jn'l , ... ," fc-
    , ..... L . t. . / 7, ..... '-.t. \ 4\._. L\
    cccdcd by 'Pcr.:/J:r:!.r:. be by his iun
    Archelaus: :wd dn 1 tcll s Lh rlu:: t Tlc .l.
    rhcrc werc cighr K in:::;" of ]\/acedo; 1:1 rrop.:
    1
    . A 1 l l ' . b tnA .11
    r ns rciJ{: atts: now )y rCCi\..OHlng r)\'C
    . - '
    forty ycars a-piecc rn rhde Kingc;, Chrono-
    logers ha ve mJ.dc 7_.J bido; and Caam.r old-
    cr than the OlympiaJ"; \\herc:J.s if wc
    fl1ould rcckon thcir H.ci:)'ns lt abour r g or
    ,"')
    28 years a-piccc onc with anothcr, fi dl
    JCven Reigns countcd bJCk. from thc-
    dcath of this Alcxado, \i'ill p!J.cc thc
    of 'PbidoJt, alld ll1c ()r
    e '
    thc Kingdom of .A!accdo;t undcr (Pcrdi('-
    cas and Carmm.r, upon thc ...fth or -t--tl,
    Olympiad, or lt could
    be carlicr, bccauC Leocides rhc fim ofP !JJ-
    do?J, and thc f(m of :lr
    onc and thc hmc time courtcLl A._c!,arUI<'t,
    thc tbughtcr ofCtijlbcllcs K of S't'noJl,
    a5 HurodotJts tdls us; ami tb:.dmiJJi!/y-
    .1.' - Hcrod.
    } 3 07/S,
    '
    II8




    OJJs, by the advice ot Solo11, rnade Afc.
    1tlttOn, and Clijthe7tes, and Ettro!ycu.r Kir.;
    of Tbej[a{y, commanders of rheir
    in their againfl: Cirrha; and the Cir.
    rbemtSwereconquered .d1t.2. Olymp. f
    arcording to the Marbles. PhidoJt ti1Cre
    fore and his brother Caramts were contcir.
    por;uy to Solon, Atcmtt!Olt, ClijthrJtes, ani
    Eurob'ctts, and flourilhed about the -t-8t)
    and 49th Olympiads. They werc
    contcmporary in thcir hrer days wCrrrfw,
    for So/o convedcd \\'ith Cnrfits, and ]/.
    1/ltfOJt entertained and condutcd the
    icngcrs whom Crrrfits fent ro confi.Ilt rh:
    r;lclc at 'De/phi, An. 1. Olym J. )6. JC
    cording to thc Marbles, and wac; cnt for by
    Cr:{:ts, and rcwardcd with much
    But the times fct clown in the l'vhrblc\
    bct(ne thc Poflrm Empire bcgan, bci:1g
    collctcd by rcckoning thc Rcigns or
    Kings cquipollcnt to Gcncrations, and thrce
    Gcncratiuns ro ::m lmndrcd years or aborc;
    and thc Rcigns of Kings, onc with
    bcinp. fhorrcr in rhc pro orrion of about t<.1ur
    tn lC\'cn; the Chrono ogy fct clown in rh.:
    l\1;lrblcs, until thc Conc.ucfl: of Meditz by
    (rrus,A:z. 4 OJymp. 6o, will approach rl1c
    tmth mnch ncartr, by fhorteningthc tll1l'".
    l,ci(,rc th;lt Con,lucft in rhc proportion
    lr1ur to e\'cn. So thc CirrheatJs werc ((jll
    quered A1t. 2 OJymp. 47, according ro thc
    Marblr<>, t h:1r i'l .... ycars bctore thc Co!J-
    nudl of Jl!c di a; and theie years ocing 1Jut-
    . tC!ll'Ll
    o the RE E K S.
    tened in the proportion offour ro fcven,
    come 3 I ycars; \\'hich IltblluC.h:d from An.
    4, Olymp. 60, pbcc thc Conqudl ofCirr-
    ba upon A11. I. Olymp. ') : a.nd, by rhc
    like corretion of thc J\.Llrbk:;, Alcm<tC:t
    cntertaincd rhe
    "hotTI Cra:Jits knt to coniidt O
    'Delpbi, A11. r. Olymp. ')8; tlut i-;, tour
    yc,us bcfore thc Collqudl ot'Smd::.r bv Cl'-
    ., "' -.
    rus: .1nd thc Tvr.mny of '/'if/r,dus,
    which by the bcg;uJ /;{'Jif,
    A11. 4, Olymp. '):",., by thc likc corrn .. 'ti-
    onbeg::tn./lu. 3 Olymp. 57; .lndhy conk-
    yuencc Solo!! dicd//u. + O l y m p . .:i-:. T J i :->
    mcthod nuy be ukd whcrc othcr Jr-

    guments are wanting; but w hcrc they
    II9
    not wanting, thc bel: argumcnts e to be
    prcfcrrcd.
    Ip!Jitus * prefided both in rhc Temple nf
    .'/ttpiter and in the Otympic l.S.;ff
    Gamcs, and fo did bis fi.tcccfTors, 'till ri1e
    26th 01 y m piad; and fe) long thc vid())'S
    were rewardcd with a Tri pos: lmt thcll thc
    'Pijtf'a11sgctting aborc thc Hla,u,


    to prdid.e, and rcwardcd thc vidor,:; witl1 .t
    Crown, and inl:itutcd thc C,v;('tl ro
    lo; anJ continucd to prdidc 'till PhiJ';; iiJ-
    rerruptcd rhcm, that is, till about thc ri:::c of
    thc f<)th Olympiad: ft)r i i.n rhc 0- 4 P.tu!Jn.
    1 ympiad, the H!ca;s cntcrc(t thc coumry l..cu.
    of rbc thcir d;.:(_ps.
    but wcre prcvailcd upon to return h(l!ll.::
    (.1 uied y ; ail:c rw :1 rd" t' he p zj;e an s con k d . .>
    1 f
    120 O the HRONOLOGY
    ratcd with feveral other Cree k natiom,
    made war upon rhe Eka11s, and in the cnd
    wcre beaten: in rhis war I conceive it
    that Phidon prdided, fuppofe. in rhe 4<)th
    tPau&n. for t in thc )oth Olym zad, t()l'
    !.. '!l . d I .
    J putrmg an en ro t 1e conrentwns et\rcen
    rhc Kings about prdiding, two mcn Wlre
    chofen by lot out of the ciry E/is to pn.:-
    1idc, and their number in the 6)th Olympi-
    aJ was increafcL! to nine, and aftenvards to
    ten; and rheie werc called He!lc-
    nodicte, judgcs for or in thc na me of Grrrcr
    P attfonias tells us, that thc Elcaus calleJ
    in PhidoH, and rogethcr with him cclcbn-
    red the 48th Olympiad; helhould ha ve bid
    the 49th OlympiaJ: but Jferodottts
    us, tlut 'Pbidottrcmoved rhe Elemts; anJ
    borh might be true: rhc E/ea1u might e:.dl
    in P hido;t again11 rhe P and u pon o-
    vercomin(?; be rct'lrfcd preliding in rheOlym
    picgames by PhidoJt, and confederare wiLh
    thc Spartans, and by thcir ailifbncc ovcr-
    throw thc Kngdom ofPhidott, and rccovcr
    rhcir ancient righr ofprefiding in the gamcs.
    :l=Stro.ho l. StrtibO rens us, tlut T!Jit!ott was thc
    S.p.3f
    8
    tenth fi-om Tcmettlt.r; not thc tenth King,
    ii1r bcrween c;its and Phido11 thcy
    not, b11t thc tcnth from fathcr to Ion, incltt
    dingT'cmclltts. If1-7 ycars he rcckoncd ru
    a Gcncr:1tion by rhc cldcl fons, thc ninc in-
    rervals will ::unounr nnro 243 years, which
    countcJ back from rhe .,.8th Clympiad, in
    whic:h 1
    1
    /;idon f1ouri1h::d, will pbce thc Rc-
    tul'll
    the
    . RE E K S,
    tnrn ofrhe lleractides about fifty years
    bovc. But hrono logers reckon abour '1)
    ycJrs from rhe ofrhe Herac.tides to
    the 48rhOlympiad,:md ac:count P htdoJt the
    evcnth from Tememu; which is after the
    rate of8) years ro a Generation, and there-
    fore notro be admirted.
    Cyrtts took Babylo11, according ro
    fomy's Canon, nine years bcfore his dcath,
    A1t. Nabonaj[. 209. An. 2. Olymp. 6o: and
    he roo k Sardes a littlc bcfore, namely A11.
    J. Olymp. )9 as Sca!iger collets from
    j'crates: Crre jiu was rhen King of Sardes,
    Jnd reigned fourreen years, and thercfure
    began ro reign An. 3, Olymp. 'i 'i. After
    Sofo11 had made laws for rhe Athenians, he
    obliged them upon oath ro obervc thofe
    bws 'till he returned from his tra vels ; and
    thcn travelled ten ycars, going to E'-(!,JPt
    and Cypru.r, and viiting '1 hales of .A1tle-
    tus: and upon his returrr to ./lthens, P ifi.f
    tratus began ro affetl: the Tyranny of that
    (ity, w hich madc Solofl tra vel a iecond
    rime, and now he wao;; invited b Crre flu to
    Sardes; and Cr({'jil.f, before 'olou viited
    him, had fubdued all Afia minor, as .r as ro
    thc R iver Hatys; and thercforc he received
    tharvilit towards thc bttcr part ofhi;Reign,
    and we may place it upon the ninth year
    lhcrcoC A11. 3. Olymp. '7: and rhc lcgifla-
    tutcof Solon rwclvc yc;.u.s carlicr, AH. 3.
    Olymp. ) ..: ami that of 'Drac() l:ill ten
    years
    121
    122
    HRONOLOGY
    years earlicr, An. I. Olymp. )2. AfterSo-
    lonhadvilitedCrm{tts, he wentinto Citi.
    Plut. in travels: and thts was 111 the fecond ycar ot
    t:l Soloms. the Tyranny of 'Pijijlratus. Comias \LJ\
    Archon when SoloJt rcturncd fi'om hi3 firn
    rravels ro Athms; and the ncxt year lk
    gejlratus was Archon, and Sol01t died be-
    fare the end ofthe year, An. 3 Olymp. 57,
    as above: and by rhis reckoning rhe ob-
    jetion of P ltttarcb is re-
    moved.
    W e ha ve now l1ewed thar thc PhrrJ!ici-
    tms of Zidon, undcr rhe condut of CzJ.
    mus and caprains, fJying from rheir
    enemies, carne inro Greece, with lctrcrs

    and orher arts, about the fixteenth year of
    K in 2)avid'sReign; that Etwopa rhc fifl:cr
    of admrts, flcd fome days befare him from
    Zido11, and carne ro Crete, and rhere be-
    carne the mother of Minos, abour rhc 18 rh
    or 2oth year of7Javid's Reign; rhat Scfo/
    tris and the grcat Bacchus, and by conJc-
    quence alf() bjiris, were one and thc
    KingofEtyptwirhScfac, andcamc ourot
    Egypt in rhc: fifth ycar of Reboboam ro
    va.dc thc nations, and dicd 2) yca.rs jo-
    lomo1t; tha.t che expcdtion \\ ;lS
    abour 43 ycars a.frcr rhe dcath of Soiomoll_;
    thatTroy wa.s rakcn about 76 or 78 y c:us Ji-
    ter thc dcath of Solomo; rhar rhc Pbrr11:
    cimts ofljre wcrc drivcn from the Rcd-St.t
    by thc Edomites, about 87 ycars aftcr the
    dc;rh
    o the RE E K S.
    death of Solomo1t, and within two or thrce
    years to rnak.e long voyages, upon
    rhe Mediterranean, failing to Spain, and
    beyond, under acornmandcr whom for his
    indufrry, condul:, and difcovcries, rhey
    honoured with the names of Melcart11s and
    Hercztles; rhat the return of rhe lleracii-
    des in ro Peloponne fus was about r 58 ycars
    afrer the death of Sotomo11; that Lycurgus
    rhe Legifb.tor reigncd ar S parta, and g:lVc
    rhe three Difcs ro rhe Olympic trcafm ',
    .An. 1. Olymp. rS, or 273 year<;afrcr t1c
    death of Sotomon, the bcing
    atthat time addcd to the Olyrnpic Games;
    that the Greeks began foon afrer ro build
    1riremes, and ro knd Colonies into Sicity
    and ltaJy, which gave rhe n:1me of Grtecia
    magna to thofe countries; that the fi.rl
    Meffe7tian war cnded about 3 50 ycars af-
    terthedeathofSo/omon, Alt. t. Olymp. 37.
    that Phidon was contcmporary ro Solo11,
    and prelided in thc Olympic Gamcs in the
    49th Olym iad, that is, 3 97 ycars after the
    death of So omon, rhat 7Jraco was Archon,
    andmade hisbws, A11. 1. Olymp. 52; and
    So!OJt, A !t. 3. Olymp. ) 4; and tl-ut So ion
    viftted Cra'fiu, Alt. 3. Olymp. 57, or 43 3
    ycars ati:cr rhc death ofSotamon; :1nd Sar-
    des was takcn by Cyrrts ycars, and Ba-
    by ton by Gyrus 443 ycars, and Echattme
    by Cyrtts H5" afccr rhc dcarb of Saio-
    moJt: and thcfc period'i beincr kttlcd, rhcy
    peco me a toundation for bui ding the Chro-
    nolngy
    I2j
    '
    nology ofthe ancient times u on them;
    nothing more remains for ettling. 1uch a
    Chronology, than ro make thefe Periodsa
    lirtle cxal:er, ifit Clll be, and to fhew how
    the rel: of the Antiquities of Greece, E-
    !.)'Pt, AJ!yrta, Chatdtea, and Media, may
    iuit rherewith.
    WhiHl: Bacchu.r made his expediran in ro
    India, Theftu.r left in the Ifhnd
    Naxu.r or Via, as abo ve, and fucceedcd hi)
    father ./Egeu.r at AtiJe1ts ; and upon che Rc-
    turn of Bacchu.r from India, ./lriadne be-
    carne bis milrefs, and accompanied him in
    his triumphs ; and this was about ten ycar'i
    afrer the death of Solomon: and from th:u
    time reigned eight Kings in A-thetts, vi.r..
    Theflu.r, heus, C))emophomt, Oxylt
    te.r, Aphida.r, Thymtete.r, Mela1tthtts, and
    Codrtt.r; thcfe Kings, at 19 years a-piece,
    one with another, might take up about r 52
    years, and end about 44 years bcfore thc
    Olympiads: then rcigned rwelve Archons
    for life, which at I4 or 1 5' ears :1-piece, rhc
    State being unfb.blc, mig t rakc up about
    I 74 years, ::tnd end Att. 2.. Olymp. 3 3 : rhcn
    reigned feven decennial Archons, w hich
    are ufuall reckoned at fevenry yc::trs ; bur
    fome oft em dyin in rheir Regcncy, rhcy
    mi ht not t::tke up a ove forry ycars, and Jo
    en abour J11t. 2. Olym!J 43, abour
    time began the fecondMej{nritm war: thdc
    decenni::tl Archons werc followed by rhc
    annu::tl Archons, amongll: w hom werc th.::
    tcgin;l-
    o the RE E K Se
    Legi-flators, 'Draco and S o /011. Soon after
    rhe death of e odrus, bis fecond fon N e teus,
    uot bearing thc Reign of his lame brother
    fifedo?t at J1thens, retired into .A_fia, and
    was followed by his younger brothers A1t-
    drocles and Cyareftts, and m:any others:
    rhek had the name of lo1a1zs, from ion
    rhe fon of Xttthus, who commanded the
    ann of the .llthenimts, at the death of E-
    rec'Jthetts,andgave the name ofl,o11ia to
    rhe country which they invaded: and about
    2.0 or 2) years after the death of Codrtts.
    rheie new Colonies, being now Lords of
    lo11ia fet u over themfelves a common
    Council cal ed Panio11ittm, andcompofCd
    of Counfellors fent fiom rwclve of their
    cities, Milettts, Myus, Priene, Ephefies,
    CotiJpboll, Lebedus, Teos, Ctazomente,
    Pboctea, S amos, Chios, and
    and this was the lo11c Migration. d
    Wh h G k d L
    . e Vi
    en t e ree san att1te s were 10r- nyf. Hali-
    ming thcir Technical Chronology, therc carnarr:J.
    were great difputes about thc Antiquity of LPH-+>
    Rome: the Greeks made it ruuch older than
    the Olym iads: fome of them faid it was
    built by 'ueas; others, by Rom.tu, thc
    fonor randfon of .!Eneas; orhers, by Ro-
    tmu, r e fonorgrandonof Latinus, King
    of the Aborigittes; others, by Romu.r the
    ion ofVf:yjJeJ', or of A canitu, or 0f Ita-
    tus: a:ndiomeofthe atjue.ratfidlfell.i-n
    wth the 0 inion of the Greeks, faying
    that.it was uilt by Romutru, rhc fon or
    gtandfon of .dim:as. Timte1ts Sicu14ts re-
    preknted
    I26 ...... HRONOLOGY
    prefented it built by Romu/us, the grand-
    ion of .!F11eas, above ::m hundred years be-
    fare rhe Olympiads; and fo did Ntevitu
    the Poct, who was twenty ears older tlun
    E1tnitts, and ferved in the rl: Ptmic wa"
    1
    and wrote the hil:ory ofrhat war. Hithcr-
    to nothing certain was agreed upon, but a-
    bout 140 or 150 years afrer the dcath of A-
    /e:'<:a1tder thc Grear, they began ro ay rlut
    Ro me was built a fecond time by Romttlus,
    in rhe fifteenth Ae:c after thc del:rution of
    '-
    Troy: by Agcs thcy rneant Reigns of rhc
    K ings of rhe Lati1zes :lt Alba, and reckon-
    cd the firl: fourteen Rcigns at about +P
    years, 1nd the following Reigns of the te-
    ven Kings of Rome at 244 years, both
    w hich numbers made up the time of about
    6 76 years frorn the taking of Troy, accor-
    ding to rhec Chronologers ; but are m u eh
    too long for the coude of nature : and by
    this reckoning they placed the building of
    Rome upon thc fixth or fcvcnth Olympiad;
    J7arro placcd ir on the firl: year of the
    :fevenrh Olympiad, and was rhcrcin
    eneralJy followcd by the Romans ;
    ut rhis can fcarcc be reconcilcd ro rhe
    courfc ofnaturc : for 1 do not meet w1th
    an y inl:ance in all hil:or y, lince Chro-
    nology was certain, whcrein feven
    mofl: of whom werc flain, reigncd 244
    years !n continual fucceiiion. Thc tour
    tecn Rcigns of the Kings of thc LatllCS,
    at twcnty ycars a-piecc onc wirh another.
    amount unro ycars, and thclc ycars
    counrcd
    o the RE E K S.
    counted from the taking of Troy, end in the
    38th Olympiad: and rhe fcvcn Reignco; of
    rhc K ings of Ro me, tour or fi ve of rhcm
    itW {bin and onc dcpofcd, may ata modc-
    rafe rcckoning amounr ro fifteen or fi xtccn
    years a-piecc onc wirh another: lct thcm
    be rcckoncd at fcvcntccn ycars a-piccc. antl
    rhcy\vill amount unto 119 year'l; which
    bcing countcd backwards from thc Rcgi-
    fngc, end alfo in thc 38th O 1 : and
    by thdc two rcckonings Romc was bnilr i11
    thc 38th Olympiad, or thcreabout. The
    180 years and the 119 cars togcthcr nukc
    up 3 99 years, and the ame numbcr ofyears
    aries by counting rhe twenry and one
    Reigns at ninereen ycars 2-piccc: and this
    being the whole time between thc taking of
    Troy and thc Regifuge, let thefe be
    counted backward from the Regifuge, A:t.
    I, Olymp. 68, and they will place rherak-
    ingof Troy about 74 yc:us after rhc dcath
    of Solomott.
    When Sefoflris retnrned from Tbrace in-
    ro Egypt, he lcft .IEctes wirh part ofhis ar-
    my in Cotchis, to guard tlut paS; and
    'Pbryxus and his fifier Helle flcd from l11o,
    the daughterofCadmus, tok:etesioon af-
    tcr, in a fhip whofc cnfign was a golden
    ra.m: l11o was thcrcforc alivc in thc four-
    tccnrh ear of Rcboboam, rhe ycar in
    which tjojlris rcturncd inro and
    by confequcncc her fathcl' Cadmus flouri-
    ihcd in theRcign ofVavid, and not bcf()re.
    Ct1dmus was rhc fathcr of 'Po!ydortts, thc
    hther
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    128 HRONOLOGY

    father of La!Jdactts, the father of Lairu,
    t-hL> no;Illl r t-J-.r> ...... J-.n.- l""'fo f..,'fno
    L1J\... \J'.l '-'t. c,..r,,_..,' '-&.J-.... JC1.L1J'--.l V.l .L .. d- e, v-
    eles and Pol)'liices \V ho flew onc anothcr
    in their youth, in thc war ofthc fcvcn C1p
    tains at 1he6es, about reu or twelvc vcar-;

    after thc Expcdition : :111d
    Therfander, r'hc ton of Poly;tices, warrcd
    at Troy. Thcfc Generations being by the
    eldel: fons who marricd young, if rhcy be
    reckoned at about twcnty and four ro
    a Gcneration, will place the birth of 'Po{r-
    donts upon thc 18th year of 'David'$
    Reign, or thereabout: and thus Cadmtts
    might be a youna man, not yet marricd,
    \V hen he carne fir into Greece. A t his firll:
    camina he filil'd to Rbode.r, and thencc ro
    Samot 1race, an I1and Rear Thracc on rhc
    north fide of Lenmos, ::md therc marricd
    Harmon ia, the iler of Jafius and Varda-
    tttJS, which gavc occafion ro the Samotbra-
    cian myfieries: and Pot ortts might be
    rhcir ion, bom a ycar or rwo after thcir
    coming; and his fil:er Ettropa might be
    then a yOtmg woman, in theilower of hcr
    age. Thcfe Generations cannot well be
    and therefore Cadmu.r, and bis ion
    Pof:)'donts, wcre notyoooger than we ha ve:
    reckoncd them : nor can thoy be much
    Ionger, without making Potydorur too old
    to be born in Euro pe, and to be thcon of
    HaJ.nonia the ilcr of 'Jafits. Labdtteut
    wac:; thcret(>re born in thc cnd of 7Javid's
    Rcign, Lai11s in thc 24th year of Sotomon's,
    and Ocdijm s in thc cvcnth of Reboboarn's,
    ()l'
    o the G RE E K s.
    ()r thcrcabout: nnlds you had Llthcr f1y,
    rlut Polydorus was bom at ZirhJ!!, bctore
    h.;; C1thci ome imo E'.rnope; but his n.1m<:
    'Pol}'dOrtls i'l in thc of Gnl'cl!
    'IfJlvdortls marrictl },_Tytfc, rhc
    Gnrrr, and dy-
    inr )oulw, lcfr h i.; Kin0:dom )'OUIW !(J1
    J 0 '- ..._)
    L(tbdam S thc or .iV\' .

    f/{'1u. Thcn Fpofots or A.girz!:u,
    :1.ftcrwards ollcd Sino!, l:cJk ,}t],;pe

    :fl and i\_1ii'ou therl..'-
    upon maJe \1 ar npon him, and in :1 b1tck .z..c.
    '' hcrcin N)'fl crts onrcamc, be: h \\er;::
    1.oundcJ. and Jicl.1 aftcr. 1Vr!' .?.'H

    jdr thc tuition of Labdams, and :ldmini-
    Hution ofthc K ingdom, to his br11thc< !,_y-
    :-us; and Epopcu.r, or, a" Hygi.'ll!S t c.llls
    him, Epav/j;u rhc SinoJ!!J!, lcft hi.; 1\.in<J._ FJb..
    1 ...,
    dtlm ro Lamrdun, \\ ho prck1tly end:d
    w.u, by Cnding bnme ..riat iopc: he. in
    homc, brmq;ht rorth Amp/;iCJz,
    :1nd Zetbtts. Lr1d.1Ctts bcitw orown no, re-
    .. ) .. ) 1
    KingdomfromLyc/ls, ard c)na
    1t :P:tin ro hi:; adminilh:tti-
    C)
    n, for his vouwr i(m Lai11s. \\'hcn Jlm-
    .. -,
    _phiolt an(i .Zctbtts wcrc twcnry
    old, at rhc of thcir moth.:r Ali-
    /Jopc, thcy killcll L_)'c!t.r, and nudc
    11cc to 'Pc!op.r, and JCizcd rhc ciry ThdH.r,
    :tnd comulcd ir \\irh a \\'a\1; and Amphi-
    ll nurricd Ni o/; rhL fiflcr of PchJJ,
    by hcr had kvcrJ.I chtldrcn, amondl wlwm
    . 1
    w.r-; CIJ/oiJ, thc mnrhcr of 'Ft'J'irfJ'iilf.'iJltr
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    HRONOLOG'Y'
    the .Arg01zaut. Pelops the fatber 'Jt
    Plijtbctte.r, .Atreu.r, and Thyejles; andA-
    g amemtt01t and Mnzc la tu, the adoEted fons.
    of .Atretts, warred at T1oy. IEgi]lhtu, the
    1on ofTIJ)'Cfles, flew /lgamemno, the
    aftei: the taking of ; and .dtretu died
    juil: betore P aris fiole Heletta, which, ac-
    Homer. ccrding to Homer, was twenty yea!s be-
    .. of Mi?JO.r, t w;s a1i .Jrgo11a11t; andTaietiS
    go1zatets; aud Idomcitctt.r andMertotte .r, the
    g,randfons of Mi1r0s, were at the Troja11
    war .. All thefe things confirm the ages of
    Cadmtt.r and and their fferity,
    abo ve affigned, and place the deat of Epo-
    pcusor Epaphus K.ingof Sicyo1e, andbirth
    of 4mphion and Zetbtti, upon the tenth
    year of So ; ati_q.the takin of Tbehes
    b Ampbio11 and Zethru, and t e flight of
    . aiu.r to Pelops, pon the thirtieth ycar
    of that .K ing, or 'thereabout. ..Ampl!iO!t
    migbt marry the il:cr of Pelop!, the amc
    .ycar, anq Pc/.op'.r come into Greccethrcc
    .or four years before that flight, or about thc
    .26th year of Solomon.
    Homer.
    Odya:E.

    SP:Z.J7
    In the days of Erecbtheru King .of A
    thc11.r, :md,.Ci-lcu.r King of Eleujis, (:eres
    camc into .Attica, aml cducated Triptole
    1/JU.r the f6'n of Ce/.eu.r, and taught him ro
    ow corn. S he la with Jafion, or Jafi-
    tl.t, .the brother of armo1tia, the wife oJ
    ''tJtbmlf ; otnd prefentl y aftcr her deatb, E
    rechthctiJ

    the 1t E E K S.

    tecbthetu was fbin in a w:1r between the
    'Athettia11s and Eteujiuiatts; and, for the
    benefad:ion ofbringing tillage in e o Greece,
    rhe Eletifinia S a era, were inil:ituted- to
    het f with Egypt ia1t ceremonies, by Ceteu.r f Diodor';
    and Ettmotptts; anda Sepulchre or Tem le


    was ereted to her in Elettjiuc, and in t is
    Temple the frnilies of Celeru and Ettmot-
    ptts became hcr Pricl:s: and this Tem-
    ple, and that w hich Et1rydia ereted to hcr
    <laughtcr 'Da11ae, by the name of J;mo .dr-
    givil-, are the firl: inbnces that 1 meet with
    i11 Greece ofdcifying rhe Dead. with Tem-
    ples, and Sacrcd Ritcs, and Sacdfi.ccs, and
    lnitiations, and a Succeliion of Pricfl:s to
    perform them. Now by this hifrory it i'i
    manifefi: that Erechthcru. Cc!c11.s, EHmot-
    jtls, Geres, .1nJl;u, Cadmtts, Harmo1tia,
    .Ajleriu.r, and Varda1zus, the brother of
    ."fajitu, andonc ofthe founders ofthe King-
    dom ofTroy, were all contemporary ro one
    another, and flourifhedin their
    Gamtu came firft into Ertrope. Erech-
    thetu could not be much oldcr, becaufc
    daughtcr Trocris convers'd with Millo!
    King of Crcte; and his gtandfon ThtJPi.r
    hadtifty&mghters, who lay with
    ler; and bis <laugbtcr Orythia was the mo-
    ther ofCalais and Zetes, two of the Jlrgo-
    1tauts in thcir youth; and bis ion Or11eru Paul:!.n:
    was the fatherofPeteos, thefather of Me-
    11ejfhe11.r, w ho warrcd '(roy: nor !T'UCh
    yow1gc:r, be,aufe his fecond ion
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    :l32
    HRONOLOGY
    who with the Metiottides his eldet
    brother Cecrop.r, was thc of .tEgeru,
    thc f:1.ther ofTbefetl.!; and Metio11, auother
    ofhis fons, was rhe fathcr of Eupalamus,
    the father of'Dteda/tts, who was older than
    '] hefeus; and his da hter Creu a married
    Xttthtu, the fon of eJte,J, and y him had
    twofons, Jlchtttts and Jo,; and lo11
    manded rhc army ofthe Atbe1tia1u againfl:
    the Eterifitziatts, in the battle in which his
    grandf:1.ther Etechthett.r was lain: and this
    was jufl: befo re the iqlitution ofthe Eterifi
    1tia Sacra,and before the ReignofPa11dio11,
    thc fathcr of.!Egetts. Erechtheus being an
    Egyptimt, procured corn from Egypt, and
    for that bct,efal:ion, was made King of A
    tbe11s; and ne:.1r the ofhis Reign,
    Ceres. c:.1me into Jltt'lt:a from Sicity, in
    quc11: ofhcr daughter Proftrpina. W e can-
    not crr much ifwe m a k(! Hetle11 conrempo
    rary ro theReign of Satel, and to tha.t of'Da
    u id at Hebrott ; and place the beginning of
    thc Rcign of Erecbthetu, in tbe 2-;th-ycar,
    rhc coming ofCerc.r into .Attic.a in the 30th
    ycar, and thc difperfion ofcorn by Tripto-
    lemtts about thc 40tl1 ycar of Vavid's
    H cign ; and thc dcath of C eres and Erecb-
    tett.r, aml infHtution ofthe F.lettjiltia Stt
    tra, bctwcen thc rcntb and fifceenth yc;r
    ofSolomo1t. -
    Tc:Jcer, 'Dttrda!lrt.r, Ericbtbcmitu, T1o,
    lttu, Laomedo;r, and c-Priamtts, rcigned
    1cccfli vcl y Tioy; and thcir R.eigns, at
    abo u e
    . .

    ,
    . RE E K S.
    ibont twenty years a-piece one with ano
    'ther, attmunt unto an hundred and fortv
    years : which counted back from the ta(-
    ng of Troy, place the bcginning of the
    Reign of Tetecer about the fifreenth year of
    the Reign of King 'David; and that of
    vardamts, in thc days ot Ceres, who hy
    with Ja./itts thc brothcr of Vardamts:
    whereas Chronologers reckon that the {i;,c
    laft ofthefe Kings reigned 296 ycars, w hiclt
    is after the ratc of 49} years a-picce one
    with a11other; and that thcy began their
    in the da s of Mofts. CJJardtlll1ts
    the daug 1ter ofTeucer, the on of
    Se der, and fuccccdcd him: whcncc
    Tettcer was of about the fame agc with 'Da-
    vid.
    U pon the return of Sefojlris into Egypt,
    his brother 'Da11atts not only attemptcd his
    life, as above, but alfo commanded his
    daughters, who were fifty in number and
    had married the fons of Sefo.flris, to 1b.y
    rheir husbands; and thcn flcd with his
    danghters from Eg;'}Jt, in a long fl1ipl8f fi
    ty oars. This Flight was in the fourtcenth
    year of Rehooam. 'Danatts ca me firfi to
    a town in Rhodes, and therc built
    aTemp e, anderel:ed a Statue to .J!lilter-
    va, and Ioft three of his daughtcrs by a
    plague which ragcd there; and then failed
    tbence with the refi. ofhis daughtcrs to .Ar-
    &os. He came to .Ar o.r therefore in the
    fiftecnth or fixteent 1 year of Re/Jobo-
    K 3 a111





    . ...

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    Apollo-
    dor.l. :,
    t

    HRONOLOGY
    am : and at length contendin there with
    Gela1ror the brother of Ettryft eu.r for the
    crown of .Argo.r, was chofen by the_peo le,
    and reigned at Argo.r, while Ettryji 'letu
    reigned at lrfycetzll! ; and Eteryflheus was
    born thefameyear with Hercttles. Ge.
    Ja1ror 2nd Eur_yfthetu were the fons of
    Sthellelru, b Nicippe the daughter ofPe-
    Jop.r; and St '1ttzetru \Vas the fon of Perfe-
    fiS, and reioned at At"gOS; and Vmram,
    w ho fuccec ed him at ilrgo.r, was fuccced-
    cd therc by hisfon inlaw Lynceus, and he
    by bis fon Abas ; that .Abas who is com-
    monl y, but erroneouly, reputcd the father
    of Acri{itu and Prtetils. In the time of

    the .ArgotJatJtic ex edition, Caflor and
    were beard efs youttg men, and
    thcir fifters Hele11a and CJytermzeflra wcre
    children, and their wivcs Ph11be and ltai-
    ,.a wcre alfo very young: aU thefe, with
    the ArgoJtattts Ly11cetts and 1 das, werc the
    grand-childrcn ofGorgophorze, thc daugh
    ter of Perfetu, thc fon of 'IJatrae, the
    daughter of .AcrijittJ. and Ettrydice; and
    'Pl'rieru and OebaJtu, tbe husbands of
    Gorgo;ho1tc, were thc fons ofCy1tortes,the
    fon f AmycJas, the brothcr of Ettrydice .
    .flfejloror Majlot;, brother of Stbe11e
    Jus, married Lyjidice,another ofthe daugh
    ters ofPeJop.r: and Pelops. rnarried /lij
    1_oJamia, the dau htcr of Evarete, thc
    daughter of .JJcri w.r. .AJcmetta, thc me
    the_: of flcrctlle.r, the daughtcr of B
    : . leflryo;



    '


    RE E K S
    lelryo; and Sthe11du.r, Mejtor and Elec1-
    ryo,were brothers ofGorgopho;ze, and fons
    .ofPerftu.sand .Attdtomcda: and thc; ..dr-
    iEfttt!apirts was the grandon of
    and Phlegia, and Lettcipptti
    wasthe fon of Periere.r, the grandfon of
    :Jmyctas the brotJ1er of Ett1)'dhe,. and
    and Ettrydice were the childrc1t
    cfLaredemou. and S arta: and CapaJJ.etts,
    ene of:. rhc feven Ca tains againl: Thcbe .r,
    was husband of tJad;u the d:ighrcr of
    l;hi.sr the fon of Etefot, .thc ion of
    ;Anaxg()ras, thefon of J.y!cgtlj!J1!tbcs, th:!
    ::fon:.of PrtettlS thc brother' or Jlcrijtits.
    from efe Generations it 1nay be ga-
    :.-, tflered that Perftru,_ .Periere.r, and Altax-
    ..- oras. were of aboilt the fa me agc w ith
    . IJ.OJ, Petops, .!Egeus and Sejac; and
    that .llcrifirt.r, Prttttu,

    ami A-
    myctas, being two littlc Gencrations older,
    wcrc _ofabout the fame agc wirl_i King 'Da-
    'Vid and Eret:htbctes : and thlt l;.hc Tc1!lple
    Argi'VIl was built about thc iame
    time with thc Temple ofSolomo1t, rhefame
    being built by E11rydice to her d3.nghtcr
    1Janae, as above; oras fome fa y, by Pira-
    fits or p iraltthtts, thc fon 01' .
    .Argtu, and gl'eat grandfon of Pboro11etts;
    .for thc firfl: Pricf.l:efs of that Goddds
    .CaJiitbea the daughter ofPiratttlms; Cat-
    _Jithea was fi.tccccdcd by Atcmoe, abo<lt
    tluee Gcncrations befare the taking
    tb:lt is thc middlc of Solowou.'s
    K 4 Reign;





    'Hcrod.
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    't Bocbrt.
    Can:1:111.
    e.
    q.
    pollon.
    Argonur.
    j. L V. 7 "(.

    HRQNOLOGY
    Reign: in her Pricflhood the Sictdi pafl'd
    OUL ur ltaty il[O Siri/y: aJds lh-
    - - -
    _l'rntmeflra the daughter 0f VaT?alt.r, l'C'
    Cl.ml' ot" chis Guddd< and iJJe n(J:.
    rdhecl in rLc times next bcf(ll e thc _/.
    r;o:.'iW!c and -"Jdmrtd, rhl.'
    (d.l!l) ]ter o!L'IIrvf'ht!-.f, was Pri:tch ur!
    ', - .
    _'tiO:cO ;llJ(!J1[ thc timr.s or rhc Trrya!! \Y.:!
    A1!dr%;,-dd thc wifc of 'Fn/ht.rr 1 i:
    1
    1
    , r' r -
    ::-:- :r ;in rptli!ll, r 1c 11 ,
    nflJtJ s, ro * 1-I!'rorh: !!.f ; :l::d
    '-
    rLc Ev > _:, j,;:-' Bcl1u .. /liilliJfJJI: 'I't'F-
    ( ,_ 1
    fc:ts roo k from j 0/J/Jd, \\ hc;-c Ccj!Jtit.r,
    J rh i11!: i:1in:tn ofSo!oJJw:/s Quecn. rc{-
    dcd in th(: <-i.ly; of Solomo;_ /kri>fJ' ;:111d
    'Pr,rtits \V ere thc fns of .JJa.r: bnr this A
    las \\'J. S nor thc hme nun with Abas thr
    !!':mdrm of 'J)mzatts. bm a much o)
    '
    PriJtcc, \\bo bttilt: _J/J.ea 111 Pbor, :111J
    m',ht he tbc rritlCC from \\'hom thc 1 fLu1d
    Eii6.
    7
    tl was ::1.ncicnrly ca!lcd Jibtmf i.r. JI:d
    tl:c pcoplc rhcrcorA,Lt,!/('J': fr . ./lpo.'/
    1
    ;1
    1
    :-
    tu RlNIIfJ' tclls tts, tlur thc JJreoJim/t
    ,,
    Ctm t !m .r \Li o; t h d<.m o f Ca 11 ctb 1' J., :1.11 d tl ut
    Crmt! j;u \VJ'> ofthc polcrily <'f _ _,1rz.r: .1
    rhc npPn./fpol/.w!ll.r tcll.;, 11,
    f:u-rLcr. 1 h:tt rom rhis /l/Jr1s rhc inluhiLlll
    1
    ;
    or l>l-r:'r'/ \\ere :tncicnrl y ollcd .A/}(!,'/ '
    T h i ; Ji, r2 .r l he r d ( n e l 1 o u i d h e d L lJ 1 -e e o r t ,
    1
    : '
    ( i e 1 1 e r: ;r i o 1 , <; be:: ' , e r he // o 11 ti/1 / : .- n ll 1 1
    ri:;n) ,, mi:'.itl be t !te LciJcr cr A//o,j.l' f.
    tl1c :lllcdlors <l . . Atrl/.r \\Crc .,
    Y_/titw.r O\' thc G1 d.r, t be: m::,_11


    RE E 1\ S.
    come from E_yypt nndcr Al;ru into Etlh{('a,
    and frorn thcncc into I do
    not rcckon P !JoriHzs and hi...; i(m Tri opas a-
    mong rhc Kilgs bccJ.uiC rhcy llcd
    from tlut KingJom ro thc llhnd R!Jodc s;
    nor do I Crolol:t.r ;trnong rhcm, bc-
    C:ltile he \\"Cnt from ;llld built ;t ncw

    I 3/
    l
    airat.JlJ
    ,.l[CS.
    th;lt Tr!op.r omc into Gn't'te a-
    bout thc 26th ofSrJrmiOJt: he t r.1me t
    thirhcr in rhc d.q'> of Ani/t'.'ts, and in J.; c. 1.
    ofE11d1'11tOJI, :l!ld ofhis i(mc:;, ;1nd Ll)()k ./fj'- (pollodor,
    ,. :' .. 1 E J . , . 1. c. 1,
    to.ta from .: .. ro tts. 11 )JtllOJt \Llc; tnc
    ion of ../:r IJ!ill.r, thc t)J1 of Protocrz.Ci:ia,
    thc fiilcr of lldlci1, and of 'J)ot-
    ,...,
    ralirm: P bri.'ots ami f id/e, rhc chi!drcn of
    .Atbamas, thc brothcr of S(f''/J!ts a:u{ ion
    of..;Eo!us, thc i(m ofllcflt!t, kd ii o m thc:ir
    fl:cp-mothcr /o, thc of Crdmus,
    to .;Eetcs in Co!d.r, prciciJtl y thc rc-
    rurn into and }tl}lm rhe
    .llrf!,OJJattt \\':l.'' thc ion of .A:,((m, rhefon
    ofCretbcu.r. rhc ion of JEoiN.r, thc fon of
    l!cllen: Cdya rhc wifc of Jl(:th-

    litts, and mothcr of R11dymiOJJ, :md
    - .
    tr.r of Jf,o/;u, and ftilcr of Crct ht!IS, Si (j-
    ;lms and and bv thcll' circum-
    fhncc'l Cn:thtiiS, S){lph.' and .AibtmJcu
    11ourilhcd in thc lattcr p.lll oi' thc of
    So!onJ011, and in thc Rcinn t)f N.chd;urm1:
    :")
    ./!Nbtius, .. /bO!!IJ, Xttl bus, '/)ontJ, 'li:w-
    (a/,u, o.nd wer-.: m
    E.?: cb-

    HRONOLOGY
    -
    Erccbtbel!.r, _'lt1_(/us and Cad-mtts; and !Jd.
    1 .. 1 _ _ ._ _ _ - l C7 l ... .., .... - 1 4. L . .
    tt:lt \\' :Lj aUUlll UllC, <lllU J.Jt:ln UHVIf
    two G eneLltion! oldcr tlun Erccbt bti!.:.
    They could nut be m u eh oldcr,
    PauLn. Xttthus rhc youngdl ion of llel!cn * rmr
    nor could thcy be much younger, bccmr:
    Cepbczltts thc on of 'J)cmeus, thc it>ll '>l .
    /r."olus, theeldcflfonofHctlot, . nuni:.\
    l. x. c. 37 Proni.r thc daughcer of Erccbt brtts:
    l.
    1
    o. e P . f1 d ' - 1 l
    1
    d
    a
    9
    . rocrts e rom 1cr 1usoan to J, t.'Jo"
    U pon thc death ofHelit'll, bis youngcrr k;J
    Pauan. .X uthtts t was cxpcllcd Th((Jczfy by lm>
    . 7 c. ' thcrs /Eolus VortLs,and fleJ to Ertd'
    thrus, andmarried Crcttjtz the daughtcr nt
    E'recbthctts; by w hom I1e had two
    .Acbt:t:!ts and 1 o, thc youngcfr of \\' hic\
    grcw up bcforc thc of Ercc!Jt u'iJ.r,
    aml commandcd the arm y of thc At /;c;::-
    mts, in tbc \\'ar in which Errcbthcus \\
    :thin: and thcrcforc }Jel!cJt dicd about onc
    Gcneratiou befare Erecbtheus.
    Sijjphtts thcrcforc bnilr Cori11tb abour
    thc lattcr end ofrhe Rcign of So!O?i/Ol, or
    rbe bcginning of rhe Rcign of Rcboo/J/1.
    Upon rhc flighr of 'Pi.JJ)'Xtt.r and llc!!t',
    rhcir fathcr Atbamas, a littlc King in Ra u-
    1 ia, wcnr dillraC1cd ;tnd {]cw his Ll'i!i'-
    clms ; and his w ifc /11o rh rcw her klf
    tbe lea, ro\rcthcr \\'ith hcr OLhcr {()n ii/t'f.;.
    o
    tcrtus: and rhcrcupon SU'ypb!ts in1lirut cd
    1he ffl!mtia at CMiJtt h to his n.cphc\\' \/t'
    Jiart lt.J. T his was prdcntl y aftcr Stjrj
    1 J'i J
    e the RE E K S.
    tris hall left lEttL'S in Calcbis, r think irr
    rh-.: (i trcc:nth or (i xttr'nt h of Rd;:J!>o-

    a;,"l: fo tha.t Athamil.l, thc l(m o!' "',jj?l'! r
    ard :.2LlnJion of He! ltJl' a.nd [;)(} tbc d:.lu rh-
    ) ,,
    tcrofCadmrts, lomihcd 'til :1bout thc {ix-
    tccnth ycu of RchootiJl. :1nd
    his il:cccilurs On;1'f ion, 'Fboas, '/)c.woo/)()7!.
    J
    'Fropodas, 'J)oridtls, a.nd 1 /yam!Jirl,r.:
    rci-"ncd illcce11 vdy :1t Corintb, 'till
    :-o
    rcturn of rhe }/cracfi.Jcs imo Fdapomtc-
    (tts: tbcn thc 1-!t'rdclirit'.r, Alctr.r,
    .
    lxioJt, 'PnmmiJ,
    las Il, E!tdarJ/I!s, :md 7clc(

    tes ll!ccci1lvely about T 7') yc:ll'S, and rhen
    Corinth \V3.S by 'PJ')'/(mes or :Ul-
    , . .
    nual Archons abom 41. and ati:er
    them by Cypfelus PtTitwder J.bout 48
    ycars more.
    Ce!cus of \\ho c:m-
    139
    RI.Mrtts, rhc ion ofCrtmtus, rhe ucccl1or in J,p[.u;,
    ofCccrops; in thc Rc;n of Cra,-n;s,
    'Dcuca!io1t 1cd wirh his ion e; 1 lci/:;: :uHi
    Amp!J)'[f io11 from rile llood w hich rhen o-
    ycrf1owcd Tlu'Jf({y. and \Ll'> c.1llcd -)_
    tal!'on's Dood : thcv lcd Attir.;,
    and ::hcre 'Deuct'llir;lt ho11 aitc:;
    rclls us clur bi-; JCpukhrc \\ h to
    be f(cniltar .Al bo!J'. H cldcll j(n 1 lc!-
    h.'lt1llccet:dl:d him in T!Hjj':dy, hi-; oi:hcr
    Jon ioll l;lz: tbugbtcr oi
    Cn!/ll!l.r, a n d Re i o ni! 1" :l r 'lb o;
    1
    J !) }'/. t,
    ,....., r . .J
    cn:(t<:d thcn: rhc .dm_l!J _ _yC/ Jo' CJr1ucil;
    :EtJ
    ,.-
    14-0
    HRONOLOGY
    '
    and Acri(tus foon afrer cretcd thc like

    Council at 'JJrlpbi. This i conccivc
    done when ilmpb]rfio1t and AcrUius wcrc
    aged, ::md fit ro be CouniCllors; iuppoic i:J
    thc latter half of thc Rcign of 'David, and
    beginning of thc Rcign of Soiomo11;
    atrcr, fi1ppofC abont thc middlc of rhc:
    Rcign of So!omoJt, did 'Pbemono; bcc(JIJlc
    thc flrfl: of Apoi!o at 7Jelpl, aihl
    garc Oraclcs in hcxamcter vede; ancl thcn
    was Acrifi!ts hin accidentally by his
    grandion 'Pcrf:s. Thc Council of 1/it;.
    mop)'lte includcd twclvc n:.uions of thc
    Greek..J, wirhout Attic,1, and thcreforc Aiil-
    phyl'! ion did not thcn rcign at At /x;s;
    l1e might cndcavour to fi.ICcecd Cra!lct.':.r,
    his witc's fathc1, and be prcvcntcd by E-
    rec bt betts.
    Betwecn the Rcigns of Cranatts Jnd E
    1ecbtbett.r, Chronologers place alfo
    tho1!ius, and his m Pa11dio1t; bur r
    this Ericbt h:Jttts and tbis his J{m 'P aJJdi-
    mt, to be rhc me wirh Erechtbclts, and
    his fon and ii.Iccclf<w 'P a11dioll, rhc u me->
    bcing onlyrcpeatcd with a littlc variatinn i:1
    thc lil: ofthcKing<> ofAttica: forEr/c!Jt!JO
    1tit.ts, he that was thc ion ofthc Eart h, nur
    fcd up by Aftcrva, is by liomcr ollcd .;
    !i Thcmil. recbtbe11s; and Tbcmij!itts * re] le; us, tlu:

    Ora.t.r9. it \Vas .Ercchtbeu.r that firl: joyned a ch.1
    't p;;to in riot to hodcs ; and P itlto t to rhc
    !olub.l. 1, fiory of h'richtbo11itts in a baskc'r, hi'rh.
    1hejcople s Ercchthcu"
    bt,.u;.

    o the

    RE E K S.
    /;eatttiful, bttt it beborz_es us to bebo id him
    takm out: Erechtheus thcreforc immcdi-
    arcly fiJCceedcd Cra11aus. while Ampb)'-
    ion reigned at Tbermopy!tt. In thc Reign
    of Cra11atts rhe Pocts place thc flood of
    'Dcltttdiort, and thcrcforc rhc dcarh of
    'Deuca!ion,and ofhis i(m.;;lfcl!en
    and Amph)'tl ion, in Tl;c;tfy and Tbcrmu-
    py!tt, wa'> but a fcw ycars, li.1pp:1lc cight
    or ten, befo re thc Reign of ErcdJt bcus.
    The firft Kings ofA1'Cadia \\ere fi.ccef.
    1ircly * Pda[tJ,1tS, Lycao!l, .i'\)c7irmts, Ar-
    cas, Clitor, kgyptus, Aleus,
    Echemus, ./J,gapcnor, I-lippothous,
    tus II, Cypfcltts, Glceas, &e Undcr L),tl-
    p!!ls thc rcturncd into Pdo-
    ;omcjits, J.S :1bovc: /1'1, apenor \V J. S onc of
    rhoie who courtcd f!c/cna; he courrcd hc:r
    beforc he rcigncd, ami aft:cr\\'J.rds he \\"Cnt
    ro the war at {roy, and thcncc ro C_ypr!!.J.
    :1nd thcrc built Paphos. L'chnmts 1cw
    -
    "' Pau fan;
    l.S.c. 1,

    l[yll!.r thc {on of flr-rcus.
    CrpiH'!IJ, and AuKe, \\"Crc t thc childrcn of r
    .11/cu.r, thc ion of.Jlpbidas, thc i(m or Jlr- s ... c._...
    l i
    . f'C fJ J l J f'L At
    01
    on.
    fft.r, t lC 011 O a t lC ( :wg ltCr O . '}'- A
    1
    gotuur,
    C(lOil: ./htrrc by \rith !ltrc!tlc.r. and ///!- lr.v.r6zl
    '--"' .
    rlf'Tts thc on of Lycm;(!ts wa.;; ::m ./!r,f!,o-
    1/r!lt!, and his unclc Ccpbots \\":1S his (in-
    vcmor in tlut Expcdicton;
    fLn 'd :H homc, to look aCrcr hi-.: :1:.:cd Ltchcr
    J ')
    /lnu, who tnk.l!r he born :1bout :; rc:lr:->
    hclilrC t hat Ex)cdiri,ltl; and his
    , 1
    t hu .L1n11 J' mi g b t be b orn about l he: cnd () f
    t!J .:
    r
    '
    14?.
    " F:mGn.
    l. S. c.+
    t Hcrrcl.
    l5 e >-:3.


    O the
    HRONOLOGY
    thc Rcign of S,m/, and L)'CilOJt the gr:.lnd-
    hthcr of _/lrcru mirht be rhcn alivc, a11Li
    ,..,
    d y e bc1()!'(: thc rniddlc of'J)aI'I's
    and his ii>11 Omotrtts, thc _7rti11Js
    of thc LflrtJJL'J, mi:.-;ht gro\\. up, :111d lc;ld .!
    colon y in ro bcnc thc or Sr;/;.
    ?JJO!l. rccci\'cd * hrcHl-corn
    Triptolt'lfi!ts, and Llll;!,ht his pcnplc to
    of ir; anJ l did F11mcu.r, thc li1:l
    l\ ing o fa rcgion :-tftcnLHd-.; ollcd Ac/),:t:
    and thcrdore .Jirc.u and Eumrl11s wc:c
    contcmpor<u-y to TritofcJmts, and ro h:;
    bthcr Cc/:'!:.r, a:1d to l.,'rcththctts 1\. d
    .At/J{'s; :md Cailijlo to Rhants, and' kr
    farhcr L }CaOJt ro CraJir!tts : but Lw:il7:t
    - -
    dicd bebrc Cra:uws, io asto lea ve wn!:l
    for'l)cuctdion's t1ood bctwcen thcir dc<Hh\.
    Thec1c\cn K e; of Arcadia,bctwccn thi;

    Flood thc rcturn oftl1c llcrariidcs ilt-
    to 'Pdopo;ejits, is, bcrwccn rhc
    Rcigns of L_yrrz.m and c_ypfd!t.r, afrcr
    Lttc ofabout t\\'Cnty vors ro a
    el ol .._}
    \\ it h (Jtbc r, too k un :.1bo u t 2 2 o y
    ' .
    thcic ycMs count:cd back from rhc !2-
    turn ofthc l!eraclirlcs, place thc F!ood ol
    'J) e u c_td i o u pon t he fo mr :..'ciHh y o
    'J)d":.-'td's Rci;!n, or

    lkrN/rJ.' 1:.r - tclls u.:;, rhc
    'Jrtdl/.1' w:Jo cuw: \\'ith c,u/ntllS hl



    l '' . (' . 1'
    nLu1y I!llo 10r amn11
    1 hu k '1 -'h:L'Il ici u; J w e re of m en CJ 11.., l
    C;:re/ \\ ho wcrc :.;kilkd in l he A rr' .. !:,J

    :liJ.l
    o the

    RE E K S.
    143
    :md fcrtlcd fome in Pbrygia, wheec they srabol.
    wcrc callcd Corybtmtes; imc in Crcte, to.p +
    6
    4
    46y,4GCi,
    whcre rhey wcic c1llcd 1 d.:ci
    in Rbodcs, whcre thcy wcre called
    '[e!cbi11e s; iome in SrmJor'hracc, w he re
    thcy wcrc: Clllcd e abiri; iomc in EuiHetl,
    whcrc, befo re thc in :cnrion of iron, t he y
    wrnught in coppcr. in a ciry thcncc C1llcll
    Chalris; imc in Lc:tmos, whcrc rhcy ar-
    1iftcd Vukan, :111d J!m1c in lmbnu, and o-
    thcr pbccs: and confidcr.1blc numbcr of
    rhcm CttleJ in A: . .'tolia, which was rhcncc
    olicd thc country of thc nntil
    .!l!..'toltts thcf(m ofJ:dymion, Jhin
    .Apis King of SiC)'OJ!, i1cd rhithcr. and by
    thcaTifbnce of his bthcr ir, atHl
    from his own namc callcJ ir ,;f:,tohz: and
    by the an1b.ncc ofthec artit!ccr.' Cadmtu
    fund out gold in thc mou!ltJ.in P a;;g'-
    1!s in Tbrace,and coppcr at Thccs, whcnce
    cnppcr ore is il:ill clilcJ Cr:dJJa. W here
    thcy iettlcd rhcy wronght flrfl in coppcr,
    'ritl iron was invcntcd, and thcn in iron;
    ;md w hcn rhey had nude themfel ves a1-
    mour, rhcy in ir ;tt thc hcrif]ccc;
    with tumult and cl:unom, and bclls, :liHl
    pipes, and drum'l, and J\\'ord..;, \\' ich w hich
    rhcy Hruck u pon onc anot:hcr's armour, in
    nm(ic;tltimcs, i.:i1.t:d \Vith a d1
    -, inc fmy; ;1!ld rhi-.; is rccknlled thc origin.tl
    ofmufick l!l Gracc: o Solintts, St11di


    1tll rtmj: u m i 11 df' Ctl' f' t :nn e lllll I d,c j '])a ( ( r- 1',,: l !,ttt.
    tilmittt tfl' c/}FC- L',l'-
    /; t'/1
    14-4- 0 t IJ e C H R O 0. O L 0 G Y
    - I fidor.

    bcJlfos itt r_cr_(ificlim ord;cm
    ent: and * f(t(/orus, Studium tmt(ic!f;; tlU
    ong,mum. J . ,
    71
    _
    1
    f. A /'- !
    lib.xi.c. 6. d'JS LHifl) u c.rptttJtl. po 1-0 21ll thc
    Muks wcrc two Gcncrarion" btcr. C/c-
    tC!cm, fi?Cl/S t calb thc ldtri 'J)df(yli OJrb;lrotl';,
    Strom.J.I. tlut i-; f1r.1ngcrs; :1nd flith, thcy \\ c:c
    rcputcd thc firf1 ,,iic mcn, to \\'hom both

    rhc lcttcrs \\ hich rhcy cdl .E:phejt:!!!,
    thc iin cntion of mufical rhrmcs are rcL-:-
    -
    red: ir iCclllS rlut \\ hei1 the Pb!l'!tid:;
    tcrs, akribcJ to Ca{bnus, wcrc brou:_:;;r ::;.
    '
    to G?eccc, they \\Trc ar rhc f1m::
    brourrht into ;P!Jrrritt Crctc, rh.:
    _,, .
    Cmetcs; who kulcJ in thufC cotm::ic'.
    and c:.1lled rhcm Epbeji,1l, from thc cil y F-
    Jh((ts, \\he re thcy wcrc firl taught. Thc
    Curetcs, by thcir nunubluring
    and iron, and nukina r\\'orJs, :.lr:d
    :->
    and cdgcd rools tr h c\\'ing J.nd ClrVJn; <
    1
    wood, broughc into Emopi! a nc \V \Ll.}'
    fip.hting; and J'liJIOs an opportunir:, 11:
    buildiiw a Flcct, and thc domini1,!:
    0 '-' ... ,
    of thc feas; and icr on fot rhe track.:; (i:
    Smiths anJ in Greccc, \\ hic:1
    are rhc fonnJ1rion of tT:hks; tl:c-
    P:1uln. J flcct of l1/i JJOS \L1S \\ ithont Llil-;, :llll;
    l.9.c.
    1
    r. 'DttdaJJts flcd from him by adding biJ..; to
    Jis vclfcl; rhcrcfore 1hp' \\ ith ils
    \\ere not ukd by Cree/u be rore tk
    f1rht of 'JJ<'t:!rtl;t.r, anJ dcath of }1/i//')J,
    ,1
    \\' h o \ i' :te;; 1 hin i 11 p m f i 1 in g h i m t o .. Yi n {v, lll
    thc R of RdJOO.:tJJ'J. :111d
    his uc_t;licw in th:.: httcr p.ut of tl1c
    ltugn


    D t!Je
    RE E K S.
    Reign of Solomo11, invcnrcd thc chip-ax,
    ancl. hw, \\'imblc, and pcrpcndicuLu,
    ;mcl. compals, ami a:1J glcw,
    and the portcr's w hccl; and his tk'r E,,_
    prt!am!ls invcntcd thc :mchor: and
    things gJ.vc a tu nunu:1l Arts a1Hi
    Tradcs in L'uropc.
    Thc C wrde s, * \\' ho thm introduccd Lct-
    tcrs, and 1\1utic, Pocrr)r, and Dlrlcinr,
    o
    and. Arts, and attcndcJ on S.lcriicc-;,
    \\erenoldsadivc;,bout rdi:_jiou;
    ons, and for rheir sk.ill and knO\\Icc1:!,e .lllcl
    myf1:iol prJ.cticcs, ,.,ere J.ccountcd '' ik
    mcn J.nd conjurcrs by rhc ndgar. In 'P!Jry-
    gia their myil:erics wcrc Jbout R!JNz, u!kd
    Jf,zgna lv!tZter, and from rhc 1Llcc-s \rhcrc
    hc was wodhiprcd, Cyc!c, fcrcr_y:t!J,:,,,
    Tcj]if11mttl, 'Di:u_ynti!f, :md
    ldti!a Phrynia: and in Crctc, :1nd Ter-
    - 0
    1a Curet!!JtJ, thcy wcre about .f:.'j'ta 0-
    mpitts, thcf(m ofthc Cctan Rbt:t: rhcy
    rcprcicn tcd, t hat w he n ] 11 p it er \V :1 e; bu rn
    JI Crrft', hi:; mothcr Rbc.z c.ll!kd him t\l h:2
    cducatcd in :: cnc in moLUJt IJ1, u:llL.'r
    thcir ca re and tuition ; J.nd t ha e l he y d:ul-
    cccLb )L!t him irr armour, with nnik,
    '
    rut his bthcr J'tJt IIJ'lt not hc:u him

    cry; anJ whcn he was up. afiillcd
    him in concucring Llt:hcr, :1nd bis h-
    thc/s friends,:11JJ inmcmory ofth::Jc things
    ll!brurcd t h ci r rn y lc ri e>. R och.1r t b 1 i 1 s
    thcm frcm I\fcjhu, :tnd l'hi!lk'> tlut thcy
    tbc na me o.f Cll J'f( o m r lt pcoplc
    L ;.t!llllll;j
    * Stn!'o I;

    Jo.p.+P
    47 3 .D1od.
    !..C.f.
    i S trabo l.
    Jc.p +S.
    + 7 l.D:o-
    ,;ur.l.f.l.
    4
    -: Lucim
    :ICrili.-
    cJis. Apu[.
    luJ.l 1. c.
    J.ll:ct.3.
    & IJ. 1..
    id:t. 1.

    c.u\.1.\ll l.
    1 e 1 ;.
    136
    O the HRONOLOGY
    among the Philijlims called Crethim, or
    Cr:rethites: Ezek. xxv. 16. Zepb. ii. ).
    1 Sam. xxx. 14. for thc 'Philiflims con-
    quered Z idol!, and mixcd with the Zido .

    JltilllS.
    Thc rwo firl: Kings ofCrete, who rcig!l-
    ._ '
    td after the coming of thc Cmetes, wcre
    .Ajlerius and Afi11os; and Europa was rhc
    of .Aflerius, and mothcr of .Mi ..
    ?tos; and the ldtemt Curetes wcrc hcr
    countrymcn, anJ CJ.me with her and hcr
    brother Al)tmtus into Crde, and dwclr irr
    thc ldtea/1. cave in hcr Rclgn, and thcrc c-
    duo.tcd Jupitcr, and found out iron, and
    madc armour: ami thcrcforo thc!e tlucc,
    Ajlerius, Europa, and ]1/J:os, mufl: be rhc
    Satllrll, Rbea and }!ipitcr of thc Crc-
    ta!ls. fi!iJJos is uaJly Llllcd thc fnn of
    .fupitn; but this is in rcbtion to the tJ.ble,
    rhar in thc of bull, thc En
    fign of thc Ship, carriLd awa y Emop,z
    from Xidott: f(H rhc Pbrrllicians, upon
    thcir firfl: coming into G';cect', gavc r!Jc
    n.1mc of Jao-patcr, to cvcry
    King: rhus both ./1/ios and his Jitbcr
    \\ere .'fupitrrs. Fcbl;,:;('s, an ancicrH
    Athrn .l. aullw r CJ red by Ar IJC!I ,r //.r, * :1i d r lu r fif-
    13 p.6o1. 110.r \Lls rilar :fttpltf'r \\'ho committcd r/Jc
    Rape 11pon C't!lljlllf'dt'; r hough
    more nuly rlut it: \\.l'> Talltttl!tJ: ]IJ;;OJ
    \LlS tlut ]11/Jcr who was nwf1 Cl-
    mous among tlH.: Grctk.J ior Dominion :.wd
    Julicc, rhc KiD:; i:1 :1/l
    (r t't' {' ( i'
    the GREEKS.
    I 3 3
    Greece in thoic d.1ys, and thc only lcgifh-
    ror. Pltttarcb tt rclls ns, tlnt rhc 1eonle tt Plu-
    r urch. 1r1
    of Nttxru, contran ro whar writc, Thcii:o .

    pretended thar rbcrc \\ere t\\ o
    ;md two Ariadnc.r; ::md th:n thc fir:t Ari-
    ac/ne mJ.rried BtLccbttJ, and thc Ll11
    '
    d l.
    1
    '}' 1 L J 1 ; .!: Homc;
    awa y u y ot o: s : )Ul + , -mn, V:. ,_ ..
    l/e.fiod, T!Jt:rydidcs, :mJ

    ,:
    Strttbo, kncw but of onc ;1/iJJos; ;'t:Hl 1 !!J-
    merdckribcs him ro be rhc iclll of fit/J.;:.'f'
    .md Europa, anJ the brorhcr of JNu.-.':r-
    mantlms and SarpcdoTJ, and rhc Clrh::.r uf
    'Dmca/ion thc Argo11.1!tf,
    of Idomeneus who \LHrcd :lt Tu1v, :1:1J
    -
    rh:.1t he was the lc,.iOJtor of Hcll: 1 hrJ-
    ,...,
    dot!ts ** nukcs \finos and Rhad.!iil.?'Jtb!!.r Il:::od.
    rhc Sons of E11rop::, comcmpor.ny ro . e ..
    by, that Almos, rhe bthcr ot A'J:kogc'- H:::;:n
    us, Ariadt!e and Phcdr.-t, \'.'.lS thc L)!: of
    Jupiter and Europa, :1nJ of N. !J.!- +"


    drtmrmtbtts :md
    LttciaJt * lcr; us kr,o.v tlut Euro,IJ/t thc * L.:.:w
    ' JLlJ
    mother of J1Jios wa'.l \vorlbipped by thc:

    ' ,, .
    mmc of Rbca, in thc f;mn nt' a \\'tli1Utt
    fitting in a chariot c]rJ\Vn bv lions, \\'irh
    drum'in hcr 1 ::1nd, :md C;.::OI'l I!IJ'l'it:t 011
    hcr hcad, ;,e /l(hit' , :lil.l ///1 ; :tnd che
    Crct mts t thc lrouk t f)_.,,!.>r.
    Rbodius Lci(; ll'>, rlut St!t :ti''!, \\hile he u
    O\c:r thc 7/:',l!/.r i:1 0/r.'l.'/l::.r, a v.Il)'J.
    ' - '
    BWuutain i:l CJ :/,., ;tnd ct1't-
    L :::. 1..' .l L ,' ._

    Luci;>n.
    -
    ce cnli-

    e 1 1 s,
    **Por-
    phyr. in vi-
    u Pytlug.
    ,. ClCcro de
    Dcor.
    J. 3
    t Calli-
    m::c.
    J lvrnn, 1.
    '
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    HRONOLOGY
    cated by the Cttretes in the Crctan cave,
    deccived Rbea, :md of 'Pbityra bego:
    Chiro: and thcrcfore thc Cretmt St!tu;.,
    and R !Jea, but onc Gcneration oldcr
    rhan Chiro11, and by ccnicqucnce not oldc;
    and Europrz, thc parcnts ot
    }\fios ; H CbiJ'OII livcd till aftcr thc
    .. ArgoJJautic Expcdirion, and had twn
    grandion<; in that E xpeuirion, :md Elt-
    ropa came into Crctc abovc an lJUn-
    drcJ befare tlur ExpcJiritl!l :
    LuciaJt tclls us, that thc Cretans did JH:c
    only that 'Jttpittr was born and h\l-
    ricd among thcm, bur alfo hewed his JCpul-
    clnc: ami fo-p/; _ _r)' * * tells us, th1r
    wcnt clown into the ldteart cm',
    to ice his fcpulchre: and Ciccro, *in
    bcring threc 'Jt!piters, ith, that tbe rhird
    \\as thc Creta 'Jupitcr, Satunt's hn.
    \V hoJC kpulchrc was ihcwed in Cretc:
    r1e Sclwlil npon Ca!!nac!Jus t lct 1:;
    kno\\', rhat this \LlS thc uf )/.
    1/0S: his \\'Ords are, .:v ;7rl -:-::.. ce.
    ;"I)';. :t..,i:, !ll!>:OOC TOT LIIOC': T \<!OC:. ;.'_;,,; -'
    -:""?,t\i.-;'0;:, W;:: O OC 'I'J\cl oc:. ;'A 7H -:\!
    i!:uu ",.-, :,,;;-; "-,i:p.w -rH- Cuo;. l1t Crct.c t!f'Oit
    tbcSrpu!c/Jrcof :MinOS\-'f/S'I.f.:rittc;, :Vl:-
    nois J ov is kpukh rum : /mt J t imc 1\1 jo!\
    ':{'ore out, jo t bat t bt'J'L' n''llltI!f'd 011(\' }1
    viskpnlclnum,a11d t!Jmcc tbe CrcLlll'; r.:.'
    Jcd it tbc fcpukbrc J upitcr. By S .. -
    ' un 1, e t {'('}'o, w h o \\' a La t 11u, Ulll !-.: -
    Hucd thc S<ttltrJJ i cJ.lled by the Lati!ll':r:
    { L
    1
    l'
    o the
    RE E K S.
    fr whcn Sat11rn was expclled his King-
    dom, he f1cd from Cntcby e:1., ro Italy;

    :md this the Poc:ts cxprcfl: by hying, that
    Jupiterc:J.ft him down to 'J'artants, that
    into rhe Sea: and bccauk l1c by hid in
    Jtaty, the Latines ca\lcd :1im SatmJt; and
    !tal;, Saturnia, :1nd LatIJN, and thcm-
    149
    ielvcs Latines: 1;) * Cyprilil; ./1iltrum Cypr. de
    Jovis fl Creta vi{t'tttr, 0 j.'/J1f!cntJJ t'j:tS Ido\o,un\
    o(!enditttr: G ab ca Siltltr:mm (urrarum
    . '
    r!Je manifcjl mtu:ft : t!ll de La/ ittm de f.,zt e-
    ha ejus 1wmc: r:rtcpit: !Ji e litnas impri-
    mr:rr:, !Ji e jt"(ll ,nt JllfrJmJfJ .r in 1 t ali a p r j-
    mus i:Jjtituit, t!Jit!t ,crari!!m Satun:i TO-
    catur; G5 rijli:it,;t,:.r l1ir r!!ltorj;t, i11dr:
    _f:z!cr:m jt'l'Clls.fi';Jt'X piil.fltwr: and J,Jj-
    tius Fclix; Sa!iii'JJ,'t.r- Cr<:ta _profitgu.r,
    ftafiam met!t f/fij r::c_jct.r rLCCt'((r"t, (;)
    ja1ti fitflcpts IJrjpit io, ,:tdcs iJ.i brm-
    7tt's (S' agrejle.r multa doo:it, :tt Gr,an/;u
    G polit!ts, literas imp1imerc, nm::mos_(_'t;-
    11arc, ijlntiiJC!!I ,z it{J!IL' la! t'-
    rawfitam, ruodtutu !ati!ijj, r;,:octZri .>J.L-
    Iuit LrttilmJ, G 1/i.'t'm Satm11irtm riL' jita
    J:o mi e. * "'* 11 .rfdi us .'/ l pi ter Crc t tt' i' .\'
    rf.r.frj pmcatc n:ru:;n;it, i!lir obiit, i!/icf-
    lios !Jabuit; aclh:Jc alltrum ,7o'L 7.i(i1 ;r,
    Gfepnlc!JrltJJ o(lntdit ur, G ip( I--
    n-i.r.fil J h;muJil it r!l i.r rn :.z. f i tu r : ai al Ta--
    n:/1/a; j (')!tfmll/111 J'i'l'i/JJ arvnmcnta dv- t T..r.
    {'-' ,,
    l'Oit, 11 !j(ptt!J!J J /l"L'L'/1 io _f'dcfir;r;t fJ !WNJ rl- g t.
    t .-!d i p_f/n /) 11 { / i {m ' i 1 t q 11 rl S:J! 1/J' !! 11 S .fi r../ e.
    1
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    IIJ!:/triJ iX}CtfJri()li{'.l', f!Oj/q!le ./Jtf iC1l

    L .3 iJI!.!

    o
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    pitia conftdit, exceptus a!J o41tO, vet Jm;e
    ut Salii voltmt. Motu tt4em incotrterat
    diflus: civitllJ t!epala-
    verat SatUr1J4 ufq.ue IIU1JC r.fl. Tota de-
    1ziqtte Italia pojl Oe1totriam Satttrnia cog-
    . j;a!Jatur.. OA ipfo primtt.m tabttlte,
    im4gilze jigrtat's , C itzt!e ttra-
    rio pttejidet. By Satur11's canying lct-
    ters into I ta[y, and coyning money, and
    rcaching ao-riculture, and making infi:ru-
    ments,and uildinga town, know
    that he tled from Crete, aftcr letters, and
    rhe coyning of money. and manual
    \\-ere brought into Ettrope by rqc Phrzmct-
    mu; and from .Att ica, after agriculture was
    brought into Greece b Ceres, andfo could
    not be oldcr than A)eritts, and Ertropa,
    :wd hcr brother Cadmus ; and by Ita(y's
    bcing called Oenot1'ia, befo re it was called
    Satttr11fl, youmay know that he carne in-
    ro ltaJy after Oe1totrtts, andfo was not ol-
    '-icr t1laH thc fons of Lycao11. Oenotrtts
    c:uried the firl: colon y of the Greeks into
    Italy. Satur11. thc fecond, and Eva1tdt?'
    thc third; and thc Latittes know nothing
    oldc.r in Ita/y than ]amts a.nd Satttrtt: ami
    d1ereforc Oe11otrtts was the JaJU.t of the
    q.nd Satttr1t was contcmporary to
    thc fons of Lycao11, and by confequence al-
    in to Celetts, Erectberu, Gere.r, and Afie"
    1'itu: for Cere.s cducated Triptolenms thc
    fon ot'Celeru, in rhc Rcign of Erechtbe11s,
    fllld cl);n taught to pJow and fow corn:
    ' o .AtC1t.r
    o


    ll E E K S. 11
    ,4rt4.r,thefon of CaJJiflo, and grandfon of
    Lycaon, received corn _from TriptoJemu.r,
    and taught bis peo le to make bread of it ;
    and Procri.r, tbe aughter of Erechtheru,
    fled to Minos tbe fon of .Ajleriu.r. In
    mory .of S,aturn's coming into ltaty by
    (ea, the Latine.r coined tlieir firft money
    witb bis head on one fide, anda fhip on
    the other. Macrob.iu.r * tells us, that
    Altar to him, with facred rites asto a God,
    and inftituted the Satuntalia, and chat hu-
    mane factifices were offered to him; 'till
    Hercules drivit O' the cattle of Geryo11
    through Itai:Y, a olibed that cuftom: by
    the humane facrifices you may kQow that
    Janus ws of the race of Lycao11 . which
    charater agrees to Oe11otr.u.r. Dionyft__u.r
    Halicarnajenfi.r tells us furtber, that Oe ..
    '1otru.r having found in the weftern parts of
    Ita/y a large region fit for pafturage and til-
    lage, but yet for che moft pare uninhabited,
    and where it was inhabited, peopled but.
    thinl ; in a certain pare of it, purged from
    the ia1u, he built towns little and
    numerous, in the mountains; which
    nerofbuilding was familiar to ancients;
    this was the Original of Towns iq
    ab. .
    Pattfotlia.r t rells us the peopte of P f.l
    retatedthi.r to have !Jee11. the OrigitJaJ of c.3
    1
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    ' Ot . G ' S . d &l.tt.c.,,
    tJe r;ymptt ames: tt:Jat atUl'll
    l. + Jirfl,

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    HRONOLOGY
    jirjl,andbadaTemple!Juilt to him i1z o.
    Jympia hy the me1t of the Gotde1z .Age; tt1td
    that whell Jupiterwas newJy !Jont, his mo.
    ther Rhea recommended him to the cate oj
    thelda!iDatyli, whowerealfo caltcdCu.
    retes: that afterwards five of them, ca/.
    /edHercules, Preonius, Epimedes, Jafius,
    mul Ida, came from Ida, a moutttailt in
    Crete, ittto Elis; attdHercules, calted alfo
    Hercules Idreus. beittg the of thcm,
    itt memoryofthewar !Jetwee1i a11d
    Jupiter, itzjtittttedthe tlmeofraciltg, a11d
    tbat thc vi[for jho11Jd e rewarded witb a
    croutt ofoli'l-'C; and thcre ercted an altar
    . to Jttpiter 0/ympitts, and callcd thc!c
    gamcs Olympic: and that fome of the E-
    leaus iJ.id, that J upiter C01Jte1tded be re ':Lith
    Slturnfor tbe /(wgdom; otbers that Hcr-
    cules Idxus hiftitrttcd theft games i1t me
    mory of tbeir vilory over the Titans: for
    tt- the peoplc of ..Arcadia t had <l tradition,
    l. S.c.19. that thc Gi:mts fought \\' ith thc G od'l in the
    valJcy of Bathos, near thc rivcr Jllpbclf.l'
    Dkdor. and thc fountain OJympias. :f: Bcforc the
    fP ss3. Rcign of .Ajlerius, his father TetttmJits
    cune into Cretc with a colon y from O!J'71J-
    pia; nnd npon the ilight of JJjleritts, iomc
    of his fricnds might retire wirh him into
    rheir own country, and be purfcd and bc:l-
    tfll there by the ld.tfalt Herctt!es: thc.Ek-.
    flllsl:dd :dio that C lymemJS thc grandlon ol:
    r.bc 1 d. te a 11 }{ere 11 k s, abo u t fi fry y ears
    '
    tcr 'Dc11calirm's tlood, coming om Cretc,
    ce ..

    the

    RE E K S
    celebrated thefe games again in O ia,
    and ereted there an alrar ro J zmo O
    pi a, that is, to E 11ropa, and another ro
    tbis Hercttlcs, and the refl: ofthe Cttretes;
    and in Etis 'till he was expeUed
    by , * who thereupon celebrated Paufanl.
    expel ed .Aitolrts the for, of Endymio1t ; and
    fo alfo did Hercttles the fon of .Ak11te1ta,
    and .Atreres thcfon ofPetops, and Oxylrts:
    tbey might be celebrated y in tri-
    umph for vilories, firft by Hercreles ldte-
    1ts, upon rhc conqueft of Satttrtt and the
    Titatts ; and then by e tymemu, upon his
    coming to reign in thc Terra Cttretttm;
    tben by Etz.dymio1z., upon his conquering
    Glymemts; andafterwards by Pelops, upon
    his conquering .k:tolru ; and by Hercrtles,
    upon his killing Aregeas; and by Atrcre.r,
    upon his repelling the He1aclides; and by
    Oxylus, u pon tbe return of thc Heractide s
    into 'Petop01mejiu. This 'Jttpiter, to whom
    they iriftituted, hada Temple and Al-
    tar eretcd to him in Olympia, whcre the
    games wcrc cclebratcd, ::llld from thc place
    was callcd 'Jrtpiter Otympitts: Olympia
    was a place u pon thc confines of P ifa, ncar
    the river .Atphcus.
    In the * Ilhnd Thafos, whcrc Cadmres Rerod.t.
    left his brother Thajiu, the Pbretticialu 2..c.44.
    built a Temple to llercre/es Of:ympi11s, that
    Herc'llles, whom Ciccro calls ex ldteil tCic.de
    'lJaflylis; Ctli iltftria.r a,!ft:r/11/t, Whcn naturaJ?e-
    . l orum. lab .
    t lC
    3



    HRONOLOGY
    the m fteries of Cere.t were inl:itoted i1t
    EJeit u, there were other myl:eries infl:itu-
    red to her and her and dauO"hter's
    husband, in che 1 SamfJthrace, y the
    Phtz11icia1z namesofVii Ca!Jiri .Axteros,
    and .AxifJit.erfts, that is, the
    great Gods Ce res, Proftrpina and P lttto :
    for + 'l_ajitts a Samothracia11, whofe fifl:e.r
    JU:&J. marriedCadmu.r, was with Cere!;
    and Cadmrt.r and ]ajiru were bth of them
    initiated in thefe m ficries. 'Jafiru \vas
    thc brothcrof 'Dar anus, and married Cy-
    bele tbe da ah ter of .Jfeo1zes King of P hry-
    .. cria, and by 1er had Coryba.r; and after bis
    dcath, 'IJardattu.r, Cyhete and Corybas
    went into P br;'gia, and carried thither the
    myl:eries. of rhc mother of the Gods, and
    C)'bele called. rhc goddefs after her own
    namc, and Cor;'ba.r caHed ber priefi:s Cory-
    bmztes : thus 'Diod!Jrus; but CJJiottyjitu
    r DionP, iaith * that Vardamt.r inl:ituted the Samo-

    fo.r Jcarnt them in Arcadia, and tbat ldtetJS
    thc fon of 'Dardatzus 'in!l:ituted afterwards
    the myficrics of the mother of thc gods in
    PbrJ'gia : this Phrygian Goddcfs was
    dr:1w n in a chariot by Lions, and hada co-
    ro;ta t11rrita on hcr hcad, and a dnun in
    her hand, likc thc Phtelticiatt Goddcfs .Af
    tarte, and thc CoryiHmtes danced in ar
    mour at her ftcrificcs in a furious manncr,
    .;&:tucian. likc the ldtei 'lJaEiyti; and Lttcia1t tells
    d:Cutaci- us that fl1c was the crcttlft Rhea, t at is,

    Ettropa
    europthemotherofAfinor:andthusthe
    Phrenicir introduced the pratice of dei-
    f ing dead men and women among the
    ree/u and PhrygiatJr; for 1 meet withno
    intance of deifying dead m en and women
    in Greece, before rhe coming qf Camur
    and Europa from Zior1.
    F rom thefe ori inals it carne into fafhion

    the Gree r, parentare, ro ce-
    lebrare the funerals of dead arents with fe-
    ftivals and invocations and acrifices offered
    to their ghofl:s, and ro ered: magnificent fe-
    pul eh res in the form of temples, with altars
    and ftatues, to perfons of renown ; and there
    to honour them publickly with facrifices
    and invocatioJ)s : cvery man might do it ro
    his ancefi:ors ; and the cities ofGreece did it
    to all the eminent Greelu : as to Ettropa
    the fifter, to Atymnur the brother, and ro
    Minos and Rhadamanthtt.r the ne hews of
    Cadmur; tohis da?ghter bto, an her fon
    Melicertu.r ; to Bacchre.r thc fon of his
    4aughterSeme/e, Ariflarchu.rthe Imsband
    of liis da ah ter .Attt"01toe, and ]aJiu.r the
    brorher of is wife Harmonia; ro Hf!rcttte.r
    a The1Ja11, and bis mothcr Alcme1uz; to
    'Da11aethe dau<Yhtcr. of Acrifiru; ro .JEjcu-
    lapitts and Po emocrates the fon of }.fa-
    cbao11; Kings of A-
    tbens, HippolytttsthefonofThefttts, Prm
    the fon of Pene Jo e, Proftrpilta, 1ri_pto
    , ropho11itu, Cajlor, Po/,..
    (11x, MetJelaul, Agamemt101z,
    .

    I S 6



    HRONOLOGY
    Amphiararu and his fon Amphilochru,
    Hellor and .Aiexmtdra the fon and daugh-
    ter ofPriam, Pborolutu,OrphtusProte-
    {ilaru, .Achilles and bis mother Thetis .A-
    :jax, .Arcas, ldomeneus, .frferiones, .tEa-
    cus, Metamptts, Britomartis, .Adrajfus,
    Jo/aus, and divcrs others. They deificd
    their Dead in divers manners, according ro
    their abilities and circnml:ances, and rhe
    merits of the perfon ; fome only in privare
    as houlhold Gods or Vii P te111l-
    tes; others by ereding gravel:ones to thcm
    in publick, to be ufed as altars for annual l
    crifices; orhers, by building alfo to thcm
    fepulchres in the form of houfes or temples;
    and fome by appointing myl:eries, and
    rcmonics, and iet facrifices, and fel:ivals,
    and initiations, anda fucceffi on of priefts for
    performin thofe infl:itutions in the tem-
    ples, and 1anding them down to pofi:criry.
    Altars might bcgin be erel:ed in E1trOJ.C
    a Jirtic bctore thc days of Cadmur, for f:t.
    crificing to the old God or Gods ofthe Co-
    ..
    * .Arnoh. lonics, but Temples began in the days of
    adv.gcm. Solomott; for ./T!.'actts thc fon of eJEgia,
    1

    6
    P r
    31
    who was two oldcr than thc

    Tro war, is by fome rcputcdoncof thc
    fir who built a Tcm le in Greece. Ora
    eles carne firfl: from gypt into Grccce a-
    bout the fame time, alfo did thc cuil:om
    of forminO' thc images of the Gods with
    their lcgs ound up in thc hapc of thc E-
    f..'YPtia7t mummies: for Idolatry bcgan in
    Chaldtea and EgYjf, andfprcad thcnccin-
    ro

    RE E K S.
    to Phre1zicia and the neighbouring court
    tries, long before it came into Ettrope ; and
    the Pelaf!,ia1ts proJ>agated it in Greece, by
    che dlates of the Orad es: The countries
    upon the Tigri.r and the Ni te being cxcecd-
    ing fertile, were firl: frequented by man-
    kind, and grew firft into Kingdoms, and
    therefore begin firl: ro adore thcir dead
    Kinos and Q_ueens: hence carne thc Gods
    of aba1t, the Gods and Godde!Tes called
    Baalim and .Ajhtarotb by thc Callaa1Jite.s,
    the Dremons or Ghol:s to whom thcy facri-
    ficed, and the Motocb to w hom they offer-
    ed their children in thc days of .M o .fes and
    the J udgeso Every City iet up thc worfhip
    ofits own Founder and Kings, and by alH-
    ances and conquefts they 1pread this wor-
    fhip, and at len th thc PhtE1zicia1u andE-
    gyptiatu broug t into Euro pe the pratice
    of Deifying the deado The Kingdom of
    the lower Egypt began to worfhi their
    o before the days of Mo.fe.r; an to this
    the tecond commandment is oppo-
    fed: w en the Shepherds invaded the lower
    E pt, they checked this worfl1ip of the
    ol Egyptiatt
    1
    , andfpread that oftheir own
    Kings: and at length the Egy_ptia1ts of Cop-
    tos and Thebais, under Mijpbra m t t t h ~ i s
    and .Amojis, ex ing the S 1epherds,
    checked the of the Gods of the
    Shepherds, and in their own Kings
    and Princes, propagate thc worfbip of
    twelve. of them into their conquefi:s; and
    m a de

    I 51
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    HRONOLOGY
    made rhem univerfal than the falle
    Gods ofan y orher nation had be en beforc,
    fo as ro be c::dlcd Vii magtti mqjonmt ge.
    tittm. Sefoflris conquercd Thrace,
    .ilmpl{fyoJt rhe fon of Promethetts broughL
    thc nvclve Gods from Thrace into Greece:
    * l. lierodotus * tclls us thar they carne hom
    :z.1mtm. E
    gypt; and by the names of the citics ot"
    Egyptdcdicated to mjny ofrhcfcGods,you
    may know that thcy wcrc of an Egypt i.m
    original: and thc according ro
    tDiodor. 'Diodorus, t ufi1ally reprdcntcd, thlt aftc1
    l. r.p.
    8
    rheir Satunt and Rhea, rcigned ]11pita
    and Jtt110, thc parcnts of Oj/ris and lj/s,
    thc parcnts of Ortts :111d Btta}e.
    By all rhis ir rnay be undcri1ood, that :J.\
    the Egyptians who deificd rhcir Kings. bc-
    gan rhcir monarchy with rhc Rcign of rhci1
    Gods and. Hcrocs, rcckoning 111e11es rhe
    firfl man \\.ha rcigncd aftcrrhcir Gods; e,
    the CrettmJ thc Agcs ofthcir Gods and
    Hcrocs,

    thc firil: Htr of rhc1r
    L)
    dcincd King': and Princcs, thc Goldcn,
    *Hefiod. Sihcr, ::"
    1
    y,._,;1 Agcs. Hcod"'
    ' .
    opera. v. ddcrihin!! rhdc t(lt:r A:.:csof rhc GoJs :llld
    L'
    1
    " Dcmi-Gods of C;c'ca, rcprcknr<:t thc:11 t"
    be t(nr Gcncratiuns of mc11, cJch of\', h: . .-:.
    cndcd \\ hco thc mcn rh.:n li\ IJ'" urcw

    ::;
    a11d dropt imo ), g;,wc, tcll; u e; ! k.L
    t !l e t cJ m t h e 11 de d \\ i l / t l : e \ v r.-, o f 1-, I.
    anJ Troy: and ;, IJLlllY (iL'IlCULions lik'I...:
    wnc, from rhc con:i1Jg of thc 'Fha:;.t.J':s
    a.ud Gurctcs \\ itl1 Cttdrmu Jnd Ltoo}Jd i'l
    '
    1
    RE E K So
    to Greece, unto thc dcfl:rul:ion of Troy .
    .Apollonitts Rbodius faitb, thJ.t the
    camc to Crete, thcy flew Taltts
    a brazcn man, \\' l:o rcnuincd of thofC that
    \rcrc of thc Br:.1zcn A E c. and L'UJ.rdcd tlut
    \.' 4.)
    p1fs: Ttzlu.r \\';:te; rcpurcd + rhc lun ofA!illOs,
    and thcrci(Jrc rhdons of 1/o lt ved in rhc
    Brazen Ar,c, J\Jincs in tbeSil-

    ver ir \ra; thc Sil ver Agc ofthcGrccks
    in w hich tlH:y bcg:1111 o plow :1ndo\v Corn,
    ancl Crrcs, that L4ught rhcm ro do it, ilouri-
    ihed in the Rcign of Cl'!ots and ENciJt hetts
    Ali11os. rcll us tlutthc
    bfl: Woman with whom ]upiter by, \\a'>
    AlcmcJJa; and rhcrcby tbcy i.Tm to put an
    cnd ro thc Rcign nf ]11piter among mor-
    uls, th;lt is to thc Silnr Agc, \Yhcn
    'tJZCJla \\':.lS \\'ith chilJ of Hcrcufr.:s; who
    rhercforc \LlS born thc ci:hLh or tcnth
    _..,
    ycar Rcign, atllt \vas about
    34 ycars old at thc time of rhc Argo1uf.ttic
    cxpcclition. C/Jiro1t \\'J.S bcgot by Stztunz
    PbiJyra in thc Goldcn Agc; whcn ]u-
    ptcr \Va<; a child in thc C'etdlt cwc, as a-
    hove ; aml r h is w in t he Rci: 'n of Ji(:' ai :ts
    ' .
    1\.ing of ('r'/ r : thcrcfurc
    rcig11cd in e,-, .'t' in thc Goldcn Agc; and
    rhc Sil ver whcn Cbirolt was
    \ } )
    child: if Cbiro:t \LlS born abont thc 35th
    H;lr of (j)(r:.-'id's Rcn, he will be bu m in
    . . ')
    thc Rcir;11 o!' .A./Icriu.r, whcn Jupitcr WJ'>
    J child in thc Cn'ltm cave, ::t11d be abont
    ycar'-' old in thc time of tbc . :!'lj,Ui!t!ll tit: cx-
    pcdi l ion,
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    :f Apol!on.
    Argooaur.
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    HRONOL0G1
    pedition, when he invented the Afterifms;
    and this is within the reach of nature. The
    e-olden Age, therefore falls in witb the
    eign of .Aflerittr, and rhe Sil ver Auewich
    that of Mi1101 ; and to make the e Ages
    much loncrer than ordinary generations, is
    to make hirott live much Jonger than ac-
    cording to the courfe of nature. This fa-
    ble of the four Ages feems ro have been
    madc by the Guretes in the fourth Age, in
    memory ofthe firl: four Ages of rheir com-
    ing into Ettrope, as into a new world; and
    in honour of their country-wornan Ettro-
    pa, and her husband .Ajleritls the Satttrlt of
    the Latines, and ofher fon Minos, thc ere-
    tan 'Jupiter, and grandfon Vettcalio11,
    who reigned 'till the Argonatttic expediti-
    on, and is fometimes reckoned among the
    .Argo1zattts,andoftheir reatgrandfon Ido-
    menettswho warred at roy. Hejiod tells
    us that he hirnfelflivcd in thc fifth Agc, the
    Age next aftcr the taking of Troy, and
    thercfore he flouri1hed within thirty or
    thirty fivc years after it: and Homer was
    .. Vita Ho- af about the fa me Age ; for he lived fome
    sneriHcro- time with Metttor in Ithaca, and therc
    dotoad.lcr. lcarnt of him man thinO'S concerninO'
    b o
    Vlyj(es, with whorn . e11tor had bcen pcr
    onally acquainted: now Herodotus, che
    oldefl: Hifioriau ofthe Greek.s now extant,
    t Hcrod. 1. t rells us that Hejiod aodHomer wcre not :t-
    s. bovc four hundred y-ears older than himclf,
    and therefore they flourilbed within 1 10 or
    n.o ycurs

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    e R EE K S.
    I 6 l
    t1.o years after the death of So/omon; and
    according to my reckoning thc ta!dng of
    Troy was but onc Gencration earlier.
    Mythologill:s rell us, that.JVioe the
    dauO"htet of Phoro11e1ts was the firft woman
    \vit 1 whomJttpiter lay, and thatofher he
    hegat Ar tt.r, who il.tccccded Pboro11eus in
    the King o m of Argos; and gave his n:11nc
    to that city ; and thcretorc .Argtts was bora
    in the beginning of the Sil ver A g ~ unlefs
    you had rather fay that by Jtptter rhey
    might here mean Ajtcrim; tor rhe Phre-
    1ticiazs gave thc na me of :upi'er _ro cvery
    K.ing, from thc time of their firft coming
    into Grece with Cadmtts and E11ropa, un-
    tilthe invadino ofGreece by Sefojlris, at:td
    the birth of ercttles, and particubrly to
    the fathers of Mi11os, Petops, Lacedtc
    mon, .IEacttt, and Perftti!.
    The four firil: Ages fucceeded t h ~ flood
    ofVettcaliotz ; and fome tell. us that Vntca.o
    liotnvas tl1efon of Ptomethe11s, thc fon of
    'Japettu, and brothct of Atlas: but this '.vas
    anorher Dettcalioll; for 'Japet11s the fathec
    of Ptomethetts, Epime'tbeus, and Atlas,
    was an E, yptian, thc brother of Ojiris,
    and flourif 1Cd two Generations aftcr the
    floodof Dettcatio1i.

    1 ha ve now carried up the Ghronology of
    the Greeks as hi h as ro the firfi: ufe of lct-
    ters, the firl: owing and fowing of corn,
    the firft manu aturing of <:opper and iron,
    the bcginuing ofthc ttades o Smiths, Car
    M pen.tcrs,
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    HRONOLOGY
    penters, J oyners, Turners, Brick-makcrs,'
    Stone-cutters, and Potters, in the
    firft walling of cidcs about, the firil: build-
    ing of Temples, and the original of 0-
    taclcs in Greece.; the be inning ofnavigati-
    on by thc Stars in long 1ips with [lils; rhe
    crel:ing ofthe Amphilyo1tic Council; the
    firl: Agcs ofGrecce, called the Golden, Sil-
    vcr,Brazen, and lron Ages, and the flood
    of Deuca/io1t which immedLltcly prcccdd
    thcm. Thofe Ages could not be earlicr
    th:m the invention and ufe of the four me-
    tals in Greece, from whcnce thcy had thcir
    namcs; and the Jlood of Ogyges could not
    be much above two or tluee ages earlier
    than that of Dettcaliott: for among .filCh
    wandcrin pcople as were thcrr in Ettrope,
    thcrc cou d be no memory of tl1ings done
    abo ve tluee or tour ages beforc the firfi nfe
    oflettcrs: and the expuUion of the Shep-
    hcrds m1t of Eg)'jt, \V hich gave tbe firl:
    ()Cea !ion to thc comisg of people fi'om E-
    gypt into Greae, and to the building of
    houfcs aad villages in Greece, was fcarcc
    carlicr thc days of E ti and Smn!lcl;
    for .Afa;tctho tclls us, that whcn thcy wcrc
    forced to l]uitAbarisand retire out
    they wcnt through the wildcrnefs into 1tt-
    d,erz, and bnilr 'Jcr!!falcm : 1 do not think
    wirh lv!tmctbo, that they werc the Iftac-
    Jites undcr Afofts, but rathcr bclicvc rhat
    they were Cmttta!Jites; and u Jon lcaving
    Aba1' miiJglcJ with thc Phi ijlns thcir
    ijCXt

    the G R E E 1\ S.
    6i
    a1ext neighbours: fome of thcm
    might aiiil 'Drn;id ami Solomo u in building
    Jerrefalem and the Temple.
    Sartl wa:; madc King; * th:1t he re-
    1
    s.,m;
    fcue /(rae/ out ofrhc lunJ ofthe 'Phildf- &
    ims, who opprdfed rhcm; and in the 1e- xuJ.,-.
    1
    9
    ycar of lii> Rcign, thc :o.
    brought into tbe ficld a3ain!1: him tb/rty
    thollpmd c!Hzriots, tmd.fiv tboitfimd .?tfi'-
    mm, a11d peojJ/e tU tbe flmd .:hicb OJt
    the (ea jborefor mu!tit!!de: rhc Cmrza-
    11tes h:1d tlv:ir hm fe:; from yct
    inthcdaysofJllofe.ra[l cluriots ofE-
    g;pt, witl) whch Pb.11'aobpnr!ltcd lfrac!,
    werc but lix hundrcd, E.\:od. xiv. 7 From
    thc grcat army of thc 'Pbilijlims
    Sattt, and thc grcat nurnber oftheir horlcs,
    1 fecm to gathcr that thc Shcphcrd; ha.d
    newly rclinquilllcd Eg;'Pt. and joyncJ
    thcm: thc Shcphcrds might be bcatcn at&d
    driven out of thc grcatcfl: part of
    andfhut up in .Abaris b
    fisin thc lattcr cnd oft lC da)"' ofE'/i; :tnd
    iomc of thcm fJy ro the 'PhilUii.ils, an
    1hengthen them againil ljhrd, in thc L'LH:
    year of E ti ; and fi'om the 'P !Ji i.ms .fome
    of the S he )herds mi:rht go ro ancl
    from Zi 011, by to 4f/tt ?JJi;Nr anJ
    Greece : and afr:crwards, in thc bc
    1
    J,in-
    uingof thc Rclgnof Sa11t, tiiC Shcphcrd'
    who fl:ill rcmaincd in mght b.e for-
    ccd by etb;?;o(i.r or Amuji.r, tbt: fon of
    llfi.j}bragmuti;o(, to Abar,
    M ,
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    -
    retire in very great numbcr" to thc 7J!Ji!i7.
    i.rd.r; and up')ll thdc occa(ion.;; rcvcr,l ,('
    thcm, as 17,-ar/m.r, Lc!cx. C-
    crop.r, /1/;rzs, mip.ht come \rirh
    !'c0pk by fCJ from ro /.id?::
    ('rpnt.r, and rhcncc to ./((!:, miiltJr '''l!
    cn!'rt. i11 rhe cLlys cr Lii, lS'twmc!
    St:.:tf, .l!!d thcrcb) tu opcil (llill
    :)\ lc.1 bct\\ cen /:ido and (''(,., t'.
    ti1c I'C\ o;: of Erfrnn from }i!.l.l'ri,
    .1nd tk: tin:1l of rhc Plniiciii/IS
    ; 1 . 111 r he Red- Se a.
    rci::;,ncd in ./!'rtlditz, and ,._
    tl1c Luhcrof L_yct!Oll, according ro
    .o:Lio -"it :111d L_;-rczOJL Jicdjt!t h
    l;l;'C tbc lood of 'J)c!fralioJt and rhcrc-
    fJtT bthcr PcJz(glls mighr come int)
    Crra[' about t\\-o Gcncrations bcforc (.'.,J
    1; 1: t .r. () r i ; 1 l he Lu ter en d o f t he cLn e; (}! }./; :
    "
    I,)'Ct!vll hcriGccd childrcn, and rhcrci;
    1
    n'
    -
    hi..; come\\ irh hispcop!c l'rom
    thc Shqlhcrd-; i11 l,:f!,_TjJt, and pcrh.'J,
    \\hcrcthc: :.t',ll
    /i,:cd Il1l'!,, 'rill -!J.'Joj/r th.lt cid1-
    rlm. J11Ufl.JJ'.-,'(!,J!l1it l he Llt.ltcr
    1
    lf _._
    tlr<J\C th..: Sh'-phcrd-; our o!' ;t:,i,.J
    :.1rt ot' 1'.: 1/JI, ihtt thc rcnuiiitL'r ::;'
    ;.1 ./.,'!J,o thcn numbcr..; miJt
    ' .
    < : t": 1 pe t,) C n 'a r ; 1 !lli..' !'r u m l he re::, i: 1 i 1" 1
    ! ll'flo'Jr;/i_r under ,and orl{n.; (rl;il
    :tnd mhcr phc';, umLr ot hc-1
    ( '.:),,1i11';: hc-net: ir tn \
    1
    d'
    : it.H Ll1c 'Pdu(iria,- r \'.ere :tl Lhc (nfl H'
    1
    .'
    . . '
    -
    o the RE E K S.
    nmncrous in Gr('('rc, :111d Jj1a!ze a di:Terc1;r
    from thc Gnck., and wcr-.: th--'
    rin_0,-lcadcr" in i:1to G1cccc th:
    worllip ofthc (!:::-J.d.
    1 1! ([ clm s i .:; c1llc d t h e i ( J n n f () t 1' a r 11 .r, pe:
    I1ap-; he e ro C'racc h) L.l: h.
    come \rirh p.<J)Ic ro .A<::'H !'rtlJl
    in thc d.l) S or L/,:, L.l[
    upon thc l'\Tr flltlC !JI! S, 11-l'lll.'d (r\J:n hi:ll,
    :111d kaYC his tcrritnric::. tO !Ji, f '1S J'/n;u
    7/ftts, A> irr!eit.f, F !Jt:rc:.'J, !l i h d.l \''-;
    ....-"' \. ) .1
    ofSarmtd: for Car rhc Ju or J)h);oaei:.r
    built a Temple ro ('cts i .J:\ft:(!_mtt,
    rhcrcforc \\'as to LJcc!Jt ht-
    ,
    tts. 'P!Jool!c!!s rci:)l.d :lt AJ:(o.r, an.l
    at S)?ll, ar1d f{lUIH.icd thok
    Kingdoms; anJ yct i; nudc :l-
    bovc firc hundrcd ycars oldcr tlun 'P!Jfno-

    1/CUS by on1c buc *
    /:t:ts, t A11ticlidc.rand Pl,to,
    'F !Jo}' o 1! e tt S t h e o 1 den 1\. i 11 ) i ; l (' i 'r u(' ' l11 d
    . '
    :): Apoltodont.r rclls us, .. \\'a; tlt:
    brothcr of '})/J())"JJJ!'l!J. v-L!,i !l:tf.f dicd
    '
    w i t h ()ti t in ll (', a 11 d :1 e r h i lll r l' i e d J: it -
    rops, Tctc/;!T!, Ap, 1.rnm.dJJ, Sic_'\o:r,
    Ar/r,(/:t.r, A,t;.nJJ:'i.l/l!OI!, c;;c.

    -
    ,. ('. !
    . .
    O!ll, I.
    p 3 2 l .
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    ;t:l:l.Lj.
    . t
    ':.ltll i 1'
    Ti
    . \ .
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    l!\.1 .. ....
    \..,l.
    a n d S y o 11 :1 \ h i s r L'.. r' > l 11 : l ,_ i 1 d n 1 1 1 :
    f 1 C J' O dO/
    1
    f .r' j t Lt i t lt 1 l U 1: //' .: .1' i 1\ 1. h . . ( ; ", 'e/.: ; l In o e: .
    T o nn u e i -; l .
    1
    f! IJ lw J ; 1 H 1 1 h r .: 11 i. r, " "' L h ; t !
    1
    -'! . ) 11JJ.r,il,
    EptpiJ::s 1 he gur . .3 ;! ,;,)/'! ,,,.;t\1 u, :
    eh il d : h m t he b tt C' r <',
    1
    .r h .1 : : 1 1 .tl L- 1 \\'u
    m en ()frhc t ''o :Llm:..; , .
    1
    FiJ :1!1l] 1-.'pt!/
    1
    11/1.1' or
    E;opc:t.r, J.lld L1c''\ cc11 Lhcut t.:icn:-1 t;..
    \l 1 \. .t("d
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    166 HRONOLOGY
    fcigncd Kings of Sic_yo1t, who made no
    wars, nor did any thing memorable, :md
    yet reigncd fivc hundrcd and twenty ycars,
    which is, onc wirh anothcr, above forty
    and rhrec yc:us a-picce. If thde fcigned
    Kings be rejclcd, and the two Kings Ajlis
    ;tnd Epopr11s be rcunited. &gialt:us will
    beco me contcmporary to his brother 1) bo-
    '1'01/etts, as he oughr ro be; for A pis or .l:.,'po-
    pc:u, and N._yft?lts the gnardian of Labda-
    were fbin in barde about thc tenth

    ycar of Solomo11, as above; and the fidl:
    fonr Kings ofSicyo11, vEgialetts, Ettrops,
    Tekht, Apis,aftcr thc rate of about twcn-
    ry years to .a Re!gn, take up about cighry
    ycars ; and thcfc ycars counted upwards
    from the tenth year of Solom01t, lace thc
    ofthe Reign of e/Egia etts upon
    the twcltth ycar of Sanwcl, or thcrcabout:
    and about that time bcgan the Reign of
    fi. .Jdrojltts King cf ./b:go.r; but Homer t tclls
    t H?mcr. us, that he reitrncd i rl: at Sicyo11: he W:lS
    11. 1 vcrs. . I fi l: '=' . (\. rrz h l
    s
    1
    i. 111 t 1c r waragatntt.J. .et. Some acc
    Ja:ti;7:tts and 'P !Jrrjitts bctween Potj'btu
    and Adra.fltt.r, but\vitbout any certainty.
    LeJe.\" might come wirh his pcoplc into
    LacoiJia in the days of Eti, and lea ve his
    tcrritories to his 1ons 11y!e.r, Ettrota.r, Cte-
    fo:t, aml Pol)c:ao11 in thc days of Sanme! .
    .fr'.(yles ict up :.1 qucrn or handmill to grind
    corn, and is reputed thc firl: among thc
    fJrcck.r who didfo: but he befort;
    . ' . . '., . . . . ' rr ipr:



    RE E KS.
    Triptolemtu, and feems to ha ve had his
    corn and artificers from Egypt. EttrotaS'
    the brother, oras fome fa y, thc fon of Af)-
    let, built Sparta, and call'd it a.ftcr the
    name of his daughter Sparta, the wife of
    Lacedtem01t, and mother of Ettrydice. Cte-
    f!u was the father of PJ'las, the father of
    Sciron, w ho marricd thc daughter of P au-
    dio the ion of Erechtbl'tts, and co11tended
    with the fon ofP a11dio11 and brother
    of &getu, for the Kingdom; and uF..ants
    adjudged it to Niflu. Polycaon invaded
    thcn p<.:oplcd only by vilbges,.
    called it lvleffce afrer the name of his wite,
    and built citics therein.
    Cecro;v.r carne from Sai.r in E/zypt to Cy.
    prus, and thence into .Attica, and he might
    do this in che days of Sanmel, and marry
    .Agratele the daugh.ter of Jlftetu, and filc-
    eeed him in Attica c>on afrer, and leavc
    his Kingdom ro C1anaus in the Rcign of
    Saret, or in thc hcginning of the Rcign of
    CJJavid: for the flood of VerecatioJt hap ...
    pcned in thc Rcign ofCraltatts.
    Of about thc famc age wirh Pelt1jg1ts-,
    lttacbtu, Lelex, and Ac!teus, was OgJ'ges,
    herei ned in Breotia and fome ofhis people
    wcre etege.r; and either he or hisipnEJeu-
    fl.r built the city Eteujis in Jlttica, that is,
    they built a few houtcs of cla , which in
    time rew into a. ciry. dtlzts wrote
    that e: bPrOtJetu was older than Ogyges, atl(l
    Ulat Ogyges flourifhed IOl.O ycars bctcJre
    M-+ th'!

    167
    I68
    thc fir1 Olympiad, J<; J.bovc; bnt
    \Ll'> an Jrgc, and teigncd thcfc thint!,s in
    lwnnur of hi..; count1 v: to cal! y-
    .. ..._ ... o.'
    p ldll lus bccn :1 rhc ancicnr
    (,'rt'c!u, lo thcy JS old a'>
    Ji d1: mcmory ofthings; and io ,,.e lu' L.
    Ji(J\V curicd up thc Chronology of
    C ,ce f:.s. ht a e !J:iJ 111 t DC a S ol d ') ()
    tc.r, but and his follnwcr'> llLlrk
    thcm kvcn hundrcd ycars o]dcr thJn th.
    trnth; and Chronologcrs, to nukc out tlr;
    '
    rcck.onin::;, h:1 ,.e lcngrhcncd thc r:1ccs oftlh
    h.inf..:s of and Sir_yon, ::rnd
    icYCL11 (:nnrcmpor:1ry Princcs JillO
    :f(ICcd1i ,-e 1\.inss, and nuny
    ]\in:-:" in ro thc rae e oftl1c 1\. ofSizyr;;!
    bad IChral ions, who rcL':L\l
    ' '
    in parts of :1nd rhc
    To\\-n5; 'Phmo;c;ts, who blllt
    ''OlC lli71, attcn,ards LdlcJ from
    ./lrg f s h i-; gr;mdJon ; /l:J:)a Ir us, w ho bt: i i
    v1:,g i a le a, :1ftcnv ards lcd Sic)'IJJJ, (r<' m
    (_\icyon thcgrandlon of Flccht/Jctls; Pbt-
    f!rlts, who built 'Phcrrctt, aCL"crwards ullcd
    " e'>
    fro1n 'Pfop!Jis thc d:mghrcr oJL_ r-
    '[rtOJJ: thcic wcrc thc oJJcH to"'llS ill
    '
    'fJd,Jf'omr_(i!J: rhcn rhc fc>n of
    .. Fo/.'t .. r :md nf!ldiell, builr /,'t
    1
    v
    :r,z, callcd Coilttb; and _J:f ,,..
    Jt.r, tht; f(-m of r:-.llYJrts, hui!t h'l: and b'"-
    Jorc rhcm Cccrops built Ct:cropirz, r he e ir
    adcl of At!Jnts; and LVCtZO!t builr ..
    - . -
    f(J, bv lome thc; olddt to\\'11 '"
    { ,! 1' '!(
    o t!Jc RE E K S
    ./]rcaditz; :md bis fons, who \\ere at Ica.f1:
    tour and t\\Tnty in number, built cach of
    rhcm a rown; cxccpt thc youngcH, cal!cd
    Gcnotrlls, \\ho grcw up afrcr his thcr's
    dcath. :1nd L1kd into Ir (l(J' \\'ith his pcnplc.
    and tltcrc kt 011 foot thc building of rmrm,
    ;:tnJ lJCclmc thc J.t u: Y t'f thc LatiJIN.
    'Pborotutts lud alh k\ct:ll rhildrcn amJ
    who rci:,ncd in iC\ cr.1l
    ' '
    placcs, and builr llC\r to\\ as CrZ;, .1l pis,
    &c. and llttiJJ?Jt, thc i(Jll of
    rcigncd in ll'lllOl!z, afrcnLlr ... is c1llcd
    I69
    '1 and hllilt tnwns thcrc. Thi; di-
    ,iion itb-diviion lus nudc grc1ccon-
    fuion in thc hiftory oC tbc ([rll I\.ingdoms
    ofPclopo7!:![:fits, ::.nd thcrcby givcn occafi-
    flll to rhc \ ain-glorious G!Ct'/:.J, ro
    thoc kingdoms much oldcr tlun thcyrc,l:iy
    \YCrc: but by a11 thc :lbO\ c-ci'.:ll-
    rioncd, thc firfl: civilizing; oflhcGrc:s.:liH.l
    rcaching rhcm ro Jwcll in houks and CO\\ ns
    ;1.11d thc oldcl to\\'J11i k:ucc
    be t \\'O or tlm:c (
    rlun thc comin0, ofCt!riJ:J.rt.r !iom ZidoJ i!l-
    ' ..
    ro Grccce; ami mdl be- n..:-
    by thc cxpuliinn of thc
    Ont of E,gypt in thc dJ. y) (\r E!i s,m:lt-
    fl, and rhcir flying into (,'n?cc in confi
    nblc munbcrs : bur it.:'s di!Iil:lr ro il!- ri ht
    ' '
    thc G cncalogics and Chroiwlogv or rhc l::l-
    bulous Agcs'nfthc G'rccl.r, ancH !cave thck
    things to be furrhcr examncd.
    J.?dorc; tht,' intrvduccd rilo
    dcify w
    v o

    170 HRONOLOGY'
    dcifying of dc:1.J mcn, thc Grrd.r lud .
    1
    Ccnncil ofEidcrs iucYery to\\'n l()rrhc"l-
    ''crnmcnt thcrcot-, a j1l.lcc w hcrc Jl'.l'i
    der.; andpeoplc\\orlhippcd thcir(iod\Iih
    hcri ftccs: and \Y hcn nuny ll( rhn!c tn\\ lh,
    f(lr rhcir cnmmon JJ.kry. unircd undn .1

    common Coum:il, tbc\r crccJcJ a P r1.' .n. ,._
    -
    'UJ/'J or Court in onc ofthc to\\ n.;, \\ hcrc rhc:
    Council and Pcoplc mct at ccrtaintJ!lK<;,
    confldt rhcir fct\, and \\
    - 1
    thcir common G od \Yitb Llcrihcc'i, t:)
    bu y :md kll: thc to\\'nS whcrc rhck Cnun-
    -
    e i 1 <; m e t' t he e J' ((' 1:. .r ull e d :.'u ., ' pe() plc -; () r
    commumties, or Corpontion To\\'n-;: JJ!d
    a.tlcngth, whcnmany ofthcic;;
    1
    nfor thcir
    common f1.fcty unitcd by conknt und:r
    - -
    onc common Council, thcy crcdcd a 'l
    1
    i:\
    frzem;z in onc of thc :'5-f'-" for the comn11 Ji
    Council ofPeople to mcct in: to conlIL
    nnd wodllip in. and fcafl. and bu y, and cll;
    a.nd this thcy wallcd ahnm for it-; Lllc-

    ty. and callcd .,.,-:. ..,.,,v thc ciry: :tnd rhi-; J
    take ro h:wc be en t he al of Vil hp;,
    J\1:-lrkct-Tnwns. Cirics, C<'mmon
    Vdbl Temple-;, Fcaf1-; and F,lirs, in F1r-
    ,.oj't, tll<_,p,ytrmrmn, TJu . \\a'' Cor1r1
    \\ ith :l phcc ofworibip, :1nd a pcrpctn:d fi1:.:
    kcpr rhcrci11 upon :tn Airar
    from thc \\ord 'r'.c;u, fi re. c1mc IL1Illl'
    F{jltl, which at rhc pcoplc turw:d
    inro a Goddt+, :liH! 1(> hcc1mc llrc-\\ odl
    1
    !jl
    pcrs likc tlw :lHicnt and '' 1)('11
    thck CounuJs m J. de \Ltr u pon tl!ci r
    btllll '.
    o the REEI\S.

    .J 7
    honrs, tl1cy had J. general comnundcr to
    lcad rhcirarmic-;,and he bccamc rhcir Kim?;
    So Tlmnrlidcs *te!!" that ltl!dtr Ce- "Thuryd.
    cropsa!!dt/;nzn.:-icllt A'i11gs, !lt!ii Thc!C-
    11-;; Attu -:.::r!S a/-:.;_fl\'.1 j/rzircd ciry y tmh.in
    rit_y, cHIJ /J-vi'!if, \figU!J, l'.r ru1d Thdco.
    11C'J: l!c'it!)('J" did tl}{:v conJirlt thto killg,
    r ...;,_ h m t /}('{'e ,.. ...;,_a .r 11 o fr il r of d. n, IJff t
    PrtdJ il}'mt 1/Ji'f'O-:.;_ CUJllJ/!01!-
    :.;_tttf! h. t1 '1 a bi! r.l 1 /; n r o :::n (o lf!t c/1, illt d
    r:Cit fomf'tinh'.f w,r/lc::ro i!.r t!JC Fkufi-
    Ili.ms -;;.;ir h Lt:noln:1" did rrD ai 11 (1 E rcch-
    1 t...., .
    rheu.:;: !t 0:/JCit Th2kth. a pritdi':!t rllld
    por e 11 t JIU' t o/; t a i 11 e d r /J r !<.' i 1 :/9 J '1. IH 1 :o k
    tl -.;:, tl V t /J f' C O! t ! J' a
    1
    1 d 1\ f, l cr [ , lf e J O j t IJ {'
    - ... ) . .
    ot!Jcr citil'S, and 1iJ.>dc 1 hcm af! .:.'li'N
    itOl!eCoullcilalfd Pr.-t.lncum r!t Atltcns .

    'Poicrno.:z, a" he i.:;citcd bv t Strao. rc!J-; i Srraho.l.
    tbrZt A.iet.


    r 7.; :;;"',, o11r of .-..:_.Jic!J r.lcu1i a11d
    'PhifocbfJr!iJ' rlur :;_'/Ji'!! ArtiL.l
    :;:,;rz.r in{ejlcd y (t'fl a:d l,;.:llf /;y !/ir.: C:HC'i Scr:J..to-
    dl
    ) . e. / ,. ,.
    1
    . ncm.l.9.
    tlll )o:ort, ccrop<; 1 .JL'} l'f tf!'Y tJM!! P
    3
    'J
    7
    cd11ced tl}r nm/t i! 11d1, rlur i; t h:: 1 '
    to\\'n.:;, i11t0 t-:.;_d:c tit.r,

    1/.'l!.>!t'.r
    --:;_ere Cccropi;l, Tctr.lptlli,, Ep:1. ri.l, l)._'c::-
    liJ, Elcufis, A phydtu, Thtli!Ct;, !h u:r. "1,
    Cyrhcru;, S1hcrrtt;, Ccphtfli.l, t,/'!r.' l'i11:c-
    ru..;; rllld r !wt Thc!cth crJIJ! ;.zt/ol 1 .. i

    /r:.;.tht rir in !!lo l!t', -:..:/Jic/J -:_::'(/.1' /\ rh ... n'.
    T he o: i i tu 1 o r r 1 1 1\ 1 1", d,): 11 1 , r : k: .A r-
    ' 1
    <( j l (' .) \\ :t" llll te h alt ,'\' r 11
    1
    l.tlll.: 1!1.1' ! 1 J(' : ro r
    '_fa!!(iwi:tS tclls LlS, UJ,t: }'lJuJvllCtl'; //JI'
    "
    - r r:
    JU.:m.
    l.lC!)
    r
    172 HRONOLOGY

    fin of TI!Khusr;.;.as tbt:jt'1jl r.;:.:hogatbcrerf
    into rmc C01Jl71Jl/JIty t be Argivcs, r..;_bo 't ,t
    tbm --wcrc ,zttcrcd, and led c-_r;y
    apart; rmd tbe place r;,;.IH'J'C t ft.'y
    ucrc a({iJiJblcd callcd Phnrcn1i
    f Strabo.l. .1' . . .
    iYP337 cnm, t!JcctyoJ Phoroncuc;; and jrrtd;r;"
    obkrvcs, that Homcr calls al! 1 be pl.n1'J
    u!Jicb he recf.os up j Pcloponndu;. il
    fi:-...v ex ce p te d. 110 t e it i c.r bu t 1'CJ!. i. o .r. Vt'
    umji eacb t bcm o fa COllc'I'Jit wz
    ()fmany t o:.;.: lis, out of ::_biL'/J .. )
    tcr:.;._ard 11ob/e e it iL's '"'U-'rrc bu ilt rwd (ic-

    qllrlltcd: Jo tbc Argivcs compojl'd J\J.l:ti-
    na:a i11 ArcadiJ out offive tor;.;.11s, a11d Te-
    ga on t o j'11i11e and out off o man r;.;.as H x-
    rca built by Clcombrotus, or ry Clcony-
    :mus: fo alfl iEgium was bttilt out ojji..:clt
    {)(' cigbt tO:L-'JlS, O!tt of.fevcll, c1Jid
    Dymc out andjo E lis r-..;_as ere{/ !'ti
    V)' tbe co11jl!!x of ma11y tous into OJ!C cit_v.
    P:mn. 'P rmfclnias t tclls us, that thc Arctldl
    (.::l.c.x.:t.. asaccountcd'Pelajgustbcfirfl: nun, allli
    that he was thcir firl: Kina; and taugbt t/)1'
    j,goraJJt /NOjJ/e to bui/d J011fl's,jrn a{jind-
    ing tbetr:Jelvc s .from bcat, a11d col d. rwd
    nn; and to mal:. e them garments ofsk.ill.r,
    tll!d inflead of berbs and roots, r..:_bidJ r,;/nr
    (rnnet imcs nox io11s, to eat the acorH.r o(r !u
    /.;,rch t rrc ; and that his ion L;'Cfron budt
    rhc nldcl:- ciry in all Gracc: he u; al
    i(), that in thc <hys of Leic.x thc SprafJI.\'
    livcd in apart. Thc Cra/.-.r rhcrc
    tare bcgan ro builJ houCs ancl in
    r he

    RE E K S.
    thc cb.yc:; thc ftthcr of L_rr.1Dt,
    in rhc Lb y s of Ltlc.\ rhc fu hcr of
    /rs, anJ hy confc,uCilCC ;lhnt:t t\\o nr thr,.:c
    (j cncurinnc; bd(nc thc 'd of' Jntr,,:!i-
    01!. and rhe C!11J<l or Cttd!IJ'I:.r; 'ril thCil
    ;:'1
    t he y * 1 i ved i" \\o mis J n d e are; (l ( L h ' o r h
    T he f1 r 11 h o ult.:; \\ ere o r e' j y . . t i l l 1 he b r n-
    rhcr<> .,_ttrrallls Jnd 1 h </J/h.> Lu >ht
    - J ...,
    thcm ro lurdcn rh:.:: cL1 \ !lito to
    ..
    build thcrC\',irh. l11 rhc d.1 ys (Jf O.;r.;I'J,
    ' . .
    'Pc!rzfstts, lnac/Jt.r :11:d
    thcy to build .llld or
    cby, 'J)oxills rhc itlll of ('rrltt!' .ClLhin''
    ;:-l
    thcm todo it ; and in thc da\'> uf /,) r.tlt,
    Pbonmnt.r, A:''!,itt!l'liJ, P/;c(ror.r.
    <..J ' '
    ]1.1; /c.r, 'Po n, a nd ( 'cr /'f! p.r, ;ttld r l: e ir
    fi.mc:;, to a!Tcmb!c thc \ ilb'!CS in tu ) .. ;mJ
    ' '
    thc inro citic'1.
    \V h en O e J! o t nt s r he ;m c. t' L vr.; ') :; ' 11'1 1-
    r::n
    1
    -
    , ff
    c. ;6.
    C(laColon)' inrn/tdr. /: r (l'- . TY ,.,
    -_ 1110np.
    t'l-yfor t!JC rlJojl part tll!i;JI;u}irctl; t.':'l.
    '",..:..:bcrc 11 -:;:as inh,tircd. tt'r,fJ/,J /;_'/ t /j//..'-
    1
    , 11 lfl/.f{t' 'tr t 1 IJ '!' '( r ;l. / ! .. , ; , 1 / ".'' \
    ; LJ -' .. f' 1 1 f j ., IL t/ ..... _.. ....
    tl .
    intb:mo!lnfri/,J.>. !i:'//r rn:,! lt.'ni!l'i ,;:t.r.
    :1bovc; rhclc tll\\us \\e: e '' 1' lw'.tt \'-
    but thi<> Colon y Ill!Ll ro11 :, ;11d
    to \\';l!lt room, 1/.Jr:y r.\'j'i'fit'd iht Si-
    culi, comfirlf11d mrmy r li'S ::._/ ':..:;:dt'-,
    a/t //}{ !t'JTitOJ'V 11(-
    tr.;_ccn t!Jc t;;.)o l'"JrT.r I.in-. rz;t:/.riLrL.: ;:11l
    1t ._, to be undcrftood t!ut 1 h1)k cit 1 Jud.
    thci r C ounci ls d 'P n' t.t ,, r.t ;1 rr r t he m.t t-
    Dt'r ofthc (inds. ir t rdl. 11S,

    t Diony f.
    l. l.p. uG.
    174
    O the HRONOLOGY
    --
    t h::n r he n cw K i o f Ro me, :1 s R rmn:-

    /;u lc!'r it, cntdillcd of thirry Couns <''
    Council:, in thirty ro\\ n-;. CJ:h \rirh rl._
    bcrcd flrc kc1c i!l. rhc Pl)'f,u;c:mJ ot' Li!.'
    Court, h>r thc \\ ho mct thcrL ,
    p:.:rtorm S.tcrcd Rir-_.::. thc nunnn 1.1
    thc Grcch; !tl --:_:__btiJ t /J{' (ittlc/' .. ,

    o( R nmu!tt.'-i cif!_,lltd. !Jc /:,---._j:v t /Jr (<':,-
    ..._ +)
    nzJ /t'ro in t/Jti o::__ Cr.'m'!.r, ,._,i/i:,J

    C1lC COiii?JilJ!/ to 1 /;,; r!l! ,11 Ro me: \\ e.:
    R'J me ;; ::; not e llllltJ lcJ.t ci t y L)c l;, L
    1 . .. ' r
    ' ()' '\ ,.,, '{
    \ ,-, .....__ ,,

    \V hcn 1u \ \Ll s i Cu- imprc. cJ
    tlut th-:.: hc0,:111 ro lc:t'.'c: rhc lu-
    1horc, :md Lil through rhc Jllcdi: n,ti.l' ,-.:

    h y t he- hc!p o fth e iLns. i t nuy be prc1 1_1; 1d
    tlut thcv bc:..';.l'l ro diko\ cr thc ibnd; cf
    . '
    thc J!cd:n-;:-.D:r.w. :1nd for rhc Lt
    1
    ,c ()t.
    tuflcrohiiJ-;[u:ts Gnccc: :1nd thi; ,,_1;
    nor bcti11c rhcy C.lrricd ay lo. rhc
    nf l:ItJr,0i:.r, from /ln:o.r. 'j ,,e
    ,_,
    Ccn-c.r iirl iJJ!(:llccl Cnc/..: k.t<; \\iLit 1'1-
    thcn .J.1!itJ
    1
    Js thc Ion of hill'!1/J

    1 1 . , 1
    f
    1
    ;<,L u
    1
    ) :t pnr::1t !tC'-T, :111t Jcnt out (.
    Di,hlm. lliC": i>r "/Ji,Hh;;'J * rc;ls us, th:tt tiH: ( 1
    L> p. nh rf11,k ll1:uJds, tlwLncu ('('/(, \\en: :liliiiL
    l.lf,
    2
    +
    0
    :1nd uni11lubitcd hut \flilo.r h.t\--
    1 1 :--', 'l po l'C 11 t !le e r' kn t lll.lll y e() 1 () 11 i l'" () ll r
    oi'('n (', .1!1t! rcnrkd nur: y of t he m; :ll1d
    p.trl ittd.t; l; llui l hL Ilhlld Ctl'/'t!lb!t.l' \\ ,;
    { r ll 1 ( i / e d h y 1 he 1 () l, h r--, o f \';m u : S\ ; :
    Ltv \\':tlk (LI(>Lllc 'r i!l T1iojJ.r L:llm-JIIi-
    tiJ-Cr \Vi t Jt :t Ce: b !l j uudcr ('/);,, I/ j '1.1' :
    Si /'UJ/g)'/
    1
    ;

    o RE E K S.
    -
    or .1\TtZXtt.r WJS ftd1: ink1bircd by
    t he T Jxn! e itw s in r he d .1 y s o f /:o r t a.r, a lit
    bcfon.: thc ic Expcdition: J',;;os
    at llrfl:dclcrt, allll inhabitcd onlv l)\c :1
    - "
    crear multiwdc of terrible\'. iU bc.l!L, 'till
    :\l,uTti!S pcoplcd. it, a" he dicl thc i-
    ilJillb C!Jius and Cu.r. IJrs?s hy \Lll1c J!lll

    dcl(>bte 'rill .\"t!!!f bus hikd \\"ith :t
    Colony: ToJcdus by dclrll.ltc 'Lill t'l'!:'C.r,
    a littlc befo re rhc T7o,w \\. bilcd thi-
    rhcr from T7oas. J11i (!.:t:ts. \\ ho nvTricd

    AutOJJOC rhc of Cu/m,:ts, cnri..:-J J.
    e
    Co!ony rom T!JcCJ into C.rll, ilhnd nnr
    i!'hahircd bcrorc: thc i1Lmd Rbodc.r \\ :l,
    firfr c1llcd Opbii!j:t. fuil of iCrpcnt<::,
    'PhorrrJ. :l Princ: nf \\Cilt
    -
    thithcr, and mJ.1c ic h,tbtub!c by
    the 11 hich 11 J.S the Cllli
    ofSolumu;/s Rcic;n; i:1 mcmorv of \\ hich
    .
    j C i 'i J el i ll Ct t C d i 11 l h C h :..' C ll-; in t !J...: C o! 1
    ilclLltion uf(),/JJ::c:tJ. Thc dikovcrv 11L.
    rhi' and ()thcr ill.uld" nudc a n:il:trt
    rlut thev ro k o u:: ()r <...;(':1: iJt J '/)i'/:JJ"

    Cllt<'J/tt, 1/.;i'i"<t, (:) .J:;,:p/H, (.i) R!Jodr.r,

    Luth * At/li!i!!I.'IJ: .lilll c/,'J"tf' "'A
    1111
    ;.r
    .J";'lf'rij<'JII i,!_(/tl.i', '}Jdo.r 0 RIFJdrJJ 1Jtt'- L
    JWJ!'Jd' j'roJtJ.'tio t'ilit!d', mi11on.r,
    u!tuz !lhh!! J:,:p/J<'. it;tn Lt'.'!Ji/ifliJ G ,.
    1/d k(j;rm / 1!:!1 . \',.;, 11! n LdxJi, G 'Jc-
    /! J, , )jf ('' ('..:.
    '/Jiodont.r - rcll.; m :til;l, tluL t he kv'"n
    1 ILdor.
    iil.l!ldsc.tilcd l)l'l\\CCil :111d l.il'lut.
    Sici!y, w<.:rc dck1c ,tnd uniniJ:tGi:cd 'till le+

    LiJ'-
    '
    HltONOtOY
    '
    Lipparlls and .A'JtJJru, a little befo re tl1
    Troja1t WQr, went thither froJll ltalj_, and
    peo led them : and that .A-falta and Gmd11s
    or attdlt.r on the other ftde of Sici!J, were
    firft by P hrEttil'ia11.r ; and fo was
    M. without rhe Straits: and Homc;
    writes that Vtyffes found the ItlandO )'!,ia
    covered with wood, and uninhabite , cx-
    cept by Cabpfo and her maids, who Ji ved
    in a cave without houfes ; and iris not likc-
    ly that Great-Britai1t and lieta1td could
    l>e before was propagar ..
    ed eyond the Strazt.t.
    The Sica1tea1t.r were tcputcd the firfl: in-
    habitantsof Sicily: they built little Vil-
    Jages or Towns upon hills, and cvery Town
    had its own King; and by this means they
    fpread over the country, befo re they form-
    ed thcnclves into larg-er with
    . ,..... they were tra1tJPiattted i11to Sicily fro?lt
    ,-.p .. :Lo 1 the River Sicanus itt Spain ; mtd 'Di011Jfi-
    Dionyr. tu, that they were a Spanih peopte ".L'h(J
    l.P'7 j!edfrom tbe Ligures ft Italy"; he means the
    1.1' H returned from hts ex edttton againl: Gery-
    3+ 011 in Spai1:, and en eavourcd to afs the
    .Atp.r out of GartJ into Italy. ercrtles
    that year got into ltaly, and m3de fome
    conquefts there, and founded the city Gro-
    bis flcet from Erythra .in; Spain, failcd ro
    Sici!J, and there left the S : for it
    /JIS


    '




    ihe

    RE E K S.
    his crt]lom to recr11it hii army witb CO!t-
    quered peoJe, and ajicr the_y bad a.f!iped
    bi11z i11 nkiltg uew t.'Oiltfttejts to
    tbem tre.ith 1tew ftai:s: this was the Ec;J'P:i-
    a1t who had a potcnt .md
    in die days ofSolomo11 Eled to thc
    .md :1ccording to bis tul:om fer p pill:lrs
    rlicre, and conl1uered GeJ)'Olt, and rcrurncd
    ll:.tck by lta(y nd Sicitj' to Eg1'/Jf. and was
    177

    -
    by the aJ1cicnr. Gauls
    by the E'-f{)pttau.r * Nzlus: for E;:ythra Ptoi.He
    and the country of Ge1')'01t wc withour ph:d.l. :.,
    rhc Straits. CJJionyjitts r rcprc!cnts rhis tDionyf.:
    Hercttle.r contemporary ro Ev,wder. l..2..p. H
    Thc firft inhabitanrs of Crete, according .
    to :Diodor11s, * wcre callcd Eteocrctts ;
    bur whencc die y wcrc,'and how rhcy c:.tme >P ::.
    3
    .
    1
    thither, is not 11id in hflory : thcli Clcd
    thithci a Colony of Pi:la.[giaJts froni
    Greece ; and foon after Tenttt,"!z:u, th
    randfatherof canicd thithcr a Co-
    ony of Voria11!' fi-om LacOJI!l, and tlom
    the territory: of Otympia in Pelopomtcfia:
    and thcfe feveral Colonies ftxtkc
    Jan ages, and fed on the tiuits
    oft e earth, and livcd quictly in caves and
    lmts, 'till the invention of iron tools, in the
    days of Ajlerirts the fcm of Teutawu.r; and
    at lcngth wcrc reduced into onc KingJom,
    andone People, by Mi1zos, who was rheir
    firfl: and built mCJ.ny rownsand
    ihips, and introdnccd plowing and fowing,
    anain whofe days theCttretes conquered
    N his
    '



    ,


    HRONOLOGV
    l1is fathcr's friends in Crete and Petopomte-
    I!l:rrap- jiu. TheCttretes facrificedchildrento
    ud Por- S d d' B l t
    hyr.abft. atttrlt, an. accor mg to octJart werc
    .2..f.;6. Phitiflims; and Ettftius faith tbat Crete
    had its name from Cru, one of the Cttretes
    l.c.t. whonurfedup.'lttpiter: but whateverwas
    rhe original of the ifland, it feems to l1arc
    bcen peopled by Colonies which fpakcdit:
    fcrent laBguages, ;till rhc days of A.fleritts
    and Mi110s, and might come thither two or
    tlnce Gcnerations before, and not abovc,
    for want ofnavigation in thofe eas.
    The iland Cyprtts was difcovered by thc
    Phte11icimu not long bcfore; for Et'tltof-
    t Apud. the11e.r t tdls us, tbat Cy rus wa.r atfirjt.(o
    Snaboncm overgrowtt witb r:.:.ood t 'Jat it cozetd not be

    wood for the mettitt ofcopper a11d jitver,
    a11d afterwards w :1e1J tbey begmt to foit
    fofo/y ttjJ01t the Mcditcrrancan, that is, Jrc-
    fcntly aftcr thc Trtlja1t war, tbcy bttiJt j. ips
    aud C't'C7t ttavies ofit: a1td whc11 thcy cottld
    110t tbus dejlroy tbe wood, they gave every
    matt lea,.vc to cttt dow1zwbat wood he plcn.f
    cd, a11d to poj[efs alt the grotmd wbicb he
    t!earcd wood. So alfo Euro pe <J.t ftrft
    aboundcd vcry mnch with woods, onc of
    which, callcd the llcrciuia11, took up :t
    great part of Germatt'Y, being fullninc dlys
    journcy broad, and above fony long, in
    :Jutitts Ctefler's days: ami yet thc Emopc-
    alrs had becn cuttingdown theit to
    makc l'OOlll tor evcr fine e rhc in-

    ven non

    RE E K S.
    vention ofiron tools, in the daysof .Ajlert-
    ,u and ltfittas.
    All rhcfC foodl!eps thcre are oftl1e
    eopling of E;trope, and its I1ands, by fea;
    efore thofe days it fcems to l1avc bccn
    thinly peopled from the northern coal: of
    the Ett)(ine fta by Sc_ythimu ddccndcd
    fiom Japhet, who wandcrcd without hon-
    fcs, and fhdrered themfelvcs from r:\in ::m:l
    wild bcafrs i11 thickets and caves of the
    earth; fitch as wcre rhe caves in mount Ida
    in Crete, in w hich lditws was educated and.
    buried; the cave of Cacus, ancl rhe Cattlr
    combs inltaly near Rome and Naples, at:
    turned into burying-placcs ; the
    Jyrmges and m:1ny other ca.ves in the lides

    179
    ofthe mountains ofEgypt; the caves ofthe
    Trogtoditcs bctweea and the Red
    Sea; and thofe of the Pbaurufii in Afric,
    meutioned by S trabo ; and thc ca ves, aud Straho:
    thickets, and rocks, and high places, and l. 7P
    pits, in which thc lfraelites hid themfdves S2.S.
    from the Philiflim$ in the days of Saut,
    1 Sam. xiii. 6. But ofthe ft:atc ofmankind
    in Ettropc in thoe days there is now no hi-
    ftory remaining.
    Thc anriguiries of Libya were n<'t much
    older than thofeof Ettropc; for Viodorus
    ""tclls us, that 'V;amts the father of Hypc- Diodor:
    rioTt, andgrandtather of Hetjus and Setme, 13Pl'
    that is .Ammolt the father of Sefoc, was
    their firfl t:ommon Kil:g, aud cattftd the
    people, w!Jo 'tiJt the1t W4tzdered ti} mul
    N 2. doum,

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    180 HRONOLOGY
    tilcrod,
    l
    ' .
    dow11, to du,elJ i1z tow1z.r : a11d Herodottt.r
    t tells u';, rhat all lt1edia was peopled by
    towns without walls, 'till they
    ed from thc J1ffyria11.r, which was about
    267 yearsafter rhedeath of Solomotz: and
    thlt aftcr that revolt they fet up a King 0\'Cr
    them, and bnilt Ecata11e w irh walls for his
    fcat. rhe firfi: town which they '"allcd
    bour; :1nd abont 72 years after thc death of
    1 King. So/omou, Belllhxdaa King of Jyria had
    >.x. &6. two and thirty Kings in bis anny againl:
    .Aha: and w hen .Jofhtta conqucred thc
    land of Ca!llla?t, every city ofthc
    '1tite.r had its own King, like the citics of
    l:Jtrope, befrr thcy conquercd one
    tller; and onc ofthofc Kings, J1do11ibezek,
    thc KingofBe.7.ek, hadconqucred feventy
    orherKingsalittle bcfore, .}ttt{(!,. i. . and
    thcreforc towns bcgan to be built in that
    bqd not man y ages bciorc thc days of .7o-
    jhuab: for thc Patriarchs wandercd thcre
    in tcnts, and fcd thcir flocks whcrc-cvcr
    they p!eated, thc ficlds of l'hte1cia not
    ing yct fi.tlly appropriated, tor want of pco-
    plc. countrics firft inhabitcd by m:m-
    .kinJ, werc in thoc days fo thinly pcoplcJ
    ,.Gcnrf. that * iour Kings from the coafis ofSbi1ta1',
    aml Efam. invadcd and fpoiled thc Rc-
    and the inhabitants of thc coun-
    tnes of .flloa, JlrnmOit, Edom, and thc
    Kingdomr. of Sodom, Gomorrab, Admah
    :tnJ Zeboiltt; and yct were purfitcd ancl
    bcaten by .livraham with an armcd force of
    only

    . ,.
    the

    '
    RE E K S.
    cn1y 318 men, thc whole force which A-
    hrabam thc princcs wi[h him con!d
    raifc: and E:gypt wac; fo rhinly pcnplcd bc-
    fore thc birth of 11/ofis, that 'Pbm(wb bid
    I8I
    ofrhe Ifraelites; * bt!botd tbe peopte Exod.r.
    cbildre, of lfi'J.el tll'f 1/JrJl'C tmd 9.n.
    tbait':J)e: andtoprcvcnr thcir mlllti;)lying
    and growing too hong, he caucd thcir
    malc children to drowned.
    Thefc footficps thcre are ofthe firl: pcop-
    Hng ofthe earrh by mankinJ, not hc-
    fore rhe days ofAbrabam; anJ ofthc ocr-
    fprcading ir with towns and ciric._,
    and thcir growing into K ingdoms, ftn1
    fi11aller and then unlil d1c rile ofthc
    Monarchies of Eg)jJt, Ajf)'ri,'l, litzkrfo;,
    Media, Perfla, Greece, and Rotm?, the
    firl: great Empires on this idc India. ./1-
    hrabam was the fifi:h from Pelcg, and all
    mankind livcd togcther in C!Jcddt!a under
    thc Govcrnmcnt ofNo11b and hisfons, un-
    til the days ofPele._C{: lo long they wctc of
    onc languagc, one tocicty, anJ one religi-
    on: and then thcy dividcd thc carth, bcing
    pcrhaps difl:urbed by thc rcbcllion of Nim-
    rotl, forced to lcave off building thc
    -
    towcr of Babel: and fiom thencc they
    fi1rcad themelvcs into thc tcveral countrics
    w hich fell to thcir iharcs, carry ing along
    with them thc laws, cuiloms and
    under which they had 't-ill thoJe
    cducated and governed, b No.1h, and his
    and grandfons: an thcfc
    N 3 handeq
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    182
    HRONOLOGY
    handcd clown to .Abraham, Melchizedrk,
    Job, and thcir contemporaries, a.nd for
    fome time were obferved o y the judges of
    . obxxxi the calern : fo t 'Job tciJs us,
    r !. . adultery was fl11 hemotts crtme, yea 411 11l1-
    fj11ity to be ptwijhed hy the jttd es: and of
    Jobxxxi. idolatry he* f.--ith .1 f I behetd t r;e flm wbm
    it jbitJed, o1 tbe moon watl1tg 1t bright-
    1teft, andmy hcart hath bee11 Jecrctly mti-
    ced, O'' my motJtb batb kij{ed my ba11d, tbis
    alfo t,ere mz iuiqttity to be pu11ijhed by the
    jt:dge: for 1 jhould have denied tbe God
    that is above: :md thcrc bcing no difi utc
    bctwccn Job and his fricnds about t 1cC:
    matters, it may be prcfumed that they alio
    with their counrrymen were of the fame
    rcligion. J.fetchzzedeck w:ts a Priel: of
    the mofi high God, and Abra'ham volunra-
    Iily paid tythcs to :him; which he would
    fcarce ha ve done had they not been of onc
    and thc :1me religion. The1irl: inhabitants
    of the land of Cauaa1t fcem alfo to havc
    hcen originally of thefamc religion, and ro
    havc continucd in it 'till thc death of Noab,
    . and the days of Abrnbam ; for erttjaletn
    :t:.
    1
    Chron. was anciently t callcd 'Jebtts, an its people
    Pricfl: and King : thefc mttions rcvoltcd
    '' therefore after the days of Metchizeded:.
    to the wodl1i offalfe Gods; as did alfo the


    pofierity of marl, Eflm, Moab, Ammo11,
    nnd that of bra/:urm:by l<:etttrab : and the
    l raelitf.J wcre very nptto rc-
    volt

    1



    RE E K S,
    volt: and one reafon w hy Ter ah went from
    'Vr of thc Chaldees, to Hara1lin his \va y
    to the land ofCa11aa1z; and why .Abraba11!.
    aftcrward lett Harau, and went into thc
    land of Ca11aau., mighr be to avoid the wor-
    fhip offale Gods, w hich in rheir days bcgan
    in Chaldea, and fJrcad cvcry way fiom
    thence; but did not yct rcach into thc land-
    of Ca!laan. Several of thc la.ws and prc-
    ce ts in which this rimirivereligion con
    1i ed are mcntione iq the book of ./ob,
    i. ver.;, and chap. xxxi, viz. 'JJOt to
    htafpheme God, 110r to wo1jbip the Smz or
    Moo1z, 1tor to kili, 11or fleat, 1zor to commit
    adttltery, 1zor trttfl iu riches, 110r opprefs
    the poor or fatherlefs, 11or curfe;om e?te-
    mie.r, 110r rejoycc at their misfort;mes:
    btJt to be frie!tdly, mtd hofpit-able a11d mer-
    cifttl, and to rclie'oc tbe poor and ?tccd),
    tmd toftt up 'Judgcs. This was the mora-
    lity and religion of the firfi ages, ftill called
    by the :Jcws, The prccepts ofthe fims of
    Noah: this was thc religion of Mofos and
    the Prophets, comprehcndcd in the two
    great commandmet1ts, of loviug tbe Lortl
    our God witli1 aJt ottr heart a;Jd [otttaJtd
    mh1d, mtd ottr 11eighbottr as ottr ftlve.r:
    this was the religion enjoyncd by Mofts
    to the uncircmncifed ftrangcr within the
    gates of lfrael, as well asto the lftaelitcs:
    and this is thc Erimitive religion of both
    ews and aud ought to bethe
    . tla.o.ding of all nations, being for
    N 4 thc



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    184
    HRONQLOGY

    tre honour of God, and good of mankind:
    and },fofos adds the rcccpt of beiltg nu:rci-
    jitt C'Vfi/. to ,brute eafl s, fo as 110t to
    ottt tbr.ir blood, 110r to cttt off their flcjh a-
    ' the'i.r:itb thcbloodi11it, 11or to kill thc;;,
    jcr t bc.f/zl:e r.{ t!Jf' :r btood, 1101' to J?ran;lr.
    rhem; bttt i11 k.illi11g them for food, to lct
    tbeir btood attdjpittit 11po11 tbegrotmd,
    Ge11. ix. 4 and Lc .. vit. XYii. 12. 13. Thi5
    hw was ancicntcr rhan rhc days of },fojrs,
    to .J.loah and his ions. lonf; bc-
    forc rhe d.1ys of Abrabnm: and therciorc
    when the A ol:lcs and Eldcrs in thc Coun-
    . '
    at J Cl'll ale m decbrcd that thc G cnrik
    werc not obligcd to be circumcifcd and
    the l::tw o'f ldo.fl:.r, thcy exccptcd thi:
    la\v of abjlqi11i11g from blood, aJtd
    being law of God,
    i mpoicd npt on the fons of .Abraham onl y,
    on al! nations, whilc thcy livcd
    thcr inShiuarunder thc dominion of Nortb:
    ' '
    and ofthe (une kind is thc law of
    ftor; 1'1tetets. of(e;e4 f() 1 dots or fiz!ft G odJ",
    So then, thebeiicl:
    illg that ':oorlt! .f1'amed by o;:e.frt
    preme God, 41td , kY bint, r:uJ
    tbe tovhtg a11d 7.,ippi11g him, mul /)1}-
    01trpareut's, tmd lovi;g Otr 7Jti,:/.: ..
    (;o1tr tl.l' Ottr ft/-ve.r, a_u/ be mcrc f, :'
    7Jetttohrttte beaJis, isthcoldcl: of ,-dl rcl1
    gions: and thc Original of lctrcr.< agricul-
    ture, navigation, nnr!ic, arts :lnd fcknccs,
    uctals, 1il1iths and carpcntcrs, towns an',{
    ' .. -.r-.. -,.
    1
    ' ., ' ' houf es,.
    '
    REEKS. o thc
    houfes, wa5 not oldcr in Ettrope than the
    days of Eti, Smmtetand 'David; and be-
    torc thofc days the earrh was o thinly peo
    plcd, ::md fo overgrown with woods, that
    m:mkind could nor be much oldcr is rc-
    prcfcnted in Scripture.
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    HE j_:2.r :1!lcicntl) hcuncd of
    a\ '-'ry J.nd !.1ll in:; undn
    t hc1 r 1\ i L1li!1IJ.'JJ.', O(;? , !Jt:"C
    -
    CJIIS, 1 lcn.-:tli's, Aft'iJ.'JiOJ!, &e
    n.:achii,g cdl\\ ,u,l co J:r/it'.r, \\en.
    \\':trd to l he j. /ti!///( O:L'.ll!; ;lih! Oilt ()e
    '::mity !uve nudc this ;ll11C
    LlwuL!nd; ()f )T-ll ; tlun rhc \\'lrl,\:
    Jet u.;JJO\\' rt \'ro rclil \' thc l'hrmlO!n 'V ()r
    .' - ... .-"l.,
    I::;vpr. hy (il11lfl.ll rhL albirs 11f /,'.:_ypt
    \\ ] l;Jc f'\ n,hrliiil.ill'' ol thc-
    _, .._1
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    llu"a.'i:t.r rhc t'nlt lt!CIIlr lll\ cd t\\o \\'n-
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    . \ 1. 1 1
    m en , e /11/ .r :1 1 H ; 0 ! rlli e : , 1 t J \\ . L l 1
    o!' and (,'l!!yr,-r, .111<1 lll:l-
    liJcr of./L'm:,u, \rllu all 'l;jl tll'.' dc-
    tlm(ti;>n
    <t 'Vide
    llcrmip-
    pum :tpuJ
    At h,n,c-
    um.l.I,
    O the E 1\I P I R E
    -
    f1m{hnn of71oy: and thc fons o[
    -
    a11d At'iad:Jc \\ere .fir'OIItlt/is, a" ahnH':
    '
    and l hcrciJJ-c t he Baa!m.r llouriJhcd

    htt O!lC ( i CllCLll O!l bcf(>re tlJc i:
    cx1cdition. Thi, Hatr!Ji!J * was .n
    Jea, conquered c1f1\\':ud as f:lra;li:d:d, rc-
    rurned in t ritimph, hi.:; army o\, r
    rhc 1 lrlirfptJt ; cnth1ucrcd Tbrao'. ,.
    m u {i e, Lbn ci ng, :llld pocrry rh ere ; k!!:,,:
    L 1 o 11 r:, 11 .r 1\. i 1 w o t T !J raer, ;1 n d P n:! 1:1 : .
    -- (._ (. "')
    rhc gLlndlon of Czr!mtl.r; e thc l\ i;, '.-
    l lo m o f 11 .r t o Thrt ro?-'- ; ;111 d < ''l . <
    hi" minfhek C.llkL! br rhe Gnd.-.r, Cu:'/;
    opc, to Oear:,n:.r 1lw loi1 oJ'Thttrops; ;l:Hl r>l.
    (.
    :1lld Cil!!lopr \Lt:; h()rJJ ();p/Ht ,._
    "!Jo Llilcd '.\'t h thc JlJl,O:J,t!!l s; thi; 8,1;
    tlw.r \\':.1<; thcr.:tcnc contcmpnrary to .\'1:/r_._;'-
    tris, a11d both bcng of lig_ylf, ;1IIi
    putCIJt at fea, :md grc:u :1 ild
    orry ing on thcir C'mqn.:fls in ro lnd1t? :l!;d
    1hrtld', thcy muf1 be onc and thc
    11 un.
    Thc ancicnt Grf'rl:s, who m:1dc tiic f-
    hlco:; ofrhc Cind;, rcbtcd t lur Jo! he .

    t cr ufh:.u/J;t.r ,, .. 1" carricd imn FgrjJ!, Jllll
    1 hcrc bCL:1me Lite Fgvp1 i,m l(; :uHl LILtL
    Aj'i.r rhc ;lll or 'i
    1
    1JOrOIJC/I.!' :lfrcr h:
    cune tl1c G()d Sntl"; ;l'ld lome rlut
    1; ji rt p !JII .r \ L1 ; 1 he 1 11 o f Jo : , \ , 1 t1 /'Ir J '1 d
    F/Jrtpf,lt.r :11-r (!(l'ri.r, :1t1d rhercJ(,rr :\ill;
    q(t'rl.r, in thc opi nion ofrhc :1llCIClll ( / ,:/ ;
    \\' ho m a de rhc Lthlc oJ' rhc (i ()d..;, Jl()l
    :tbovc rwo or threc ( j ,;ncr;uions oldcr tlu!i
    t!IQ:
    o e Y r r.
    t lr.:: A 1 ,Ji! .z; tic e\ Liun. ']) 'tl'.1J'r!Jit.r,
    e:> 1
    a'> he i-; citcd bv thc Ap;/lo-
    . '
    ui 11.1, t h;.:t>1 !i\ o Ci cncurions
    oldcr rlun Llut afrcr Unts
    rhc !{m of 0//r :uJL] 1 (, rcit2;ncd SI'FJiJ-
    - ' .
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    1
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    Jll011 O l lC p::()p!C o: J tl.'.'!/.1, \\'dO IIUt.C
    t\\ o o!l!..:r tlu:t ThE'-
    (I'ItS, :ln,: ;n rlut l'l1l] lC',I1Ccl [\\o J/ iJ."jJ\ ..
    -:md t\\ o A;i.'!d!!c'::; f())' [l., thc C<lllknt ot'
    ali ;:;tquit) :utd J(:rcb.IJ \',;,:re onc
    Li r he ii m e K in g o f F ()'/' t : t: 1 i) i : :l !11 r m-
    ci.l by rhc ii!S, a'> \".-c]J by thc
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    1/S. O(t'ris ':J'> of al! :llh! :l
    grcat CUI1'-j L!CI'\H, :111d Cll11C ll \ Cr t h 2 fJcf!::f-
    . 1 1 1 ., '
    pol!t 111 tilC c:.ty :; nt 1 nplo t:'litts, :.liJLJluuuu-
    cd 1 ln!lu'. chcrc kiJlcd Lrcm;r,z,us; J!1d
    thcrcf(r<.: hi; cxpcdition tJI!s in \\'ith tlut of
    rhc RrZtcbiis. Oj;J-is, Hczccbl!s J':tl
    li\'Cd Jbnut rltc Llmc tiiJlc, :md ,)'
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    1\ i ng-; o L1ll 1 r.zvp t, and re i :lt 1/.Jcc.r,
    and Jdomcd tlut ciry, and \\'CiT \Crv :()-
    tcnt hv bnd and k:1: thrc-: \\'ere
    J ' )
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    h Lu1d /1 :l'> Ctr illr.'l,,-:
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    tltrccc.tmc o\cr thc l!dllf}Joif, :lild \\L'I'C
    rhnc in danucr of lofitl'' tl!cir ;l!'lllj: :1!!
    l.) 0
    conqucr:.:d /;raCI', :111d rh..:rc pur :1
    11 up tu tllcir \ idorics, anJ rci.ur11cd lud;.
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    1 fliodor.
    lj.p.l)l.
    rdPIRE
    from thcnce into al] tluee Jcft )J r.
    lars \Yith inkriptions in thcir conquct ., :
    and thcrcforc :1!1 three mufl be onc ::md tk
    mc and chis King can k
    no othcr dun Sr:fi?c. All
    T/;c!Jtlis, Etbiopitt and Li')'tt, lud no com--
    rncn 1\. in;;; bcforc thc ex pul fion of thc Shcp-
    hcn!s \\' ho rcigncd in rl1e lo\\'cr Eg)'lt;
    n \) l'n 111_; ucmr o f S-t''i d, !11 r.
    1
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    1 J .
    :l11d 7/J;au, hct(;rc St(r; and thc bcrcd

    h i! le r y 1 it s cf no :' irw conq u ero r
    of'Palcji;c b::-l-(>rc tbi-; King.
    'll:p;;ctcs * \\ ho \Ll'l t(l
    0Fpbci:s, and wrotc a pcci_\ cJllcJ PIJJ)
    (!:t, oft1lc :1.c(bons of BclCC.iJI!s, in ycrv uld
    .
    ::md. cl;uJctcr. bid that Baab!:J
    ..__, ....
    haJ Lilra: women in bis :::rmv,
    -..-' ..
    ,,. hom \LlS fl!i.:Jer-rc? a \VOm:ln born in Li
    l;ra, 11c:u thc rircr 'J ?itcm, :u: J. rlnr Bt!

    chiis comr:undcd tbc mcn, and ld!na;,.r-
    thc \\omcn. ':J)r;,/;}rtt.r i" c:1lls hcr J.i:y;,,
    antlirh tlur flJc \Ll'> of rhc . ./hi. -
    ::::.o;s in Ll/;y,,, thcrc conque red tbc Jt-
    /,-11!1 lr:.r C:'i"(Ol!J", .thcn nudc :1
    \'. irh Or11; che ion of 1 f/s, fl.tJt ro
    ' .
    hcr by his Llthcr Of'}is or Rtttdms for rhat
    pmp<;C, :111d through
    cd thc .AJ,;bit!ll.r, ;lnd Spitt :md CJ!Jtlti.
    -
    :111 d c1 nw r !1 ro lt I' b 7) i 1 1 , ''--
    1
    i;:::,. in r h <.: .11 -
    my nf lidLcbl!.r, ro thc J1kdnT,u:t.!il;
    but O\ er into F11J'Oj't.:, \\';t'; O.lilt
    wirh nuny of11cr \VOJ!lC!l hy thc TL
    j'r)/ l;i,m.r, uudcr tbc conduct ;,.d Sil)'-
    -
    lit 1"
    o G Y P T.
    l!ts ;l Snt IJ w, and /.f.J'J Jit.r :1 71.n,1C i ,m,
    w hom 1--'-ycm:gus King o!' T/;; :tCt' bJ-
    nillicd. Thi:-; was rhat \\ ho op-
    pokd thc of Brzcc/Jlt.r o\cr thc 1/ci-
    :wd \\':lS ton attcr conque-red by
    him, :md lhin : but Raccl.J?t.r mct
    \\'ith :l rcpu!k from thc G'('i:.r, lJ!Jdcr rhc
    t:ondut who fL:\\. llLl!l\' of bis

    \\ omcn, Pa11Fmias * ;111d \Ll'> al-

    fi!lccl bv thC' Scrtbia,I.r ;md '[1;;,::-:w.r un-
    dcr rhc. condu2t of Sip.rl:,rs and
    ,,hich rcpulJCs, rogcthcr \\irh a rcvolt of
    ]j.; hrnthcr 'Drl!ltli!J' in E_r:,)pt, put :1 ftnp to
    J1is viclnric;;: :.md in hnmc he lcfr

    urt of his mcn in Cok!Ji.r a:1d ;lt 1font
    Grwca.fils, undcr aJ;d PrrJil!Ct br:.'ts;
    J.nd hi:.; \\'omcn npon thc ri \Tr TiHrm-?tiOlt
    Jll';lr Colcbis, undcr rhcir nc\V Que en" !1/m-
    !IJi:f/a and Lmnpcto: t(n 'Diod()!'lt.r i fi)c.;.-
    ing of thc ,,. ho \\ere fCJ.ted ::n:
    Tlxnnodo!!, hith, that thcr d\\Tlt
    .
    Jy in Liytt, ami rhcrc rcirncd ovcr thc
    "" ,")
    .//tlttltt idcs, :md invadiwr, rhc1r
    t:omuered as br as F11r;Jj'C: :1iHi
    1:/f.r, rh.1t thc :mcicitt ./iJJJtt::,o;;s
    throu;_.jh many natio11s, attack'd thc ..1/1
    J!rms, and rhcrc
    : Jlclc ..1/m,-::.,os had {rlt, he mc:Jw; Jt
    tltLir llrll to 7/JcriJ/odoJJ, t\\ n
    (tuccns wlw ullcd thcmkln.:s d:ut!hrcr-; uf
    \1ill'S, and LIUt Lhty COI1ljt!CrCd p.t;t oi' /'.,'/!-
    o,'Jt', J.HJ i u me ciLic:s of ./Jjt'tt, z..i i 11 r he
    l(ci.)ll

    ' Di.
    1
    T
    l.;.pl)"
    IJ. l' ll<>'
    \,.\ ,)'..._ ..
    l. :. .
    A:nm m.
    LH.c.o.
    j.Jtfl:inl.
    2. (, +
    ' .
    '
    t '
    lVI P I R E
    '
    Reign of Mitterva, and thenfent back pa1't
    of thcir army with a great booty, under
    thcirh'lidnew Queens; andthatlV!arthe(ta
    being afterwards flain, was iucceeded 'by
    l1er daughter 0'rithya, and he by Pnttheji-
    tea; and rhat Thefeus c:iptivatcd and mar-
    ried .Atttiope the il:er of Orithya. Her-
    ctt!esmadewarupontheAmazons, and in
    the Reign off?rithya and P thcy
    camero the Tr&att \var: whence the firf1
    wars ofthe Amazotz.s in Ettrope and A_(i'a;
    and their fettling at Thermodott, were but
    one Generarion before thofe ations of
    Hercu!es and Tbefezts, :md but two before
    the Trqjatt war, and fo fell in with the ex-
    pedition ofSejojlris: and fincc they war-
    red in rhe days of Ijis and her- fon Orzu,
    and were a part ofthe anny of Bacthzts or
    Ojiris, we have hereafurtherargument for
    mak.ing O.ftris and Bacchzts contemporary
    to and all three one and the hmc
    King with Sefac.
    Greeks reckon Ojiris and Bacchtts
    to be the fons o(/ztpiter, and rhc
    an nam.e o.f]upiter is.Ammo1t. Mattetbo
    in bis IIth and 12th 'Dy1za:flies, as he is
    ted by Jlfricamts and namcs
    theie tour Kings of Egypt, as reigning in ar-
    der; Ammettemes, Gefo;zgejes or Sefim-
    cboris thc fon of Amme1temes, .AmmetJC-
    me.s w ho was ihin by bis Eunuch5, and Se-
    fo.(lris w ho fubducd all Jljia and part of Btt-
    ro}e: Ge..flmgejes and Sejb1tcbori.s are cor-
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    o G Y P T.
    '
    rptly written forSefoncbofis; and the two
    firi1: ofthefe four K.ings, .Ammerzemes and
    Seflmcbo f/s, are the fame with the two laft,
    Jlmme1temes and Sefoflris, that is, \Vith
    .JJ-mmoJt and Sefoc; for "Diodo'itts f.'lith * Diodor:
    temple to his 'Jpiter and 'Jttno;
    ancl two othcr temples to :Jztpiter, a larger
    to 'Jttpiter Vra:tizts, anda lefs to his father
    'Jttpiter ill'nmo1nvhoreignedn that City:
    and Thy&tcets above-mentioned, w ho w.s t Apud
    conternporary to Orphzts, wrotc cxprely Diodor.1;
    that the father of Bacchtts was .Ammo1z, a 3 P
    141
    !
    l(ig reigning ovei part of Libya, that is, a
    King ofEgypt, reigningover all that patt of
    Libya, anciendy clled Stepha-
    tts + iaith rrx-ru: [lf3'1 t!''rw; &r.o ''Ap..p.r;;.o;. Att :j: Step.i"
    Libya was mzcietttb alledAmmoniafr'om 'A;.(J..,m,.
    Anunoh : this is tht King of Ec..'4.:YPt from
    w hom Thebes \vas callcd 1Vo-.iJ;mno;"'t; and
    .Ammon-1zo, thc city of Jlmmott, :.md by th
    Greek! 'DioJPolis, the city of Jttpiter
    .Ammoz: built it fi.unptuoui1y, ancl
    calkd it by his father's name; and from the
    f:une King the called .Amttt07t, the
    people called .AmmoJttt, atid thc ** prori1on- c.:t8.
    tory JlmmOJttm ili Arabia fieli:>c had
    rheir names. e, 7
    The lower pait of E,_r!.ypt being ycarl.y
    overflowcd by thc Nilt, w:.ts fcrce
    red befare the invcntion of corn, w hich
    u{cful: and thc King, who by this
    firfr pcopled it and rcigned ovct:
    1t1 pcrbaps thc King of thc city .ldefi'
    O
    '
    '
    '
    19+
    lVIPIRE
    w hcre }.fempbis 'vas aftcrwards built
    1
    fcems to ha ve been 'vorhippcd by his fub-
    jets aftcr dcath, in thc ox or calf, for this
    bcncfation.: for this city ftood in the mot
    convcnicnt place to people the Iowcr E-
    and from its being compofed of two
    cach ficlc of the rivcr 1Vile,
    might givc thc n::unc of_lvlizrai1lz to its
    oundcr and pc:oplc; unlds you had rathcr
    1cferthc word to thc doublc pcoplc, thofc
    abovc thc 'lJeJta, and thofc within ir: and
    this 1 takc to be thc l:atc of thc Iowcr E-
    lZ')'fJt, 'till thc Shcphcrds or Pbfl!1cia11.r
    w ho flcd from 'Jo}buab con quered it, and
    bcin0" aftcrwards con quered by, thc Etbio-
    lcd into ./.!frie and othcr placcs: for
    rhcrc ,\as a tradition that fome of them flcd
    tJ. Augu- into .Afrir:; :md Sr. Attjlitt * confirms this,
    fiir:_. in ex- by tcllinrrus that thc common pcoplc of A-
    Rom. . D '
    iub initio. Cbatttmt, that is, Cmuzau t tes. In t C't''I''Ot, a-
    ti 1tajlri, irh he, qttidjitJt,
    refpo!ldel.'tes Cba;umi, corrttjJta fliliat
    i:: talibus folct, fJ1Lid ati11d rc,f
    jjo:de;f qttam Cha1Jaa7ttti? Procopitts al-
    i Pro.cop. fo tci!s us of two pilbrs in thc wel: of A-
    t1c bello fi r {j 'f 1
    v .. nllal.l.:! .. rc, 'nt 1 ll11Cl'lpttons 1gm ymg t 1at t lC
    c. 1o. pcoplc wcrc Callatmites who flcd om .7 o-
    C! jh;:ah: Euftbius t tclls us, rhat thde
    huilt T1i_polis in ./1f'ric; and thc ]erll.{alr1ll
    "'Gc;m:.r. G'cmara, :j: that the Gerge(ites ilcd from
    :a\ ,,Shc J' ..!/. , . A{' . l p
    L1jth c. 6. OJlJtta, go1ng mto "'j n e : anl
    pms
    o

    G YPT.
    I9S

    '. , 1 ' , , 1 , ,. r .. ' ,
    E;, ov c,u.:l';tl u .:Y,; )j
    "-' / ' r e 1 .. ' _. " ' . ""' . ' "
    Kttvov :,oeuc:.:oe-acc:"t' ttJi-"' :, t-;:1, 'v :1q'v li.:J uc
    .... " . , . ... .. ' , ., . , ., ""O
    't" A.ta..,Y,v fJ.Z',(,Pl TU.:Y ;. ... XJV "" ... 'TI
    x;, i'; l(.4l 7'1:t ')W>\J do ad
    ltfrwros ?JOs bijloria co;tgrttelts
    11os e.-.:po1tere tmde orta ge!ls iu .A.frica ft
    des.fixerit. tto tcmpore egrcffi
    Hcrtei jam pro pe .f/;es 7-'CIIC
    ra11t, morttms ii klofts, virfopie:u, dN.".(
    itiJreris. Sllcce.f(or imperii .fafftts 'Jr:flt.r
    J.Vavee jititts lltra 'Paltefliam dttxit po-
    ptttarittm agmetJ; virtttte t!flts fitpra
    hmna1tmn modum, terram ocCttpavit. gell-
    tibtt.fque ttrbe.r ditio11is fitte ji:cit,
    (!) i11virli .famanz tttlit. lvlaritima o1a
    qttte a Sido1te ad Egypti Jimitem exte1ldi-
    tm, 11omett haet 'Phr.e11ices. Rex ttlltts
    [Hcbrreis] imperabat ttt
    02.

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    196
    1\'IPIRE
    Phomicias ftripftre cd11fllltirmt. l1i CIJ
    tralatrt mtmcroftt! ge1ztes era11t, Ger,([e-
    ftei, 'Jebttjtei, qtrofqtu ati ttomiuihtts He-
    brteorum tlltltales memora1tt. Hi homilus
    1tt impares ft vec11ti imperatori videre.
    dereliflo patria: folo ad fittitimam pri-
    nu!m ve11ere ./Ji,_(!,)'fJttmz, ftd ihi capacem
    ttmtte nmltitttdils tol'tmz 1J01t repcrim-
    tes, erat e;Jm vEg_ypttts tzb a11tiqt10 fa:cim-
    da popttlis, iJ .A/ricam profcli, mttlt
    co;tditis ttrbib:ts, om11em eam Hercttlis co-
    lttml!as ttfqrte, ohtimtermzt: ttbi ad mea;n
    tetatem ,(ermo11e PhreTticio ttte11tes habi-
    tmtt. By the language n.nd extreme po,er-
    ty of thc .1\ loor s, dckribed al! o by PrQco-
    pitts, and by thcir bcingunacquaintcd with
    merchandic andfea-atfairs, you may know
    that rhcy were Ca:taa11ites orignally, and
    peopled .i/fric befare the Tytia;t
    thithcr. Thefc Ca11aa11ites c;oming
    '
    fi-om rhc Eal:, pitchcd their tcnts in grcat
    numbers in thc lowcr E,gypt, in thc Rcign
    4- M:metho ofTimatts' as* Mmtetho writes, and ca m V
    :1pudjofe- fcizcd thc country and fortifyit1o Ptlfl l:
    phum ' . o .JI
    cont. Ap tttn, t!1cn callcd .Aarts, thcy crcl:cd a
    rion.l. r. Kingdom thcrc, and reigncd undcr
    P
    10
    3
    9
    thcir own Kings, Salatis, BteO!t, Apacb-
    1ta.r, Apophis, ]_a1tias, .Ajfis, and othcr.->
    fitcccni vcly: and in thc mean time thc up-
    pcr part of Eg)'jJ t callcd T'hebais, and
    t Herod. t llerodotus, and, 111
    l. 2., Scripturc thc land of Patbros, was unncr
    othcr Kings, 1cigning pcrhaps at Co}'to.r.

    G Y P T,

    197
    and Thcbes, and This, and Sve:te, and * Jcr .
    './ 1 E7.ck
    'P4thro.r, ::md Etephatttis, and Heracteo-
    1
    9. +
    poti.r, and Mejt'r, and orhcr grea.t '-itics, till
    they con\.1uered onc anothcr, or wcrc con-
    <.Jnercd by the Etbiopiatt.r: for grcw
    grcat in thofc days, by bcing rhc leats of
    Kingdoms: h!.lt at lcngrh onc ofthcfc King
    doms con quered rhc rcfl:, and nudc a hfl:-
    ing war upon thc and in rhc
    Rcign ofits King and
    his fon callcd alfoTethnl()ji.r, Ttttb-
    and Thomofis, drovc rhcm out of E-
    c..f!..YPt, and madc rhcm fly into Afrif: and
    Syria, and other ::md tmited all E-
    gyptintoonc lVIonarchy; and under thcit:
    next Kings, .Ammo;t and Se,.(rtc,
    ir into a grcat Empirc. This conqucring
    pecplc wodhippcd not the KitlO"S of the
    ShephcrJs whom thcy conquct;c and cx-
    '
    pcllcd, but * aboiil11cd rhcir rc!igion of fa- M
    1
    . fi . d e, l l r. anct
    en cmg mcn, ::m :t1tcr t 1::! nu,nncr of t 1ore apud Por-
    agcs Dcified rhcir own Kings, who foundcd phyrium
    rheir ne\v Dominion, bcginning rhe hi!lory
    ofthcir Empirc wirh rh_c Rcisn aud grcat ff Et Eu-
    ats of thcir God<.i and Hcrocs: whcncc
    and T1trea; O.firi.r a.nd lfis; nrus and
    Brtbafle; and rh_cir Sccrctary TbrJtb; and
    Gcncrals Herc:tles and P aJt; ami Admral
    .1ttpettts, NeptttJ/e, or TypboJt; wcre all of
    thcm :tnd flouriJhcd ,lftcr rhe ex:.
    pulfton of the Shephenk 1-lomer
    Thd;cs_ and the Etbiopitms
    . O 3 rcportcd.

    }.1: P I R E
    t Diodor. rcportcd that t thc Eg;'jJtiatts wcre a colo-

    thcncc ir camc ropa(<; tlut moll: ofthe laws
    of Eg;pt werc thcflmc with thofe of Etbi-
    Of'1,and that thcE'-optiaus learnt from the
    Etbiopimu the cuitom of deifying thcir
    Kings.
    \Vhcn ]ofeph enterraincd his brcthrcn in
    did earat a rabie bythcmfelvcs,
    and he did at anothcr table bv himfclf;

    and the Eg)'}timu w ho did c:1t wirh him
    wcre at anorhcr tablc, beC-"ai!ft tbe Egyp-
    tians migbt 110t eat bret!d uith tbe ... He-
    brcws ;for thtzt was au abo7?tillatiolt to tbe
    Gel!. xliii. 3 2. Thefe l:gyptitws
    who did eat wirh ]oftpb wcrc of thc Court
    ofPht1raoh; and thcrcforc Pbaraoh and
    11is Court werc at this time not Shcphcrds
    but genuinc E.rJ..YPt!rws; and thclc Egyp-
    tiaus abominatcd cating Brc:1d 'vith thc
    Hebrew.r, at onc and rhc tablc:
    and of rhcfc E([rptiaJJs and their fcllow-
    '-
    fi1bjcds, it is iaid a little aftcr, that e'l:ny
    Sbejherd is mt abomiltatiolt to the Egyp-
    tians: Eg)'}t :l.t this time was thcrcforc un-
    cler rhe ofthe genuinc Egypti-
    a!ls, and not undcr thar ofthc S he hcrds .

    A lrcrthc dcfccnt of 7acob anc his fon"
    into Eg;'pt, livcd 70 ycars, nnd fo
    Jongcontinucd in favour wirh thc 1\inp;s of
    Jgypt; and 64 ycars afrcr his dcnth Jitlofc.r
    was born : and bctwcen the dcnth of Jo-
    jiph and the ofJllloft.r, tberr 11p

    . . .
    o G Y P T.
    I99
    a 11ew Ki11g over Egypt, 'wbich k11eow Jtot
    J ofeph, Ex o do i. 8. But this King Egypt
    was no tone ofthcShcphcrds, for he ts called
    Pbaraob, E.\od i. II, 2.2.: and .L1Joftstold
    his fi.Icccffor, that if thc eople ot lfraet
    il10uld acrifice in thc hn of Eg;'jJt, they
    jhoutd fltcrdz'ce tbe abomi11.1tion of tbe E-
    o-yptians befo re tbeir lJt'.r, rwd tbe Egypti- .
    wottld Jlo;te tbem, Exod. viii. 26. th:lt
    is, rhey l10uld [KrHi.cc fhecp or oxcn, con-
    trary to thc religion of Thc S hcp-
    hcrds thcrcforc did not rcign ovcr Egypt
    whilc lfraet was thcrc, but cithcr wcrc dri-
    vcn out of Ec:,pt befare Ifiact down
    el
    thithcr, or did noten ter into Egypt 'till af-
    tcr J.lofts had bronght Ifiact from thencc:
    and rhc lattcr mufl: truc, if thcy wcrc
    driven out of Egypt a little beforc thc build-
    ingof thc temple of Solomo!!, as llfazetho
    afhrms.

    'Diodvrtts * h1ith in his 4oth. book, tbat Diodm.
    E 1 fi 1 o J apud Pho-
    tft <ry)t ttJere v.:ere onJW1'PY m' t1t1tues o o
    j:' o tHIIll lll ,
    jrragers ftoveral 11att01ts, ':.-.'-oho 1tftt! l3iblioth.
    foreig:t rite.r a11d cercmouies in r..:;ofbip-
    pig thc Gods, for o-;;.:bicb tbey wcrc c.\"jJet-
    led Egypt; aud tmdcr Danaus, Cadmu.;,
    a11 d otb.er s kilfltl t!ftet g1c:<f'
    bartljbtps, e ame wto Grcccc, ar;t/ ot hcr
    Jlaces; bttt thc l/'L't?tr.jl pdrt ofthem cail?C'
    wto J 110t jitrfrom Egypr, a corlilt1}
    theu tmmhabited mttl dt'fttt, bci:lg colt-
    tbither by O!Je M olcs, rz aut! o
    valta11t mmt, 1tJho afler he him-
    0 4 . .fif:F

    200
    -
    MPIRE

    of the. ptber
    tti!t J erufalem, a;rd the Temple.

    rtts hcre mifl:akcs the original of the ![rae-
    Jites, as Ma11etho had Clone befare, con-
    fonnding their flighr into the wildernds un-
    der rhe condut of .frlofos, the flight
    ofthc Shepherds from Mi.fphragmtttbo]is,
    his fon Amojis into P br.e1ticia and .Aj-.
    tic; and not lmowing that Jlldtea was in-
    habircd by Ca11aa:tites, beforc thclraelites.
    undcr lvlofos came thither: but howcvcr,
    he lcts us know rhat thc Shcpherds wcre cx-
    clled Eg)'Pt by alirtlc bcforc thc
    . uilding of Jerufalem and the Temple, and
    that afrer feveral hardfhips fevcral of them
    into Greece, and othcr places under
    cpndutt of Cadm11s,and otherCaptains,
    but thc mofl: of thcm fettlcd in Pha:1Jicia
    .'(lCXt \V e may reckon thcreforc
    that thc expulfion of the Shcpherds by
    thc Kings of Theb.ais, was the occalion
    that thc Fbiiijlims wcrc io numcrous
    the day-s of Sa11l; and fo many'
    men camc in tho1ctimcs witll
    pf Egypt and Phmrticia into Greecc ; as
    Le/ex, btacbtts, Prlaf:gtts, /E.ze11s, Ce-
    crops, Ll:igial.etu, Cadmus,
    tiaritu, Alytmtus, Abas, Erecbtbctts;
    Peteos, Pborhas, in thc days of Eli, Sa
    tmtet, Saut and 'JJavid fome ofthcm 11cd
    in thc days of Eli, from Afi.f}hragrmttbo-
    .fis, who cont1ucrcd part of thc lowcr E-
    gypt' othcrs rctired tl:om bis tuccciTor A-;
    . .. mofs
    '

    G Y P T. 20l
    'llofi.r into PhtE1ticia, and Jlrabi.-z Petrtea,
    and there mixed with the old inhabitants ;

    who not long afrer bcing conqucred by
    ?Javid, fled from him and the ::J..)hitijlims
    by fea, under the condut of Cadmtt.r and
    other Captains, into .Afia Mi11or, Greece,
    and Lihya, ro fcek ncw fcats, and thcrc
    built towns, creted Kingdoms, and fet on
    foot the worfl1ip of the dead : and fome of
    thofe who remaincd in 'fudtea might affil:
    Vavid and Solomo1t, in building ]entfoleflt
    and the Temple. Among the forcign rites
    ufcd by the ftr01ngers in Egypt, in worflJip-
    ping the Gods, was the fi1crificing of m en;
    for Amofl.r abolif11cd that cul:om at Hetio-
    polis: and therefore thofc fl:r:mgcr.s were
    Ca1zaanite.r, fuch as fled from Jo]htta; for
    theCattaaltites gavc their feed, that is, rheir
    children to Motoch, aJJd brtrllt thcir for.r
    tmd tbeir dattghters i:t tbe jire to tbeir
    Gods, CJJettt. xii. 31. Ma;utbo tl1cm
    Phre1Jicia11 l:rangcrs.
    After .AmoJis had cxpcllcd thcShcphcrds,
    and extended his dominion o ver
    his fon aud fuccefTor liJ?JitliJemes or Am
    mot, by much grcatcr conqucl:s bid the
    fonnda.tion ofthc Eg;v'JtiaJt E1_npirc: for
    thc afifbncc of his ton Scfo.Pru.
    whom he brought up ro hunting and othcr
    laborious cxcrcifcs, he comjucrcd. .Arl':bi,-..
    :md LibJa: and from hi:l1 all
    Libya wac; ancicntly c.1.Ucd AmmaJJia:
    after his dcath, in thc temples crcl-cd
    llim at Tbcbcs, and in ./lJilltO!Ia and at
    JJfcroc
    '

    202 M P 1 RE
    .ffleroe inEthiopia, they fetupOraclesto
    .him, and made the people worfl1ip him as
    the God that ad:cd in them : and rhcfc are
    the oldcfi Oracles mentioned in hil:ory ;
    the Greck.r therein imitating the Egypti-
    Herod.J. a1u: for tl1e * Oracle at 'Dodo11a was the
    oldefi in Greece, and was fct up by an E-
    g'Vptia1z woman, aftcr thc cxarnple of thc
    Orad e of Jttpiter .Anunou at Thebe.r.
    In tl1e days of 111nJ01t a body of thc E-
    Jomite.r fledfrom 'Davidinto Eg)'jJt, wirh
    their youncr King Hadad, as above; :md
    carried thit 1cr their skill in navigation : and
    this feems to ha ve given occafion to thc E-
    gyptia;u ro build a flcet on the Red Sea
    near and might ingratiate Hadad
    with Pharaoh: for thc .A1iditmite.r and
    Ifh11Jaelite.r, who bordered upon rhe Red
    Sea, near Mott1Jt Horeb on the fourh-fidc
    of Edom, wcre mcrch::mts from the daysof
    Jaco thc Patriarch, Gc1t. xxxvii. 2.8, 36.
    and by thcir merchandile the Midia1tites
    aboundcd with gold in the days of A!oft.r,
    M . xxxi. 50, )I, p ... and in thc days of
    rhe Judges of lfraet, becattfo they ':!-'ere
    .Ihmaelitcs, 'Jttdg. viii. 24. Thc fjbmf!e-
    lites thercforc inthofe days grcw rich by
    mcrchandifc; they carried the;r mcrchan-
    difc on camcls through Petra to Rhiuoto-
    lttra, and thence to E 'J}t : nnc.l this trafic
    at length camc into t 1e lunds of 'Da'vid,
    by hisconqucring thc Edomitc.r, and !:lin-
    ing thc porrs of che Red Sea callcd JiJotb
    :uJd

    G Y P T.
    Eziolt-Geber, as n1:1y be undcrfl:ood
    by the 3 ooo talents of go!d of Ophir, w hich
    2)avidgavc to the Temple, 1 Chro1t. xxix.
    4 The EgyptiaiJ: having rhc art
    ing linen-doth, rhey bcgan about this time
    to build long Ships with ils, in tbeir port
    on thofe Seas ncar Coptos,and havinglcarnt
    the skill ofthc ]:;domites, thcy bcgan now
    to obfcrve thcpofi.tions ofthc Stars, ::md rha
    length ofthe Sohr Y car, for cnabling them
    to know rhc ofition of thc Stars at any
    time, and to .lil by thcm at all times, wir11-
    out fighr ofthe limar: and this g:.1,c a bcgin-
    ning to Afl:ronomy and Navigation: for hi-
    thcrto they l1ad gonc onl y by rhc fhoar
    with oars, in round vcffcls of lmrdcn, firl:
    inventcd on tbat ll1allow tea by the poflcri-
    ty of .Arabam ; and in affing from ifland
    ro ilbnd guidcd thcm!c ves by thc fight of
    the ilhnds in tl1c da y time, or hy thc
    of fome of thc Stars in the ni<.?;ht. Their

    old ycar was thc Lunifolar yc;u, dcrivcd
    1
    from Noah to all his po!lcrity, 'till thofe
    days, and conft1cd oftwclvc months, cadt
    ofthirty d<J. ys, according to thcir calcnd:1r:
    and to the end of this caicmhr thcy
    now addcd .fi ve days, aml thcrcby made up
    thc Solar ycar of twclvc months and five
    (bys, or 365'days.
    Thc Egyptia!JS fcigned :j: tltlt Plutarcb
    Rhea lay iccrctly with S:ttltnt, and SoJ eitide.
    H'f
    praycd rhat lhc might bring forth neirhcr
    in any moutlJ, nor in thc vcar; that PS'
    J AJ'crcttry
    ' .
    l\I P I R E
    .Afercmy pbying at dice with Ltma, ovcr-
    came, aml took from thc Lunar ycar thc
    72d of evcry d:1y, and thcrcof compo-
    fed fi ve clays, and added thcm to the ycar of
    360 days, that 111:! might bring forth in
    thcm; and that the Eg_yptiaJts cclebrated
    thofedays as the birth-days of Rhea's fivc
    children,Oftri.r, Orusfenior, Typbo11, lft.r,
    and Nephthe the wife of Typbo1t : and
    thcrefore, according to the opinion of rhc
    ancient Egy_ptia1ts, thc five days wcre au-
    dcd to the Lunifobr calcndar-ycar, in thc
    R.eig11 of Sat11r1t ano Rbea, rhc parents of
    Ojiri.r, lji'.r, and T)'pho;t; that i::;, in thc
    Rcign of .Ammott and Tittea, theparents of
    the '/ i tatts, or in the btter half ofthe Rcign
    of David, when thofc Tita;u werc born.
    and by co!lfegucnce after the flight of
    thc Edomztes from 'Davzdinto Eg_ '}t; but
    thc Solflices not bcing yet fcttlc , thc bc-
    ginninrr of this nc;w year might not be fix-
    cd ro t 1c V cmal Equinox bctore the Reign
    of tl1c fucceiTor o fOrres junior,
    thc on of O..firi.r and Ifis.
    \Vhcn rhcEdomite.r flcd from'Davidwith
    '
    thcir young King Hadad into Eg;pt. it is
    probable that thc carricd thither alfo thc
    t1fe of lcttcrs: for ettcrs wcre thcn in ufc a-
    the pofl:crity of Abrabam in .Arabia
    and upon thc bordcrs of the Red
    Sea,the Law beingwritten thcre by M ojc..r
    in a book, and in rabies of fl:onc, long
    forc: forMo ft s m"-rrying thc daughtcr
    . ' rri.ncc
    '

    '
    . '
    G Y P
    ' ' '
    20)
    ptince of Midia1t, and dwelling with him
    fofry ycars, lcarnt thcm am:mg thc
    11ites: and Job, w ho hvcd * anion3 their *AuguRio.
    ncighbours the Edomite.r, mentions the de .
    . f d f d , . r. . Dc1.J. aS.
    wnt ng own o wor s, as mere m tue 111 c.
    47

    his. days, 'Job. xix. 2 3. 2+ and thcrc is no
    infi:ancc of lctters for writinz do.vn iounds,
    .....
    bcing in ufe befo re the days of 'Davu!, i:l
    any other nation bc(idcs thc pol:.::riry of.A-
    braha111. The afcribcd thii
    invention to Thotb, the ofO.firis,
    and therefore Letters began to be in ufe in
    thc days of is, a littlc
    aftcr thc flight of thc Edomttc s from :J)a-
    vid, or about thc time brought
    thcm into Ettrope.
    Hdladitu t tclls us, that a man callcd t Apud
    Oes, who an earcd in the Red-Sea with Pho:ium,
    the tail of a fij 1, fo thcy paintcd a fca-nun, c. ::.
    79

    taught Afironomy and Lcttcrs: and
    mu, thar Ettad!tes, who c::tmc out oftl1c rab.lH
    Sea in Chaldteataught thc Chaidtetms At:
    trology thc fir!l: ofany man; he means At:
    te s t1s ro m ero t.r. t ut mm es 1 t <.;h,ou.
    thc Cbaldteans Lcttcrs, l\-1:1thcm:.1ticks,
    Arts, Agriculturc, in


    and the Conl:rnl:ion ofTcmplcs; :.:tnd
    fcvcral fuch m en ca me thithcr iiiccc!1i vch.
    Oes, Ettbad11e.r, and Omme.r, 1ccm to G::
    rhc fa me namc a littlc varicd b corruption;
    and thisn:.:tmcfccm5 to havc >CCJl pin:n i11
    .
    'ommon to icvcral ica-mcn, \Ylw rhi-

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    206
    M P 1 RE
    ther from time to time, and by confequence
    wcre mcrchants, and frequented thofe feas
    with their mcrchaPdife, or elfe flcd from
    their enemies: fo that Letters, Aflrono-
    my, Architehue and Agriculturc, came
    into Chaldtea by fea, and were carried thi-
    rhcr by fea-men, who frequented the Per-
    i a ~ Gttlpb, and came thither from time to
    time, after all thofe things wcre pratiff:d in
    other countries w hcncc they ca me, and by
    confequence in thc days ofAmrJJ01t and Se-
    .(ac, Vavid and SolomotJ, and tbeir fuccef-
    fors, or not long befo re. The CbaldteaJts
    indecd madc Oamtes oldcr than thc flood
    of Xifittbrtts, but the Eg;'Ptiatts nude
    0./iris as old, and 1 make them conrempo-
    rary.
    The Red-Sea had its namc not from its
    colour, but from Edom and Erytbra, thc
    names of E.fatt, \vhich ignify that colour:
    Piin.l. 6. and fome * tcll us, that King Erythra,
    c. "3 2.8. meaning E (att, invcntcd thc veTcls, rates,
    buried in an Hbnd thcrcofnear thc Per.fimt
    Gttlb: whcncc it follows, that thc Edo-
    mites navigatcd that Sea from thc days of
    Ejatt ; and thcrc is no necd that the oldcl:
    Oatmes ihonld be oldcr. There were boats
    upon rivers bcfore, 1ch as wcrc thc boats
    w hich carried thc Patriarchs o ver Ettpbra-
    te.r and .'J orda11, and t he ftrft nations o ver
    many other rivcrs, for peopling thc carth,
    ccking ncw fcltS, and invading onc ano-
    thcr's


    o G Y P T.
    rher's territories : and after the example of
    fuch velfels, ljhmaet and Midian the fons
    of .Abraham, and Efott his grandfon, might
    build la raer veffels to go to the iflands upon
    rhe Re -Sea, in fcarching for ncw feats,
    and by degrees lcarn to n3.vigate that fea,
    as far as ro thc Perjia11 Gttlpb : for fllips
    were as old, evcnupon theMediterraeat,
    asthc daysof.7acob, Ge1t. xlix. 13. 'Jttdg.
    v. 17. but it is probable that the mcrchants
    of that fea were not forward to difcover
    their Arts and Scienccs, upon which their
    trade depended : it fecms thercforc that
    Lcttcrs and Aflronomy, and the trade of

    207
    Carpentcrs, were inventcd by the mcr-
    chants ofthe Red-Rea, for writing down
    their mcrchandife, and l<eeping their ac-
    counts, and guidincr their {]Ji JS in thc nio-ht
    by the S tars, and uilding lips; and t 1at
    they wcre ropagatcd from Arabia Pe-
    trtea into pt, Chaldtea, Syria, .Afia
    m i ~ t o r and urope, much abour one and
    thc fame time; the time in \Vhich 'David
    con quered and difpcrfed thofc mcrchants:
    for we hear nothing of Lettcrs bcfore the
    days of'IJavid, cxccpt amono- thc pol:erity
    of .A.btaham; nothing of A ronomy, be ..
    t<nc the Egyptia1ts undcr .Ammo11 and Se-
    fac applicd rhcmel ves to thar 1:mt1,, cxccpt:
    thc Conl:ellations mentioncd by .Jo/;, w ho
    livcd in .Arabia Petrtea arnong thc mcr-
    chants; nothing ofthc tr:1dc of Carpentcrs,
    or good Architeturc, berorc So/o;nrm fcnt
    to
    '
    '
    1
    to Hiram King ofTyre, to i1pply hhi1 ,\-ith
    fi1ch Artificers, faying that tbere were
    1tOJte hz Iftael wbo cozttd skitt to bew tim-

    ber like the Zidonians.
    Diador. 'DiodoruJ * tells us, that tbe Egyptians
    tozmtries; a1zd tbat Belns, the flm of Nep-
    rune a-nd Libya carried co!o;zies thericeitz-
    to Babylonia, arzd ftatitzg himftlf on Eu-
    phrates, i:flitttted priejfs free from taxes
    aJtdpttblick expeces, after tbemamzerof
    Egypt, who were called Chald::eans, attcl
    wbo after the mamzer Egypt, might ofJ-
    *Paufan. fer-ve tbe Star s: attd P attfattias f. tclls US;
    1.4.c
    2
    3 tbat theBelusofthe Bbylonians had bis
    name from Belus mi Egyptian, the flm of
    t A pollo- l.ibya : and Apolldortts ; t tbat Belus tbe
    :1., jb1t of Neptune ibya, tmd l<i1tg of E-
    ' gypt, was the .fatbe-r lEgyptus a!ldDa-
    aus, that is, Ammn: he tells us alfo, that
    Buflris tbe fo;z of Neptune aJtd LiUanaf
    [ LibyanaEt] tbe dattgbter of Epaphns,
    was f{iltg ofEgypt; and Eztfebitts calls
    this IGng, Bufiris the flm ofNeptunc, mul
    Libya tbe t!att,gbter of Epaphus. By
    thefe things the latcr E<-{'YPtians feem to
    l1ave maclc two Beltts's, the onc the
    of Ofi'ris, Ijis, and Nept1t7te, the othcr thc
    i(m ofNeptt-t?te, and fi1thcr of .lbgypttts and.
    'Dmtatts: and hcnce came thc opinion of
    thc peoplc of J.Vaxus, that thcrc were two
    Mi1tos's and two .Ar-iatbtes, the onc two
    cncrations older the othcr; w hich
    wc



    t)'
    G Y P To 2!7

    we ha ve confuted. The father cif
    ttts and 'Daruuu was the father of Ojifis,
    Ijs, and Typho1t; and Typho1t was not rhe
    grandfather of NeptttJte, but Ne_pttme him-
    . . '
    Sefo.(tris being brought up to Iiard Iabo'llr
    by bis father .Am'l1ion, \varred firfr undet bis
    father, being the Heroorl-lercttlesofthe
    Egyptia1zs during hs father's Reign, and
    afterward their l(ing: under his farher,
    whilfl: he ,W<1S very.young, be invaded and
    conquered Troglod_ytica, and thereby fe-
    cured the l1arbour of t.be Red Sea, near
    Coptos in Egypt; and then be invaded E-
    tbiopia, and carried on his concet fouth-
    ward, as farasto theregion bearing
    mon: and bis .f.1ther by the affifrancc of the
    Edomites having built a fleet on the Red
    Sea, he pnt to fea, and coafl:ed A1t16id
    Ftetix, goingro the Perjia1t Gutph and
    yond, and in thofe countries fet upColumn.'i
    with infcriptions denoring bis conquefls;
    and particular! y he fet u a PiJlar at Vira,
    a promontory. in the raits of the Red
    Sea, ncxt'Ethtopia, and two Pillars in l1tM
    dia, on the niountains near thc n1outh of
    thcriver Ga;tges; fo t Violtj{ttts:
    110' 1 " 1 '
    I-V C<i 'l'S >; cifMu, L\tOWctft
    'Ec;crtv 'II'U(..trolo MJv 'nu 6l'l:voio,
    z tl , " " "l. 'r
    . VoWV CjC(.TiOict'IV V piel' IV EVU!< TG fa: YW;'
    . '
    J\6uuav Nuaaa:lov 27!'? !<tJi\(v!JcJ;
    p


    . U(Jt


    '
    + Dion. in

    Perle, v,
    i3



    218 O the MPIRE
    'Vbi etiam1utm cotumttt Thebis ge1titi
    11acchi
    StaJtt extremijttxta fluxum Oceatti
    Ittdorttm zt!timis Jt moztibtts: ubi
    Ga1zges
    Claram aquanz Nyffteam ad ptanitiem
    devotvit.
    Aftcr thefe things he invaded Libya, and
    fought tbe Africatts with clubs, and thencc
    tFab. ,.
    75
    , is painted wit.h ;- in io t !-Jy-
    , gt1ttts, /lftt Q) .!Egypttt fitjltbtts
    aimicavenmt,pojtea Beltts Neptzmi jitius
    gladio belligeratzts efl, tt1tde bettum diCfttm
    efl: and after the conqueft of Libya, by
    wh.ich Egypt vvas furnifhed with horfes,
    and furni1Jed Solomo1t and bis friends; he
    prcpared a fleet on the Mediterratzea;t, and
    \Vent on \vefhvard upon the coal of Afric,
    to fe::trch thofe countrics, as far as to ::he

    Occa:n and iland Erythra or Gades in
    sa.turml. Spaitz; ::ts Macrobi1ts * infonns us from
    l.y.c.zx. ".Pf1lt'Ytt{ts and Pberccydcs: and therc he
    . -
    :: Lttc:an.
    l. 1 o. .
    cnm1ucrcd Geryo1t, and at thc month of thc
    Strcts ict up thc Pillars .


    l Vc1zit ad occafitm mtt7tdiqtte e:.:trenza
    Sefojlri.r.
    Thcn he rctmncd through Spaitt and tbc
    f(mthcrn co:.tfl:s of FrrtJtceancl Ita!J, with
    thc cattd ofGeryott his fleet attendiug hhu
    1 by


    GYPIJ\

    by fe_1, and lefr in Sicily the Sicatti,. a peo-
    plewhich he had brought from Spazn: and
    after his father's death he built Temples to
    him in his conquel:s; whence it came ro
    pas, that J:Jpiter .Jlmm.o1t :vas
    in Atnmo7tta, a.nd Ethzopta, and .Arabta,
    and as far as Jz di a; according to tbe * *
    Poet: 9
    uamvls .I:Ethiopttni P:Jf'1ilis, /!rahtt1n ...
    que beatJ' .
    Gc;ztibtts, atrtte lttdis mtzts jit
    Ammott.
    '
    The Arabitttzs worihipped only nvo
    Creltts, otherwife called OttraHus, ot Jztpz-.


    1
    ter and Baccbtts; and theie \Ver e
    1ttpiter .Ammott and Sefoc, as abo ve: ard
    io alfo tl1e peoplc of Mero e abovc Bgy)'t t t I-Icrod.J
    wor111ipped no other Gods but Jttpiter acd t.
    Baccbtts, and had an Oraclc of ."f:tpiter;
    and thefe :two Gods werc 'Jttpiter AtnmC1i
    and Ojiru, according to thc languagc of
    Egypt.
    At length Sefojlri.r, in thc fifth ycar of
    Rehoboam, came out of Ezyptwith a grcat
    anny of Libya1zs, Troglodytes and Btbio-
    pia;zs, and fpoiled the t'emplc, and recluccd
    Jttdtert into fcrvitudc, ani.l wcnt on con ..
    qncring firfr cafhvard toward l1tditr., w hich
    he invadcd, and then wcfiward a'; fu as
    Thrace: for God had r!vett hn tbe
    .J o ,-.
    2 Chro11. xii. 2.. J, 8.
    P :21 Iu


    ,.


    220 O the
    P I RE
    Diodor. In* this Expedition he fj1ent nine yeJ.rS, fct-
    2 c.1o2, conquc1s, fome of which rcnuincd in cS)-
    103' lc. ra 'till thc tbys of llcrodut11s. He\\ JS
    a.ccomp:111icd \\irh Jn Orlls, or .Aollo.
    and \\'rh fome inging womcn, callcJ tbi'
    ..il!!!fi'.r, one of \\ hich, callcd C,zifioc,
    thc mothcr of Orplx11s an Atif,Ollfl!lt: and
    th::: t\\o of rhc mounLlin 'Para_[!!t.r.
    rauLn. \\hich \\Tre vcry \\'Crc dcdicated *
    - '-
    ].
    10
    thc onc ro rhis Bacr!J!!s, and the othcr to
    Sui,bs in
    rr o _ ' his lil JJpd!:J: \\ hcncc LucaJt; t
    t Luc:m l.;.
    Argo-

    V.171.
    'P ar!!a({!ts pct it 'tlxra co!lt',
    .1.VfJJ1s 'Pbtto, Bromioquc flzar.
    In thc fourtcenth ,-ctr of Rchooam he rc-
    ru:ncd bJd. in ro lcaving .lfi.ctcs ia
    (),/(/;i.r, and his ncphe\v 'Pl'OJ'lct!Jrs at
    llWlli'it \Yith p:ut of his :.1.rmy, to
    d:..:fc11d rhc conqudls fi-om rile Se)'! bitu1.r .
    ..// /Jlh.'t ,;.r R !Jodts and his fcholiafl: tcll
    1 ,\)
    u..;, rlut Sr jimrbo.f'.r 1\ i 11 of al! t, t h ,lt:
    i-; Sr_{rtc, inrading al! Aj, :md a un
    (1: L:noj't, pcnplcd nuny ciries \\'hich l1l'
    :111d Lh:lt thc Mctropolis o(Col-
    tbl.r, J't'J/J:J!td f/d;/t cL'Cr (itr' bi.r rltrr

    /1 r /){' !:_y /Jt'0'Et-,yrri:llls -:.;_hlr/J
    lr '/.red 1 tl!id 1 lu! t bey pn'(irzt'.:'
    f'//.:.r u li!it'J' /;; r;;:_/Jic!J 1 btjo;nJit',
    tt:.d 1 ht o:;Jr of' rm.i /,m,/ : .. :.r-:

    JJttf,j 1 /;e Nfl' of t /Jcm 1 !Jit/ 1
    11
    o G Y P T.
    thcfc rabies thcrciorc
    \ bcoinnin
    1
    r to G COPL1j)h)
    22!
    o
    Stfo./iris upon bi'l homc + di-
    yidcd by mcaittrc rhc l. 2..c.
    10
    9
    tia11.r; and this gavc hcgitlning toS un cy-
    iiw Gcomctry : and Jmn!int.r de- ,
    1
    .
    V .
    1
    .. j' [ .. 'll1Yltl
    ri\T" tht'l tl\ lion o! ,g\'fl, :111d K'glllmn:; i'ytiJJg;. 6',
    nf () comcrry, from thc A!'C of (j od-; of
    1
    'J
    - ' )
    Slf4h'i.r :llln idcd I:f.!,_rpt in-
    tl;-_:J i\ro;:r.r nr Jnd ;lClllali. r.p. 30.
    from thc A'!!r: to thc hc1d c:ty of c-.-cry
    JVomt', \\'ith thc CJrth du r out cf
    ,"')
    ir. he cndcd rhc ur1H!lld cf thc ciry to b2
    ' ' .
    r:likd :111d builr a Tct11)lc in C\-cry
    city t()l' thc worih1 ofthc .No:m, and in thc
    Temples JCt up Ouclc'l, 1im:'2 of w hich rc-
    nuicd 'till thc (hys of foct!Jtits: and by
    this thc i,Z/l-1 of crcry Nowr:
    wcrc induccd to \\ orll!:p tllc mcn of
    thc KinL;dom, to \\hn:n che .Nowi', rhc City
    .
    and thc Temple or ScpuklJ-::: thc Gcd,
    \LlS dcdicw:d: f(Jr cvcry Temple lud it.->
    propcr Ci od, m<Hlc'; of \\uril:ip, :l!ld an-
    nual tdliul-;, :lt \\ hich thc Council :md
    Pcoplc of thc JV,JJ?Jl' :lt ccrl:lill rime'> ro
    bcriflcc, and rcguLnc thc aEtirs of thc
    JVomc, and juflicc, and buy :l!!ll
    fCll; hut Sc}'tc hi'l Q:tccn, by thc tu me;
    of q(lris and \\'Crc \\'or!hi))(:d in :1\l
    h:c:.)'f't: and bccank Srj{c, lo I'CIHkr thc-
    _Nt/e more uli.:ful, clunn(:J-.; i'rlllll it Lo
    all thc capital citics o.f ,_,:g)jJI ; t lut ri \ c1
    was conCcratcd to him, he \\ .t;; ollc,i
    1
    ) ' b"
    )

    -

    -
    22Z
    by itsnames, /Egypttts, S iris, J.Viftts. Tli-
    onyfitts * tells us, that the Nile wa.s called
    tu r S iris bythe Ethiopiatts, and Ni!tts by the
    people of Sie1te. F 1om the word N ah al,
    w hich fignifies a torrent, that river was cal-
    Diodor, lcd Niltts; and CJJiotlor1ts t tells us, that
    J.p. 39, Niltts was that King who cut Egypt into
    canals, to make the river ufefu), in Scripture
    the rivcr is called Schichor, or Sibor, and
    thence the Greek.r formed the Vi ords Siri.r,
    Siritts, Ser- .A pis, O-S iris; but P lzttarch
    Plutarch. tells us, tha.r the fyllable O, pu .. c before
    !ieif:dc& the word Siris by the Greelu, made it
    Pfldc. fcarce intelligible to the Egyptia;zs.
    ? I have now told you the original ofthe
    Nomes of Egypt, and of the Religions and
    Temples of the Nomes, and of the Cities
    built there by the Gods, and called by their
    na mes: w hence Viodortts + tells us, that of
    l. x. P al! the Provi;zces of tbe l//7()r/d, there
    wer.e lt E6ypt mzly mmty cities bttitt by
    th, aJtcie;zt God.r, as by Jupiter, Sol, Her-
    mes, Apollo, Eilithyia, and maJty
    +L . otbers: and tt an Ajfyriatt, who
    tclls us, that the Temples of Egypt
    "iJery o/d, thoft in Phceniciabttitt' by Ciny-
    ras as otd, mul il;, Affyria a!mojf as ottl
    as tbe former, but 1wt aftogether fo old:
    w hicb hcws that the l\1onarchy of JJ.f!Jtria
    roie up attcr the Tv.fonarchy of Eg'Y_pt, as is
    rcpn:;lcnted in Scripturc; and rhat thc Tcm ...
    i:!lQs 94:, fiXJ.lt thcn werc thofa
    t







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    built by SefoflriJ-, about the Jame time tl1at
    the Temples of".PbreJticia and Cyprzts were
    . built by Citzyras, Be;hadad, and Hira1n.


    This was northe firJ1 original of Idolatry,
    but only the eretting of much more fiunp-
    tuous Temples rhan tormcrly to the foun-:-
    ders ofnew Kingdorns: for Temples at firfr
    \V ere very finall;
    Jttjiter angujta vix tottts jtabat i1t &etle.
    Ovid. Fajt. l. I.
    Altars were at firfr ere:ted withont Tem-
    ples, and this cul:om continued in Ter(t'a
    after -the days of I-lerodottts: in P !Jre-
    1ticia they had Altars \Vith little honfes for
    eating rhe facri.fices m u eh carlier, and thefc
    they caJled High Phces: i.1ch was the
    .High Place where Sam7tel enrertained
    Saut; fuch \Vas the Houfe of 'Dago1t at
    Ajhdod, into which the Phi/i(iims brougbt

    the Ark; :md the Houie ofBaal, in whiclt
    Jehzt f1ew the Prophets of BaaJ; and fi.1cb
    were the High Placcs of the Ca;zact?titeJ
    which Jl!ofes commanded lfraet 'to de-


    ,

    fl:roy: I1e * commanded lfrttei to dcfhoy .
    the Almrs Imaocs 1-Iioh Placcs and xxxlv, 13
    ' n ' . 1::> ' Numb.
    Groves of the Cmzaamte.r, but maJe no x:dii . .fl.
    mcntion of their Temples, as he would
    ha ve done had there becn any in thofc days. r.&:xu.
    3
    '
    I mcet wirh no mcntion offumptnous Tem-
    ples beforc thc days ofSoto:J7t01t: ncw King-
    doms begnn thcn to build S crulchrcs to
    P 4 thcir

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    viti.to.&
    1 King. ;..i.
    l 3.
    i illlt!' l.
    . ' .
    f)..1 .

    O t!Jc E 1\1 P I R E
    thcir Foundcrs in thc form of fumptnou"
    Temples; and }[eh Temple.;; 1/iram built
    in T_:re. St:fi!c in al! anJ Bcliba-
    d,:d in '/)mn,,(i;r.r .

    Fnr \\ hcn 'lJ<'niJ * iinotc f!dd,td-f,'::::,n
    1\ nf Xot!h, ;'l!ld flcw thc S\'i'Z:IS or
    ' /
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    ,,h:) c.t!11C ro ailit him, Rc::::.o:t

    1 hrfo/1 o f' l: 1 i .l',Llh _/1d ficw b h rd Ha dad.
    Fl.cr,t?:hl'!,tfl;ocJ;N'll 11//!0 h/,J r!!!d c-
    , ,
    c_'t!Ji.'i' C.
    1
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    7t:JJ O'lX/' fl al!d, ti/Id jl'rf
    Ji! ol.'t/' Sni;l: he is c1llcd !le-
    , .
    :::.iJ, I A'i:trz.. x\. 1g. ;1nd hi-> flccciT(w>
    L
    Jl1Ciltioncd in hi!tnry \\ere Trli'JJDJ!, flrt-
    dt?d nr Bc:!Jadtld, lfC!!badrtd 1 l. 1/r!;::_:m'/.
    Ro.'h:tdad lll. ** and Rr.::.i.:J rhc j()J1 of
    Tarflb. bccc11C 1\:h_icl ro
    1; thc Lbys f!fTa/;i.;Jf;:J, :tnLlrccoYcrcd hcr
    undcr Rni/;,d.u! l ; in rhc da);
    <lf !<ti:b.'!drtd fll, tllltilthc ofrhc ia!l
    '
    },'t' :.i!, rhcv bcumc Juhi\.'d lo 1 [jc!d:
    i !1 l 1J l' J1 i 1 l 1 :l.)' Cl r o ( f fr;_/f J-(' t7 :\ lll f} 1 tft /;.
    i,c;l :th

    C;lptiLnc.l
    tl1c ,\_'l;i,::Js. and put ;m cnd ro ti\Clr 1\
    (hm: 'jo/itJ/!tJ "te]!..:. u'>, that flj{' S\
    1 1 -
    ri. qc. '1: 1! ..-_.j_- 1/l')'.l. O! b Ad.n.
    ! lut jc; / /,(/tf.-1 or nr:dl.tdt!d, t!l!d /;is .fi!(-
    ( 1'/!i!J' l ,,I,ld ,u God.r, (r,; / hc'li" !Jt'J!r(;u'/,:-

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    1'.' hr.'l!.<'l:'' rl!.'d /!){,;r
    o JI f /, j':'/J! 1', / / l: 1/0-:;_ i ii (T / /}(f ( //)('Y ({ J'{' Jf{-
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    ycars ago. J r fcems thcfc K ings builr fiunp-
    ruous Scmlchrcs for thcmlcl\cs, anJ wcrc
    worhippc:d rhcrcin. * calls thc firl1: "*' Jufin.
    ot rwo 'iJmmzfttt.r, tlut l. 3
    6

    t/Jc city bar/ .r Jlflllll' frow bim, tll.'ll 1 btlt
    tbc S\:'rians i11 boi!Oif'l" (J( bim rwoJ:/f,ippcd
    hi.r A r.tthcs t!S a G'oddc.fs, ttj/11g bcr
    Stptt khn for rt'/ tJ/JjJ IL'.
    Anothcr nlb!lcc \\e havc in thc King-
    dom of HJ!!!s. In rhc t Rci'2;I1 of J1li- tDioJor,
    uo.r 1\.ing of Crct(', \\hcn Rbadrzmat/ms l.;.p.
    2
    3
    8

    thc brothcr of}./i;toJ ct.rrcd colonics from
    Crctc ro thc G'r{'{'/.:. i lhnJs, and the
    1fhnds ro his ca)rains, he ['"ave ro

    Tborts, or Tbeitu. or Thom1te.r, rhc Elthcr
    of f(yp_f;'pylr, a CrfajJ workcr in mcrals,
    and hy confCqucncc a dikip!c of rhc Jd,t' i
    'JJaf(rfi. and pcrhap.; a 'Pha::ticia: for
    thc lt!tri 'lJr?!Ir!i, :111d Td:-/;hc.r, Jr:d Co-

    riaJJ/('s brought thcir Arts and Scicncc'>

    from Pbrnlicif: and l Stidas Ltirh, tluc i sud1sin
    he \Ll e; dckcndcd ti-o m P btZJ : rzci's l\. in g o f ' cx.:.o-
    lon ot .JtZ:IdrJdl/!.r V?"ltll!; ./!ji?!!o:!l- l. 3
    11.r Rbodius, rlut H yrfipy le jJ(n "t Argo-
    t be pm;ic dual:. r:.,:/Jic/J t!Jl' (; mf!dt: mut.l+
    f
    . > 1 1 . 1 . ' l V. F+
    _ 01' J:lCC 11IS, r:.;_uJ,(!/"l."(' 1/ /() /JI.I}Ji/ 10:1S, 1.
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    , ;llld 1\ !l'r nC J,('tl/- H Jlo!nur
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    110s: Tbo!.r marrrcd ** thc rno-


    rhar of ./nl/('tu, :1nd d:lrJ:'Illcr nf 0/J"tlt.r
    .,
    l\ingof P!Jn'f!,t, and hi; d.ill ()11 thc
    <. nl.lll
    i1.1rp \\':1<; callctl CII/Jl"fU, :l!Hl '.\ :1-> d:tid ro be v,r:1rm.
    bck\ c_:d by _/.'
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    O the E l\T P I R E

    the gre:u Barclms !O\l wifc, anu bcinrr
    L
    causht in bcd \nth hcr in P!Jn'g itt ap):,1lcd
    him with winc, and compofCd thc nurtcr
    by mJ.k.ing him King J.nd ('ypnt.r,
    and thcn CHnc o ver rhc '' it h
    his army, antl conqucr-.:d Tbrtur: and l-:J
    thck thing'> thc pocl'> alludc, in
    t!ut f/fctl.i.' fdl from into Ltl-'!:Jc:,
    >fPaufJn.l. anJ. thatBatc!JitS * him \\'ith \\ i11C,
    l,C.lO, alldrCJUCCd hi111 hJCk lllO hCJ\'Cll: h2 re:!
    fwm thc hcJ\TI1 ofthcCrc/an God-;, ,,hc!t
    he \\cnt from Crl'tr to Lrmos to \rork. i'1
    mcrals, :md \LlS rcduccd inck into hu\
    \\'hcn Racc!Jlls ma'ac him 1\.ing of
    L
    and B_yl!s: he rcigned r.herc 'till a vcry
    great age, liring to rhc times of thc
    war, and becomine?; rich: and
    t Clem. ter thc deJ.th of f1i-; witC Calicr;pis, t h..::
    AI.Ad- b f d 1
    mon.ad JOS, an ../711:t-
    Gcnr. p. t h11 s, in CyfJrtts; anJ :lt B_.l'bius in S)Titt ;
    Jo.Apol- and inl:itutcd Pricfts ro hcr \\'ith S:1crcd
    lodor. J. 3.
    c. 13. Pin- Ritcs and lufi:ful whcnce il"Jc bc-
    dJ.r. Pyth: camc thc 7)ca Cypria, and rhc 'De a. S)'ritt:
    Odc l. He- l . ' [ .o. l h . h j.
    fycb.in anc hom 1 cmp C'> crcu:Cl ro er m t e e
    ancl othcr pbcc-; hc \\':1'-> ali(> cJ.llcd 'Pr1
    Stcph in 1 /1 f.' ' ) 1 ( 1 \'
    . _pot.1, .LJJilftl Jl(ta, )'tJ 1a, )'lonctt,, , ,;.
    5trabo,l. mi11t, (';idict, Eryc//tl, 1 dtdirt. J.:mu

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    P 7ff tra dit a .fiu:nz t mtJ vd ,'/J/IJIJ
    Papb.' Vc!!t'J'.r ttJJijJ/;mJ, '])('(tJ/If.J!!t' ip-
    fam COl!{(' jJ t a JI/ 711/li' b 1/C a jJ /J TI J!J : '[;(' f
    JJUI. l. 2. c. 3. Frorn her !'l'<lm
    lo tbc ifbnd C_ylt'JtJ'rl, aud !'te;
    t he ll cr.'

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    rhcncc m be Quccn ofC)pnts, 1hc W:lc; [lid
    bv rhc CrpJ'/,m.r, ro be born of thc
    of k:1, and pJintcd hiling
    up_nn :dlrcll. t_kiflcd _alfo his
    C !11(!,1'1.1, by thc !Ul11C of ,'/dO.'IIJ; :llld tor
    :tf1ifl rhL I:C.!J'f'l i:t/JJ' '' irh :mnnur, ir i'>
    proiubk tlur he> himJCJf ''a-> dciflcJ b) h':i
    hiCIHh rhc 1>.:1'/J!TIJ.r, bv rhc Jumc of Bct-
    1
    'r / r 1
    tl -Ltllli!tlll, ur ,tri/!: tnr i /.'!.'.'1/ \\a.;;
    cclcln.trcd prirJcip.Illy hy rhc l:,()/1 'iiS,
    and \Lh :1 /\ tn 1 and
    . '
    rci 'ncd IJ Lom;o.r :llill Cii.'l'1'.?.r \Ll'; :l!l
    -
    in\cntor o( :trr-;, :lJhl"' ut.IC c<;p1cr l *'Clcm.
    G)/'1'1/.r. and rhc L11ith:; lummcr, and ::mil, A:. Ad-
    :wd row S. :111d /C.l\cr; and im1lcn cd \\or!;.-
    1
    c;.wn.Jd
    - 1('1]' p
    m en in nu.'.,:ing Jrmnnr, :mJ orhcr rl1 i;l _;;; of 2 t. ;
    10

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    and ron, and \Ll'; rhc nnl y K cele- l. 7 c. 56.
    bratcd in hfl:nr\ 1(r \', nrkin!_.; mcu'!<>, :md
    - '
    \as KiJw o( Lc.:.'.'.'!O.r, LiJe hu-hJ!:tl of
    ,.,
    Fc;;tts, :1!! \\' hic'1 :.rL rhc ch,uadcr.; ot' 1/';tf-
    cat;: rhc J.' r' '1 ,;_'f//S abour che rime cf
    ... . 1
    thc dcuh ot.Cil:: /'Jr, "''i::.,, in rhc RL i_n of
    . ' )
    Lllcir l\ /hittinjJ/;i.r, huilt :1 \-cn hmp-
    uroth Tc;n)lc ,1/t'rlljJ!Ji.r ro 1
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    1!/L:tl:;,
    nc;u :1 l:n:til:r Tn)lc tu 1 ,l'lllJ.r 1 lrj/'.:1,,-,
    JlOt :1.'1 t:ntt irtl.' \ronun hur :t
    not 1 ldl'i/,:1, Ft'l/.'!.1': l{:r-/- }}!' .. i fkroJ,
    1'0:/(}/ :t.r tr JI-; u.;, rlur tht' re .i.\f r.nrrJd ;. l. l.
    bout L,.., Tcm)!c \\'.!': hy Tvi',.,::
    'Flru;Ct!/J.r, :tntl rh.11 1



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    to tni.; Tc,np!c :ll Jl/:'1:"/,f.r, vcry !lll!ch de- ._,., 37.
    ritbl rlv fl.:UrtnU -,'/l,,;,-i j(

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    J. l. c. 4
    o t !Je E lVI p I R E
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    God.r r:;.:!: !c!J t he r h 0211 i ci :111 S e a p :lt :LLI'
    tmd crtJ'lj ctout ill t be fort-}'rtrt of t bt'
    S!:ip.r i11. t bt'form and * Ro.
    chrzJt LliLh c;frhi-; Voms llcfpittz, 'Pbrr::i.
    t'tfl/1 f ri'i/O'i'/1 t pro
    ' ! .
    /JL!()/f'cl'/J,
    As rhc i (::!.1, T hrl'! iritll!S and .)) .
    ri:n!J in thok d.n<> dcif1cd thcir 1\.in'" atLI

    i(l tqvmt he ir comi into ./1//1 Ji!t
    7il' Cntcc, thcy ht rlwk J!:ttio-;
    .
    ro do rhc likc, lurh bccn Jhc\\"Cd :lbo\,'.
    i Jl thc,lc eh\''> thc \nitlll r of thc T/1,/;,.;s
    ::-o
    a!1d 1:-'thiopirn!s \Lt'> 111
    :l:d rhis \Ll)' ohniting kcms ro h.l\T Ji)lT.hl
    inro rhc IO\\"Cr LY:,)'/Jr bcforc rhc days e{
    f(n thcl!CC camc.; rhc woril1ip of
    rhcir G od'> in rhc flupes of Llird",
    and FiJhcs, t<Hbiddcn in rhc iccond
    comnundmcnt, No\\' this cmblcnuriul
    \\'a y of \\' ri ti ng ve occai on ro th e Tlll'-
    httiJS and /,'rbiopia1l.r, w ho in thc d.1 \'S of
    .Ytmmcl, Solomo and Rebobutlil!
    comtucrcd aml thc nations rou1d
    :llH l crccJcd a grc:lt Empirc' [() rcprc-
    :cnr and thcir
    Pri!Jcc;, llilt by down rhcir
    ' .
    but ,_v v:uiotJ<-; hicroglyphicll lt
    gurco.;: by ):lJJtilw .Ammon \\'ilh R:ll!l\
    " .. 0
    lw rn , ro 11 !-',11 i (\ r he K in g w h o en n q 11 e 1 -'!
    ,l CCllllll ry ahounditlg \\ith lllll'll;
    Jis ru iiCr \\'ll'h a Scithc, to lt:',illl)
    rlur h. ,,Jo co!lljliCrcd thc lo\rcr
    ..1 I..'Ott\ltr\ \\ ili1 Ct.lr!l; Jjo.; J{Jl (Jj
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    1is hy he rhc C'()11C]'1C-
    rcd ro plnw \\ rh nxCil;
    \\'ilh lhtlh h!liTt-; for l Ll:nc r:
    ,,ith CrJpcs bccmJC he t;J,: i l':;
    ro lbnt \ itJC<;, and t:t'lflll :1 hr.-_,,1-: h-
    '
    iitbthtcd li!r!ltt; Ont.r che ;ltl ()'().::> i .. ,_,;,;'1
    a !--Llrp, ro rhc Pri rcc \\' h :J '.' .. n :-
    llCl,tly on rlnt inthww:r.;:; J': ,.,i ''i'
    upon tn thc Jiil:;i,:.i) :,;,;
    tlnt11111iOI1, and \\ irh a Th!!rltL rh ;)t ro rc-
    prcknt him :1 warrior; 1 'oli!J i1 :l C:u1 1:
    ., f) J 1
    drl \\' n \\' 1t 11 t\\- o o \'l'.;, ro rcnrc, .__n t ; :i.-
    1
    mnrous and lu!l:ful; ;\',p! //!!!' \\ :l Tri-
    den r, ro fi n i t\r t he e o : n ! : u L 1 : r () f :l : k:.: r
    e "
    . l . l . 1 7'
    compolcl ot t 1rcc f,JlU\.tl'illi->; ./J :1
    (]iant, \Yith 5':! hcad;, and :l'l
    J1and<;,to J\T!'jJ/!tl!t: \\ irh ]-; JllCil i;1 :1
    fl1i p fi fr y oar:-; ; T/Jo t b \\'ir h :l J): l( ; h
    J.t hi<> can :1nd fC,_>r. a::d :t Cr./;rt'-
    , ' 1
    tt.r wrthcn \\ ill1 n1.o u :i --
    , .
    nify .-lm:ln ofcralt, :llld ,,.ll
    rcconcilcd t\\'o contcnding ILHoJh; ,'.Jti't
    with Pipe :1nd thc ,';l (; c.lr, to (i .!ni-
    fy anun i11 pii'!J:: :
    1
    'd
    and f!trnt!t.nrirh Pil/.;;> .tnJ :l Cl,!b, k-
    cwk kt up pi: !:tr; i!l :111 !J; C()ll-
    {uc1", and t(mQht :l.'.l11fl l L//; y !.'JJ' 11 i',h
    '" t c. .,
    clt1h-;: rhis s th:u 1/nc:do, '' h J, x(lr-
    to * h';f(/0.\'1/S, \\'.r.; !hi11 hv Fr.'iJ.'I;
    and :tccordi11g to 'fJto!otJ/tl'!t.r / f/,..',f'<
    1
    r;,!J/
    \\':l'> c.1: lcd A' il11s, :.llld \\'hu Ct li : t.:,l Ct-
    'l_o; l'.'ith his rhrcc Ji>ns in jj'.J,:f, :u!.! Jcr
    11p rhc i:lmous pilbrs Jt tbc tli<Jlll / nt' r he
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    "DioJ.l. 3 Strait.r: for 'Diodonts * thrc,

    p. 14)
    tVlf.
    Chron.
    Hifp c. 1 o.
    l!crot!tJ 's, t he ti t1 ;, t he 'l)ri,m, :111 d
    thc fn o[ JiOlllilfl, f:tith tlut t!Jt o/rft"/!
    .f/rmrijhcd tWIOIIJ!, t{' " a) },:
    iilg C01J{jlll'J'{'(/ ft grc.1t ji:lf't 1 /;e r:,:or/./.
    Jet 11p t!Jc pi!l.-ny ;! A..t'ric: rl!ld :
    thar Oj/ris, ullcd alto um.'t i.:-
    to a11cf CO!Ujl/('J'('r/ (1Cr)011, tZ!ld :: .. '
    t!Jrfz'Jj!-::/;o JdoJ.,tJ:y !!tO
    S!Jabo . rclls uc;, rlut thc Et!JiojJ<ZiiJ u:
    16
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    770
    lcd ifq[.abars t(Jught '' ith clubs: and
    4. nfthc ](.:id ln 'till rhc ti:ncs of t!L
    + flomcr. ,
    Trojan \Llr. No\\. from this hicro'.!,lyt;;.
    ... .... j
    c1l \L1 y oh ni ti 11 ::; t o meto p1f s, Llur '::.
    thc di.,i]on of into 1Vomes hy S1 .
    fjlris, thc mcn of thc Kingdom ro
    '.\"bom thc 1\'orhCS \\-ere dcdic1tcd, \\Trc rc-
    prdcnrcd in rhcir Scpulchcr-; or Temples of
    thc .lVomcs, by ':arious :h
    b,- an Ox, aCat, a 'Dorz., ;1 Cdms, aGoat. J
    lyo, Suntz'!tS, an c/;;cmo, a Crot(j-
    dltc, an IiippopotmtJN.r, an O."t_')'ril!r!m.r.
    :111 Ibis, a Cro::;, :1 llcr:.J.:f., a Lec!:,
    wcrc \\or11i)pcd by t he ;Vomcs in rh.:
    upc ofthcJC crclturc-;.
    Diodor. Thc ** .At irwtidcs, a pcoplc uponmount
    1.3-P rp . .Atids C011ljtiCrcd by Lhc in rhc
    1
    33 Rci<rn of AwJ!lO!I, rclatccl tl;:lt 'Vral!i.'.r \\ JS
    o
    rhcir firl 1\.ing, and rcduccd rhcm fro111.t
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    bY:l!.',C comiC of JiJ(_', and caukd thcm to

    dwcll in rown<1 :1nd citics, and by up .ll1d
    uiC thc fruits ofchc cnth, and thar he rci.2,11-

    cd o ver a grctt pJ.rt ofthc world, ami by hi'>
    \\ ik

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    \\ it-c Tittftt h.1d cighrccn chil,!rcn. :1mnng
    \\-hich \\ere J fl'/'tl'iun
    cf llditt.1: and Sdou:; tlut tl1c
    brnthcrs offb'/)('?"UJJJ nc\Y !JIIll. :Ind dro,-
    cd hi...; Jn i !dl!!.r, tbc 'P!ldd0/1 ofrhc
    cnts, in thc JYifc. :llld dividcd his K ll\!;clorn

    amonr)"il rllcrnkh-cs; and rhc cuunrrv bor-
    -
    dcring upnn rhc CC:lil fe!! ro thc Ior of /1!-
    lfls, from ,,]Jom rhc pcoplc wcrc c1!!cd ilt-
    lmt idc.r. By "Urt!llits or j11pitcr 'i)r:'/-
    1/J', 1 'f'rrioll, !Jrr(t'fcrz, 1 ldius :md Se/:;:,-,
    l und crfbnd ]11 jJ it rr Jl li2 m u il. (!/} /_r, 1 j,
    Onu and h':tb:zjlr; and !)y thc cf
    t he 1\. of l{yptrm hi ; Lro-
    thcrs thc TittiJIS, 1 undcrf1:1!ld thc di1 iton
    of thc carth ::tmong thc GoJs r.Jcntioncd in
    rhc Pocm ofSofoJJ..
    For Soh11_having trarcllccl into F:g_1.pt,
    convcriul \\ ith thc Pricfts of S.:is :1-
    bout thcir \note a Pocm of
    \\-bar he lud lc:mlt, but did not fii
    1
    i!l! it; * * p;
    1
    toin
    and rhis Pocm fcll into thc lunds of p Izto, T1n1xo.
    \\' ho rcbrcs out of ir, rhc nwt1rh of Ciit.
    thc S't1'tt.r IlCJr h'notlo\ PilLu-; thcrc
    \LlS an Ilhnd ollc,J Al /,n//.;_r, rhc pcopk of
    "'hich, ninc r!wuh:Hl \'CJr; r he (b v"'
    of Sololl, ovcr LiVl'-'1 :1s J:tr :1s
    , -
    <c;vpt, ando ver Fin'tJfH :1" Ltr :1s rhc Trrr/Jt'-
    ;lC:l; and al! thi; cnllccrt-cd <>IlC:
    l)ody invadcd 1\r!,)/Jf :lndC'n:'l'{'C, :111d \\. h:tt-
    cvcr \\'a<> conraincd within thc PiiLu-; of
    1 lrrotfc.r, but wa'> rcfillcd :l!ld i1opt by thc:
    Atbmim;s and othcr G'rcc/.:s, and Lhcrchy
    thc
    O the l\1 P I R E

    thc rcfl: of thc nations not yct conqncrcd
    ''-ere prcicrvcd: he Ltith alf tlut in thok
    dav:' thc God'>, lu\ing flniihcd thcir cc;J-
    <.Jt{cl:'>, di\ idcd thc ,,.)wlc carth
    thcmfdvcs, 1urtly into brgcr, i11to
    {inallcr portons, and infl:itntcd T cmplc-;
    Sacrcd Ritcs to thcmJclvcs; and rluc
    thc Ilhnd At la11t is fcll ro rhc Jot of J.'!tp-
    ttmc, whomadc his cldc1: f(m .. Atfru

    of rhc ,,holc lfhnd, a part of which \\
    c1l !cd Ga dir ; and t h:1 r i 11 t be /J 1_" y o f!
    Jaid --:.;:_rus tiU!JJt io: r:.:as riJa de Cccrop'>,
    Ercchthcus, Erichrhoniu'>, al1d otbcrs IH-
    fore Thclc'), rmd alfo tbc r,_:__'OJ!JC11 r:.:bo
    G'tl'l'rCd r:.:it/; tbc mCi!, ad oftbc IHzit rnd

    flt7tlie of1V1incna, tbcj!udy Jt tbofe
    drl)'' cing commoJt to Jtlm By
    all thdc cin.::umfbnccs it is maniidl tluc
    thcfc Gods ,,ere thc 'J)ii i malJonwt
    n
    g('!Jt!mz. and livcd bctwccn thc agc of Ct
    crojJs and Tbcfi'l!.r, and that thc \\"hich
    Scfo..flris with his brothcr JVcpt twc maJe
    u pon rhc 1utions hy bnd :md Jea, and thc
    rcflfhncc he mct \\"ith in G'rtccc, and thc
    follo\\' ing invafion of F;gypt by iVcp!!t!U',
    are hcrc dckribcd ; ami ho\\' thc captains
    of Sr:fNiris lharcd his conqucfl:s amongll
    thcmklvcs, as thc captains of .Alcxrmda
    rhc G rclt did his comuc1:s loncr aftcr, a11d
    o
    irlftituting Temples and Pricfl:s andiJ.crcd
    Ritcs to rhcmklvcs, cauJCd thc Jl:ltionsro
    woHhip thcm aftcr dclth God>: and tlur
    rhc J fhnd Gadir or GrulcJ, \\ Lrh all Libyil,


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    .. fell to the lot of him who afrer dcath wali
    ,.
    deified by thc name of Ncpttme. Thc
    \ rime rhcrefore whcn thdc things wcrc done
    :' is by Solo1t limircd ro thc age of Nept!tJJc,
    rhe farhcr of Atlas; for ]!ottle' rclls ns,
    rharV&JTesprdcntly afrcr the TrojrZJJ \Llr
    found CabfJfo thc daughrcr of Atlczs in thc
    Og_yg im1 I nand, pcrhaps Gadir; anJ thcrc-
    forc ir was bur rwo Gcncrations befo re rhe
    Troja1t war. This is tlur J.Vcpttme, w ho
    wit.h Apollo or Onts f(Jrrit1cd [ro_y \\irh a
    wall, in rhc Reign of LaomedoJt thc flrhcr
    ofPriarmts, and.lcft nuny natur:1! childrca
    in Greece, fome of w hi eh \\ere /};:._(!,Oll a11t s,
    ami othcrs wcrc conrcmporary ro thc ./!r-
    go;tattts, and rhcrcforc he f1ourif11cd but onc
    Gcncration befo re, thc ArJ,Oitazttic
    tion, and by conequcncc about 400 ycars
    . befare So!oJt wcnt into Eg)'}t: bur thc
    .. Vricfl:s of Ejpt in thofc 400 ycars lud nug-
    . nificd thc fl:orics and antiquiry ofthcirGods
    . i cxcccdingly, asto makc rhcm ninc rhou-
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    f:lnd ycarsoldcrtlunSo/o;t, andthc Jlhllll
    At!antis biggcr tlun all Aj1ic and to-
    gcthcr, and. full of pcoplc; and bccme in
    rhe tbys of Solott rhis grcat Ibnd did no e
    appcar, thcy pretended rhat ir was iLmk in-
    ro thc fea with all its pcoplc: rhus great was
    of thc Pricl:s of Eg)1Jt in nug-
    mfymg their antiquirics.
    Thc t aflirmcd that Ncpt111te t Aputf
    uas the fzrjt rnrw ''1.:bo Jet out a jlcct, ha- D:odor l.
    vi!tg obtained this 'Prd'jr:{/ttrr: ofhis fi- >P
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    tber Sat1rn; w.hetJte pofierit.Y_ retll.oned
    .thirtgs done fJthe fia to6e hisgo-
    atul ho110tJrld him
    witbfocrifices: the inventionoftall Ships
    Pau:m.l. firft wodlripped in Africa; as Herodottts
    2..c.;o. that provmce : for hts eldeff fon .At
    Jas, who ilcceeded bim, was not only
    Lord of the Iland Attanti.s, but alfo
    rcigned ovcr a part of A frie', giv
    ing his namc to pcople callcd .Attantii,
    and to the .Jitta.s, and the .A.tlaiJ
    :t Plutarch tic Oteatt. The t outmoft arts of thc
    11\ Ifidc. l d . d b
    eart 1 an promontones, an w atcver or
    upon thcfe:rand was wafued by it, thc
    Egypttans called Nept,ys; and on thc
    coafi:s of Marmoricaand Cyrette, .Bocharl
    and J1rite.r Montamuplace the Napthubin
    a pcoplc fprung from Mizraim, Ge11. x
    I 3 ; and dience and bis wife Ne}
    tysmi ht ha ve thcirnames, tbewords Nep
    irme, ept,'.s, and Naphthrthim, li .,.nify
    ingthe K in , Q..uecn, andpcople of t e fea
    oafis. T e Greelu tcllus .1apettl
    was thc fathcr of .Atlas, and: Bocbart de
    rives Japetrt.r o.ndNepttme from rhefam
    . ol'iginal : he and his fon AtJit.r ate celebr3
    tcdin tllC ancicnt fablesfOT makinY
    turiori on thc Gods of E:. 'YPt; as when ttcia11;
    thc fight of Sot ancl Ntlttt1Jt, thatis, of
    otto Py.thon .. or Ortu a.nd Typ/Jon
    an


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    ind where i liow .the
    Gods of Bgyt fled from the Giants, 'till tir.m. .-.
    the Tita.n.rcame in and fved them by put-
    to light, and H'Ygtntu .
    r !t elle \var between theGods o feAS jyfJt, * flygin;
    -andtheT;talucommandedby .AtJar. The Fab.lfci
    Titans are the ofterity of fome of
    whom uuder affifted the Gods;
    others under Nepttme Atlas warred a:
    gainfl: them : for which reafon, faith P Ju-
    tarch, tht friefls of Egypt a!Jomi1uited t'Iutarcf\t
    l the fta, a1id had Neptune 111 no honorer. By in
    Hercules, 1 undetbnd hcre the of
    the forccs ofXhe!JaisandEthiopiti whom
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    :thc Gods or men of Eiypt callcd t<;)
    :their .atiiftance;- G iants or grelt
    menof Li!Jya, who had O }Iris and in- . .
    vadcd Egypt: for V iodo rus t faitl1 that
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    whe11 Oliris . his expedition .over th .r.p,
    10
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    fWDrld, he Jeft bis lt.infma1z Herculesgette-
    raJof his forcer over att hi.i do11Ji1iio11.r,
    allt/.Anta?.usgoventor ofLibya
    pia. tltttlls teigned over all .Af1'ic to
    the . Ocean, and built Ting)r or
    ITangters: P111dar us tl1t he reibfied
    town of where C'j_rene Py,h.c><Ui
    CUld Thtba11 ; for he was bearen by
    les and tbe Egyptiani near Anttta or ll'*
    t4Dpoti.r, a rown of. The!Jais; :tnd V
    rns t tclls us that this tow11 bad.it.r
    rrom Antreus,. J!ew i11 /he p
    i4)'s ofOliris. HercttJet QVerthrew him
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    fcvcr: times, and every time he grew
    Hrongcr by recruits from Lihya, his mothcr
    carrh ; but 1/ercu/es interccptcd his ::-c-
    and at lcno;th 1ew him. In thdc
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    wars Hcrctt!c s too k thc Ltbyan world from
    .Al !:ts, ::mJ mJ.de il t !tts pay tribute out d
    his gol den orclurd, thc K of A frie.
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    Jillt tf1f.r and Atlas wcrc both of thcm {(ms
    of both of them rcigncd O\U
    al! va arHl /!.frie, bctwccn lllomzt Jlt-
    fils and thc }.lcditcrranean to thc vcry 0-
    ccJn; buth of rhcm invadcd Egypt, ami
    contcndcll witb Jfcrcu!es in thc wars ofthc
    G od'.;,:md thcrcforc thcy are but two name:s
    ofonc the mc man, and cvcn thc name
    Atiu ia thc obliquc cafcs !Cems to baye
    bccn Cl)mpounded of thc name .ilJ!tttus,
    hmc othcr word, pc1 h:1ps thc word
    A 1 ,d. cu1 !Cd, pm befo re it: the invaion of
    J<rz_1ptby Ovidhathrcbtionunu
    \\ h:rc he nukcs llrrcu:s by,
    sd'vorut ,fiJmmt a parent is
    .Ailt,co oipt:i.
    'This \Ltr wac.; at length compofed by thc il;-
    rcrvcntion of ./lfcrcury, who in mcmory
    , t hcrcof \\':1':> hidro rc'.:oncilc two conrend-
    Lrpcnts, by his AmbafTJdor\
    n1d thcm: thus mnch conccr-
    n g l he ancicnt btc of L,;yb1, ;tnd
    G'rc.-:e, dckribcdby So!NJ,
    Thc

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    The mythology of the l,rc.tatJs di!tcrc.d
    in fome things from tlut of hg_ypt .m el I t-
    !Jya: for in thc C rrt tllt m yrhology, Ca: l1t .. r
    ' and Tcna, or'OraJJl!S and Tifd'rl, wcre thc

    p:trenrc; of jffif'!t and Rbt:t.' _:md.
    Rlra wcrc thc p.ucnt'> ot- J!t'Jttcr
    _7mto; and :f<'Jpct!ts :1nd :h_c
    trws wcrc onc Gcncrati!m o!dcr th.tn .Jtt?t-
    tcr; and Satur11 \\':1'> cxpcl!c\_l hi-> 1\ingdom
    and c:lfirltcd by his Jn }upitcr: \\' hich
    blc luth no pbcc in the myrholo2-y of E-
    g)'jJt.
    During t he Rci;n of .5'(/;'lC, ]croboLJJ'lJ bc-
    :ing in ttbjcdion tt> E,!,)'} t. lCt up thc C_odo;;
    ' of in 'Da. and Bctlxl; and Ilracl
    . -;_as ru:Jitho11t the tnte CfJd, and"-' IM!tt .1-
    aJJd r:.::.;it!Jout i.1.-..... .. _.: ilil. irt
    t boft times tbcrc :::..as no pcru.:c to /.m tbtZt
    ':Vf'llt O!tt, 1101' to !Jjm t/.Mt ((!1)JC ll, !tt
    rrrcat ve:1:<1tiolls '".AJcrc tlj'JOJJ , rJc inbabi-
    u
    t rm t so f t he ro m JI rics ; rmd 11 tttirJ 11 -:J.-
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    jlroycdofatio!l, :for Cud
    dic!vcx tbcm witb a/! rzdz:cr(try, 2 CbroJ!.
    xv.3, '),6.
    bnd of JudrdJ bccamc luict from \\';ll', and
    from thcncc lud quict rz:.11 yc:us; and /1}-'r.
    rook away thc alurs of lun:rc Ciods, a11J
    l. '
    cr:1kc Jo\\'n rhc lma;cs, and lHtilr rhc iCn-
    ccd ciric.-; of ];tdtlb willt :lnd tnwcr<;
    g:1tc<.; and bars, luving rcfl: on cvcry
    iidc, and got up :m ar;ny of mcu,
    W ith \\' !J ich ll thc (i l'rccnth )' C.Lr of J1 '>
    .H.cign he mct .Zerttb thc L't!Jiolicm, wlw
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    carne out againft him with an army t>f a
    thoufand and Liby.
    1ms : the way of the Libyans was through
    Egy'f't, a.nd thereforeZerahwasnow Lord
    of Eg_ypt: they fought at },farejhah ncar
    (;erar., and 'Jttdea, and
    Zerah was beaten, to that he could not re-
    e o ver himfelf: and from all this 1 feem to
    gather that O jiris was flajn in the fifth ye:u
    of A fa, and fell into civil
    wars, being invadcd by Lib)'att.r, and
    defended by the for a time; and
    after ten ycars more beinO' invaded by the
    Ethio ians, who flcw rtts the fon and
    fucce or of O jiris, drowning him in tl1e
    Ni and feized bis Kingdom. B thefe
    civil wars of the land of
    reft years. ojiris or Se reigned
    Ma"ethofaith 48 years; and by rhis
    rec he hegan to rei n aboutthe 17th
    year of ; and rtts his fon was
    (!rowned in the 15th year of .Aja: for p..
    t 6. 11 t tells us, iorum IJeJii.r attrita cfl
    th!opia, v "tatJo ftrvie11
    e lar a pote11.r etiam ad'!rq
    . /JeJJ.a MemnotJe Ethzopta
    fervcd Egypt the lieath of Seflflris,
    !Hcro4. and no longer; for HerodfJttts *- tells us tbat

    he alone eltjoycdthe ofEthiopia:


    then Et"hiopians became free, and
    ten years became Lords of E :1nd L1
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    When .Jfo by bis vitory o ver Zerah be-
    fafe. from Eg1 t, he affcmbled all the
    and they o eredfacrifices out ofthc
    and entered-into a covenant upon
    to {eek the Lord; and in lieu of rhc
    taken away by Sefac, he brott{bt itl-
    the hortft of God thc thitr .r that fa-
    had dedic:ated, a11d t 'Jat he himftlf
    deicatet/, SiJver a1t Gold, attd Vef-
    ',_ Chro11. xv.
    Wl1en :Zerab was be:1ten, fo that he
    not rccover himfelf, the people t of t
    . ' and cal.led.in to their affilance two cont,
    dred thoufand 'Jew.r and Catraanite.r; Apion. ,
    h d O
    l ; ; l p. lO)l.t
    undcr t e con ud of one 'Jor
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    tjJtJtt.r, 1on
    Priell;of Eg'Vpt, callcd Vforthoti., Ofor-
    , Oforchor, and Hercitle.r ./Egyptirts
    y MaNetho, caufed thc Ethiopiafl.r now
    ltfemtrotz to retire to Mempbis : and
    Mem1101t turned the river Ni/e into
    ne\v built 3 bridge o ver it and
    fied that pafs, atd tbcn wcnt back into
    l1iopia: but afrcr thirteen ycars, he and
    young fon Ramejfes carne dowh witb
    army from Ethiopia, conqucrcd thc
    er Egypt, and drove out the 'Jews ancl
    and tbis aHon the iatJ.
    and their followcrs call the 1ccond
    xpulflonofthe Shephcrds, taking Ofarfi-
    hu.r_ for Moft.r.
    T1thonru a bcautiful youth, thc cldcr
    rother of tpriii11Jtu, wc11t into Etbiopia,
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    carried thither among many
    by the Cree/u, bcforc the
    cbys of Ile(iod, tci.Sned that Afenmon was
    hi" f(m: Afem!lO't rhcrcf(Jre, in thc opinon
    ofthoic ancicnt Greelu, was one
    on yo111ger tlu.n TirfJ71t't.r, and \\as horn
    aftcr thc rcturn of St{o/lri.r int(') Rr;;_1'/Jt:
    ft1ppok abont 16 or 20 year'> :1ftcr rhc dcJth
    of Sulomo:z He is Lid to !uve livcd vcry
    and Jo mi,;ht die :1bour 9 5 ycars ah:cr
    Sohmo11, a<> \\'C rcd.oncd ab:nc: 11is mo-
    thcr, c1llcd Cif!ia br in a ihtuc
    ol ' ...-'
    crcl:cd ro her in E_opt, * \va.;; rcprcfcntcd
    as thc daughtcr, thc \\ifc, and the morhcr
    of :1 1\.ing, and he was rhc 1<m
    ot a King; which makes ir probable rhat
    Zcrab, whom he fucccedcd in thc King-
    dom of Ethiopia, \Vas his f:tthcr.
    Hiflorians t a;rcc tiut fifees rcigncd
    in FJ!...YPt ncxt ::ti:cr thc God", ::tnd turncd
    thc rivcr into a ncw clunncl, aml built :t
    oYcr ir, and bui]t ]lfemp!Jis and thc
    m:1gnificcnr Temple of f/Nltrw: he huilt
    .fifetn'J/iis o ver- thc pbcc w he re
    Grafl(/ Cairo 110\V 1ands, callcd hy thc /l-
    1abia!t bi1or;ans li,Jc(ir: he builronlv thc

    Body ofthc Temple of!/11/crm,and bis be
    ccfi())'., Ramr./Jt's or Rhawpjilt!!s, J1l'-
    'J'', A.fi;cbis, and .P frunmitio:.r, budr rhc :;
    wdl:crn, northcm, caflcrn, ::t!Hi J(Juthcr.l
    1orrico's t:hcrcof: 'Pjmr.11 io1.r, \\ !J,)
    )li Ir thc la11 )(>rtico of this Temple, rci:.:,II-.
    fd tlucc hun red yc:.us Jftcr thc vidory o!
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    . fija over Zerah, and ir is nor likely that
    _,: this Temple could be abo ve rhree hundred
    .: cars in building, orrhar any .A1utes could
    . e K in\! of ;lll Egypt befo re rhc expulion
    . ofrhc Shcphcrds. The lall: ofrhe Gods of
    EJZvpt was Ortts, with his mothcr Ijis, and
    fil:cr ::wd iccrctary Tbotb, and
    une! e T'_ypbott; and the King '" ho rcigncd
    ncxt aftcr all thcir dcaths, and turned rhe
    rivcr and 0uilr a briJse ovcr it, and built
    Jlfempbis and the T cm pie of Vttlcmt, was
    1[cm!I0
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    t or Ame11?Phis, callcd by rhe E-
    g)'ptias Amenopb; and thercforc he is
    Jifces: for thc n:1mes .Jlme;JOph, or .A1e-
    1tOfb, :1nd fifenes, do not much diffcr; and
    from Ame;topb thc ciry .lltcmphis built by
    ]l{eJJes lud its Eg ptian names .Afopb,
    .lvoph, .Afnopb or 1owf, as iris fiill called
    by rhc .Arabiatt hifiorians: rhe nccciiry of
    f<nti fying this pbce againil O far./ihus
    g:1vc o::calion to the building ofit.
    In thc time ofthe rcvolt ofthe lowcr E-
    gvpt undcr O,(tnJipiJ!ts, and thc rctircment
    of into Er!YPt bcirw
    r a
    thcn in the grcarcfl: dil:ration, rhc Greek.r
    built thc lhip and fCnt in it thc flowcr
    ofGreece ro .lEe tes in Co/chis. :md to ma-
    ny othcr Princes on thc co:1ils of thc f,'lt.\'-
    il!e and Meditcrraltea. fcJs; and rhis fhip
    w:ls a.ftcrthe uttcrn ofan h:gyptiait
    llnp Wtth fitry oars, in \\'hich "fJtlttatts \\'tlt
    l1i-> fifty daughters a fcw yc:1rs bcfi>rc llcd
    ftom Egypt into Grcccc, a'ld was rhc firl.
    lon3

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    i. p.48.
    long fhip \rith hils built by thc Creef.s:
    and iuL 1 ::m imrno\ cmcnt of ILl \ i'..!.atiniJ,
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    with a ro fcnd thc llo\\-cr of Grarc

    to m:my Princc<; upon thc of thc
    .. EttXill'anJ }Jtditcrrtl!/Crlll k:lS, \\as tno
    grcar an to h2 fer on foCJ:,
    withour rhc concurru:cc ofrhc Princcs ;1'1'.1
    Su.tcs otGrccti, and pcrhap-; thc a!p:-ok:.-
    tion or rhc Council; t(H
    'Ll" don e by thc dibtc of rhc O r:tclc. T h .;
    Councii mct C\-cry h:tlf yc1r upon fbtc-
    for thc \\LIbrc of'Gn1 cc,
    forc knC\v o( this c:-;pct;iLin:l, a1:d
    knd thc Ar,r::,fJ:!rz:/t s upun :111 cmb;tJTy to
    hiJ Princcs; J.nd or concca!In'!, thcir t:c-
    1isn 111:i.kC thc :1bJc nf rhc
    flcccc, in rcbtion w thc ihip of'P b'i Y. i.'.i,
    \V hoic enfic:n \Y as a t,o1Jcn r;tm :
    < - e
    bly theirdc!1gn \,as t\J nutiry thc
    ()llof'Er::,)pt, anJ thc invallon thcrco!' 1)\
    the Et ami 1 fraclit l'J, to t hL J J,
    Princcs, anJ to thcm to u>,c L l. ..
    opporcunity to rcvolt from Lr:,ypt, ;l..IHl ki
    up for rhcmJCI ves, and nukc "Il :1
    f(n rhe \'. u1:
    throuf!,h thc Kit1gdomof Co/dlis h\'
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    to thc Jl!cdt,_r; \\ hich could nor ha\ e Ll', 11
    done ift!Jcy Jud 110( l1l:llC rrieiJdJJi J \, , it
    t he ILl ti o n ; l h re u; :.h \\ h i e h t h e y 1 JJ i :
    thcv \ifltcd ;llln /,,;r;;.J.:t-do: hiit" (, r:1.

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    of rhc ]l!arial!d)'!ti, tl1c coafl:s of ji{y(ia
    and Tartritfl thc
    on thc Tm;,;is, rhc R.rzt"mti-
    1/JJI, :mJ rhc coals ot hj)ll'fts, (__r)Jfca, Jlfe-
    /ittl, ltrzlv, Siri!)', StZrdlit!, :llld Gct!/ia
    24-3
    llj)Oil t he -.1/editci?meaJt; :111d frnm thLncc ,
    rhcy * crniTl.'d rhc fCJ ro Afjic. :nd rhcrc
    . j . j l' . 1 i. f'l' P)ul.de
    COilfCrtTt \\ ll 1 1\, O v)'l"('JJ(':
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    :1nd + rclls u<> th:lt .!I Arn1C11i:umd
    cd! .1, tZ !l t !Je e i,..,-r bbo 11 r l (! (J lte N, t b t'rc + Straho.l.
    ' l.p 1.1,
    r;_,:cn'.fi'tJiCllt moil!li!Cll! s oft be cxpctliti- 4.f, 46.
    011 111; as r,f:(o czbo11t Sinopc, a!ld its
    _(ttZ-tMjl.r; t!'r Propontis ad tbc Hcllcf-
    pont. rwd J! t be -:\'IcJircrranc:.1n: :.lnv::f-
    iJgc by rhc tlo\\cr of Craa to fe> many
    n:1tions couiJ be on no orhcr account rhan
    fhrc-pol ic y ; rh.:k n:.1rions lud be en in \'ad-
    cd by thc rPtiaJ;s, but afrcr thi-; exped-
    - ......... .
    rinn \\'C nn more oftbcir conrirming in
    L:!': cCli on ro t.
    Thc"' E :r/Jt!tlJ!.r orL!;irulh-]i,ctl on rhc o.odor.
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    t'ruit:; of and rcd lurdl), ::md


    :l!)ILincd ! ro;; :n-..d rhcrc1-(rc abo-
    mi!Utcd S!1cp:1c:d,: Jl[nc.r rhcm ro
    .tdorn rlJ,.:ir hcd-; :111d ,,_.;fl :<eh furni.
    rmc and c.:cr.-;, a:Ll in amOJ'-:;fl
    rl1cm :t iu:npruou-;, :'..nd vCJltr,tu-
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    hes; and by this cnrfe rhc honour of .Afemt
    wac:; diminibcd among rhe El,yptimu.
    Thc Kings of EJrypt \\' ho cxpclled the
    Shcpherds and tltccccdcd thcm, rc;ncd l
    think firfl: at Coptos, and thcn .lt Tbchc.r,
    and rhcn at Afnp!Ji.r. At Copto.r 1 place
    and or TIHw:-
    fiswho cxpcllcd thc Shcphcrd-;, J.nd ;lb() ..
    :ihed thcir cufl:om ofilcrificing m en, ;lJ:: l .'X
    tended thc Coptic Lmguagc, and thc m11t
    o f.".':< .hg_yptus, ro thc conqucfl. Thcn
    Thebes bccunc rhc Royal City of JJii'JW:!.
    :111d from bim was c1.lled 1\'u-..Ammon,
    hi-; conqucfl on thc wcfl: of Eg)'Pt v,as e J!-
    Icd Ammonia. Afrcr him, in thc hmc ci-
    ty of Tbebes, rcisncd Of/ris, Onts, fi!cl!rs
    or Amenophis, and bur A!rm-
    phis ::md hcr mir:lclcs \\'ere not ycr
    red in Cree({', for l!omrr celebrares TbrtJ
    as in its glory in h!s da ys, and nukcs 110
    rnention of i'viempbts. Afccr llfecs lud
    builr Afcmpbis,Alrrris rhcfl.tcccncn ofR:t-
    -mej[es adorncd ir, and madc ir rhc icar (lf
    thc Kingdom, and this was almof1 t\\'o Gc-
    ncratiom aft:cr thc Troj a JI. war. Cn,.,.r,.
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    thc f/tdcmt \\' ho marricd Vt.:lJJts, :111d
    thc Kings of ovcr C_'1jJJ'i.'J
    :.1nd part of P !Ja: icitz, and madc :1rrnour li 1r
    tholC Kings, livcd 'till thc time'> of rhc 'f'ro-
    jtw \\'Jr: :.1.11d upon his dcarh ]1/('JJt.l" tlt
    A!nnttOJJ dcify him, :tnd fot111d thc
    f:1motr'i T\.'Illplc of V11/cr111 in th:1r crt_v (IJ
    }Jis wnrlhip. bur not li ve Lo flnilh it. r 11 .)
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    Pyr:1mids. 1aid ro be builr byVccp!Jr:s
    or F11cpbcs; ami 1 fldiJct rlur Vou:p!Jc J'
    :111 d h'!!ep!Hs !uve bccn corruprJ_r \nitren
    for J\/cJ;('f/JCs or Jlmcnopbis, rhc lcucrs
    A.1Vbcin\r almoft \\ orn out in i(mJc old ma-
    ::-. .
    nukript: lr :1cr rhc cxamplc of rhc!c Py-
    r:l.mi\1->, rhc llla'ns and
    his fiH.:ccfTors, huilr othcr-> much Lugcr.
    Thc pbin in\\ hich thcy wcrc built was thc
    bury ing-pLlcc of rhar ciry, :1s appcus by
    thc 1\1ummics thcrc found; and rhcrct(Jrc
    thc Pyramids wcrc thc kpulchul monu-
    mcnts ofthc Kings ::md Princcs oftlut city.
    and by thcic and iiiCh likc works thc ciry
    grc\V bmous foon afrcr rhc days of !1 omer;
    who rhcrctorc f1ourilhcd in rhc Rcign of

    }/crodot !ts i is rhc oldcfl: hiflorian nov
    cxtanr w ho \\"rote of thc anriquitics of L-
    !.YjJt. and lud \\' lut he \V rote from rhc
    ( -
    Pricfl:s ofrlurcounrry: :liH.fDiodorHs, \vho
    \note +Oo ycars :1fter him, and h.hl
    hi-; rcLttions a!Jc) from thc Pridl:s of Er!ypt.
    pbccd nun y namclcls 1\. ings hct\\-ccn '"r'hok
    \\ lwm flcrodotlt.r p!accd 111
    ccllioll. Thc Prie!ls of IJ:r;_ypt had rhcrc-
    J_or_e, bct\\'ccn rhe da ys of 1 hrork!fl.r :mtl
    '1Jto1oru.r, out of vanity, vcry m u eh iiJ-
    crcafcd rhc numbcr oCthcir K ing-;, :111d ,,. LaL
    thcy did alter thc d:t ; of lfc,o't!ot?t.r, rhcv
    bc;:111 tu do bcfon: lis da y s ; for k te lis t;'>
    th:tt rhcy rccitcd to hirn (\r tl1cir books,
    thc uf 330 1\J
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    .Afccs, but did nothing mcmor1blc, ex '
    i\'itocris JnJ 1Va'lis thc bf1 of thCI!l:
    a!J' thdc Jt Tbtcs, til! .J!a?is tr.l:;
    e
    :fhrcd rhc J{_ar of rhc Empirc from
    ro Aln!Jj'/Jis. Afrcr ./llaJ's he rcck().l,
    'P!JooJJ, Protnu, RbamlFli-
    tlts, Cbcop.r, Ccf'I.Jc!, ll{rrai!Jits, J((;.
    c!Ji.r, //;nf, Sr!r!C0/1, ,\
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    thon, 12 contcm1oury K 'P
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    ch1::, iValms. .Aprir.r, J/,;Jr!/ ,_
    and 'P jfmll!lCJ! l s. T he h/f:)P ti a!l s lud 1 .
    forc rhc da ys ofSoioJt madc thcir m:m :m .. :: .
    902:J ycars old, :111dnow rhcy rccko!i'd L;l
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    1/rrorlttt.ra c..:c11ion of) 1\.in<r<; rLi::;-
    :---> ,l
    :1boutr 1,:._ .. J
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    vc:U.:j bcforc Srjojlris: hntthc J\in<rs \\
    -
    lnng bcforc Srfojtris mighr rci:::1
    ovcr littlc Kingdom'> in ic\-cr .. !
    p:ltTS of i',:f!.)'}t, OCHC thc riJC of thcir 1\ .l
    11archy; and by coniCcucncc bci(nc 1:.
    d:r.-; ofF and St/Ji!!ld, :.l!l(! ];) are w;t t:':
    ,/
    c.kr nur confidcL1linn : thck )
    may lLl\ e bccn mulri1licd by cornmri:,:;
    and 1 ( llllC (J f thcm, :::> A t IHJ t!Ji' s or 1 ,,_! /,.
    rhc kcrcu:-y of q(iJ.i.r; T!fort /JJ'/.'s ' i
    ii s;l P h y (J cian \\' ho i 11., en tcd 1 1[
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    (: i 11 \\ i t h 1 t w-c fl e lll e e; ; a n d T /m r; ; n r P,
    i')'/J!!s thc htJ',klnd of Akrli!drt!, \\ere:;/,
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    r h i 11 :; 111 e 111 o r :lb le, a ml en n ( d -.T e ni y tl : , : :
    w ;..; are rccordcd, :u:d \\ lto k::
    11!111\l!:ncnts of thcir h.1\ rci;;ntd
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    tn :()()d <1! .:cr \\ ill !_!,ivc us all or almo!! .11l
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    rhc <r (rom r!Jcd.l)'" ofrhc
    rh- S!JC'J'kl! ami f()UiHling of
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    tk \fl!L': .... ,:. )\\ !1' rhc con,uc!l
    h; ( ;: ;(. . J(l: Yr(O(!Jis rcigncJ.
    in r j :: .-\ ';_' () r! ( j ()' ; e; ()tI:' (Y p! ' k: i ll d i-
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    nc\t ;lftcr rh: God :111d rhcrcforc J\fit1rris
    J1ir:'l'i.r rci ncd J.ftcr Rt!mc({es: }.fa:r
    :: .
    kt t!mrn immcdiat2ly Clxops,
    rhrcc times in rhc Dyn:-t:licc; of rhc Kirwsof
    0
    compoi2d by EJ'f!t?i!Je;;es, <1nd
    once in thc of )Jrnrth'J; and in
    thc bmc JVitorri.r i'; !ct afrcr rhc
    hui1dcr..-; o{ thc thrcc grcar Pyr::unids, ::ud
    rn f!nodotl!s hcr brothcrrcigncd

    bct(JI'C hcr, :1Ild \Llc; fhin, and lhc r-crcL :cJ
    }j.. dcath; :md tu .J)'!!tdlit.l'
    bl!ilt rhc tl1ird gr\.'at Fyr:unid; :wd rhc bllil-
    dcr.., ol thc Pyr;lmid.; rcinncd .1t i1ltmls,
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    hv afrcr /1/a:ris. N()\\'
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    1 n:Hher rlutrhC J\inrn; nf
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    by 1 !troriM l'.r ('U!.!., lit ro
    1 H: 1 1 1 :: , i 11 r h r ; r : r ___, r ; St (" (h i.r, 'P /J t ro 1!,
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    A/jc ,;.r, A,l)}t'.r, Sttclco, . .dro'(;:r .. 1i'1,
    SethoJT,
    Herod.l.
    3.,
    I\1 P I R
    Sethon, rwclvc contemporary Kingr:,
    Pjammitichtts, Nccblts, Pfommis, . .-l
    pries, Amajls, P.fitJnmeJtitus.
    Phcrou is by Hcrodottts [lid ro be tho:
    f(m and uccc!Tor of He wa" dc1
    ficd by thc name of Orl!s.
    'Protctts rcigncd in the lo\\'cr Eg 1'/
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    w hcn P aris fJ.iled thithcr; that is at thc
    cnd of t he Troj a u \\ar, accordi ng to * 1 fe-
    rodo tus: and :rt rhat time Ammopbis \Ll'>
    Kii:g of Eg_ypt and Etbiopia: but in
    abfcncc Protcus mighr be govcrnor ofiomc
    p:ut ofthc lo\\'cr Eg_vpt undcr him; for llo-
    mer pbccs 'Protetts upon thc iC:1-coJf1,.
    and makes him a fea God, and calls him tire
    fcrvant of Neptzme; and Herodotus bith
    thar he rofc np from a!Tlong rhc commou
    pcoplc, :.md rhat 'Protetts was his name
    tr:J.nb.tcd into Greek, and bis namc i11
    Greek fignifics only a Prince or Prcfidcnr
    He filcccedcd Phcro1t, and \V:lS fl.ccccdcd
    hy Rbampfinittts according to I!erodfJOtr,
    and fo was contcmporary ro .JL'IiOpbis.
    Amenopbis ncxr aftcr Orlls :ltlll
    l.f thc lafl of rhc'GoJs; he Jt lir!t
    ovcr all.fr:,_ypt ami thcn o ver ldcmpbis .111d
    thc up JCr p:ur<> of E,'l,ypt; and by conquc-
    ring J}tajip!J!Is, wlw had rcvolrcd from
    hirn, K ing of'all Egypt again, abo:tr
    5' 1 yurs thc dcath of Soiomon.
    huilr 1Ucmpbi.r and ordcrcd rhc \\'orll:ipot
    thcGods offc;ypt,:J.nd built a Pabcc
    dtls, JllllLhc'AtemiJOIIirt at Tbis anJ J';U''
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    'and rhc Temple Vkttn in
    .A!eJJJpbis; the building wirh f,luarc 1:onc-;
    bcin<r tound ottt befare by Toforthnts rhe
    ofhi-; ILlmc ullcd J\fces, filmes. fi/m.c-
    1/.r, J1Ji 11 tlts, J1/i 11 i es, ]Jfev is, E'r pbu,
    Vo;c;bc.r, 'P bamr nophis, O jjma11t as,
    ljilttlltdcs, !mandes, Jl!nmJOl!,

    .11 n;: m o 11.
    Amct1opbis \L1sfuccccdcd by ol-
    lcd by 1 /erorlotus. Rhampfti!t;ts, :mJ by
    orhcrs Rmnjcs, Ramifts, Ramcfts, Ra-
    1!u:fll:s, * Rhampjes, Rcmph.
    V )011 an Obcli.')k cretcd by this King in
    1 diopol, :1nd Jcnt ro Rome by rhc Empc-
    ror was inkription, intcr-
    by 1 Jr:rmapiott an EJ!,J'Jtia!t Pridl,
    exprciling rbar rhc King wa<> long Ji ved, and
    rcigncd ov..:r a grc::tt part of thc c::trth:
    StrdFJ, i ;m cyc-witncs, tclls us, tlut in
    thc monumcnts of thc King<; of EJ!:ypt,
    borc rhc \Je;m!oJitm wcrc inkriptions up-
    on Obclisks, cxprc!Ilng thc richcs of tbc
    and rhcir rcigning as fJ.r SC)thz,
    Brzdritz,];dia a.ndlonia: and *
    teJL; lh from an inkription iCen at Tbeu
    by Cr:nnallictts, and intcrprctcd ro
    him by thc Pricfh, tlut rhis K
    lud :ln army of 7ooooo m en, :lJl(l
    l'ei;..;ncd O\'Cr Libya, Etbiopia, Media,
    .. Ral!ria, Stytbia, /Jnnmitt, Cap-
    }J"tloritz, Bitl:,vi!t, and Lyctt; whcncc
    <.fhc 1\J onarc h y of./lj[yria was nor y cr rilen .
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    Tf1is King was very covctous, and a grcar
    e o llctor of taxes, and onc of thc richcf1 ot
    rhc Kingsof Egypt, and built thcwcf't.
    crn portien ofthc Temple of Vulcan.
    J)[rrris inhcriting the riches
    built rhc northcrn portico of that Temple
    more 1Ll!nptuoul y, and madc the La k e ni
    .l'vfrriJ, with two grcat Pyrands of brick
    1n thc midt ofit: a!H.l for prckrYing thc di-
    Yifton of into cqual fharcs
    ... (._ ..... \._
    thc oldicrs. this King \note a book of ur-

    which gave a bc},inning to Gcomc-
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    try. He is c:tllcd ali Mrrrs, JH;ri.r,
    Jl.fne s, lviarrc s, Smarrc.r; and more cor-
    ruptly. by changing J\T into A, T, B, :.
    YX, ..l. Qic. Ayrcs, T_yri.r, B;ircs, Soris.
    "Vcbornts, Lar:!Jarcs, Labars, &c.
    'Diodorus * pbccs 'Vc!Jorctts bctwccn
    O J)rlrnulnas and Myris, tlut is, bcn\"Ccn
    _]rJJCJ!ojJhis and Ma:ris, and ith that he
    built McmjJ!Jis, and fortified ir ro admiratl
    o:J with mighry rJmpart of carth, .1
    and decp trcnch, which \\as fillcd
    wiLh thc water oh he LVitc, and madc tllClc
    L1fl dccp Llk:c for rccciving thc \LHCr
    ofthc i\'1/c in thc time of its o,crllo\\in::.
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    hui ir pahcc'> inthc ciry; and th:u r!J;
    pbcc h> commodioully fCatd, tlur
    moft of thc 1\ ings \\ ho rcigncd alter h1111
    prcfcrrcd ir bdorc TIHbt:s, and remo\cd
    t he Court from thcncc to this pbcc, lo r:1.1t
    l he of bcc.r from r jnc
    dccrcaic, anJ that of Jr1cmpbi.r tll
    ncrc.lk.
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    .incrcafc. 'rill A!cxaJtrkr KiiJgof Jl{acttf,l!J
    lmilr Alexadritl. Thck works r.f
    CUchorrm.r and tholc of Jli(l'ris f:nour e,
    tlll e :llJd l he Lune <rcn ius, anJ \nrc cero i! >!Y

    done by 011 e and r he mc I\ in;..;. dilin :
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    ed into rwo by a corruprion ofrhc n:1m.:: :1-:
    aborc; {or rhis Lakc of 'Ut!Jorn:.r \\'.l'>
    tainly rhe bmc wirh of J'Hrn .
    Afrcr thc cxamplc ofrhc t11o hric\. Pyr.l
    111ids nudc by J1f{!'r, rhc th:cc JH.'Xt
    King-;, Cbeops, Ccpbrcn and ... ,
    built rhc thrcc grcat Pyrami,J.> :lt ..:1-ft'iiJJ/;i r,
    anJ thcrcforc rci0:ncd in rlut cir1.
    1 1
    . fh1t up rhe Tcm Jlcs ofthc .Vumo. :11hl
    .hihitcd thc wori 1ip of thc (iods of JJ:'!._r,!J:',
    no doubt to ve b2cn ,,. urilJip-
    Ecd himiclf af:cr dcJ.rh : he i-; callcl! aiJo
    CIJembis, Cl;emmis, Cbt!JJJJ, I'bn)s, ... .'-
    patbtts, Apapms, St?oj!Jis, ,S_'y-
    pboas, Sypbaoj, Suipbis, Svp!Jm, ./l;o-
    . tpb, he huilr rhc; bi/,;:,dl: of rhc
    thrcc Pyramid" whi_h fb11d
    nd h i 'i brother Cephrc 11 o r Ce r; hr }' h, r i! ;:
    thc lccond, and bis t(m \fyari;;s . .-. J
    th e t h i r d : t h i s b fl: 1\. i n g \\ ; t" e e: 1 :.: h r d h r
    of his in ;l lwll()'.\' n\. :1 l
    taulcdhcr to be worihippcd d.til: '' ir:1 rl
    doms: he is callcd ::tlb Cbrrc.r, ('/n;i;t r .
    . ic!JC'rc.r, .A1oftbcrr.r, Ail'!Jdt'J't'.r. llL'
    :. 'cd bcforc thc third l'yr:1mid \Lts lir!i!lr:(!.

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    l\1 P I R E
    Thcn reigncd A_f3'chis, who built
    e.1flcrn portien of thc Tem )le of V!! leila
    ' cry 1i)lcnclidly, and among t 1c finall PyL\-
    rniJs a largc Pyramid of brick, madc r:i
    mud duv; ont of thc Lak.c of Ma'l'.

    :lllll thdc tbc 1\.ings \vho .Jt
    e
    .:llcmj'hi.r, :md r cnr thcir time in
    rh:u cit\, until t 1c E't biopirws and thc .11/
    ji J't({J:.r and othcrs l'C\oltcd, and l\,(lf!
    loil :di hcr dominion abroad, anJ bcc-1m::
    J:':n diyidcd into kver:ll final! Kinc,do111;
    ' e
    Onc of thok Kin!_!,doms wac; I Lhi!lk .::
    .l: /c p !Ji s. und cr Gn>p bct l u s. :1.nd h j ; 11:
    :1nd luccc!Tor Bocc!Joi.r. /lfrictll/!!J c.1ii-.
    !?uccboris a Saitc; but Sais at this
    lud othcr 1\.ingc;: G'11l'pbac7tts, nthcn\ 1k
    c1llcd J\'c,x!Mb and Tlmatis, curJu:
    J1lcJ!C.r fnr hi; luxun', and uukd th(:

    w be cmcrcd in Tc!llplc of .'Jpifa r
    T!Jcbt.r; :111d thc:cf(>rc O\ cr J.\
    ,J
    /;a is : :111 J h' o a.b o .<r k 11 t i 11 ;:l \" i 1 d b i1 ll ; '
    <'1: Lhc God },jc __ i.r \\ hirh \Ll" \\orJ!Jipxl:
    at lldio'-'ol i.r. All<>LllL'r ofthofC K inpdot>>
    '
    \\'.l'.; :1t or 1 fttl/l'.r, ((<:t. x >.x. + liJ.
    d u i r .-; 1\ i 11 .. A ll \' (/.J o r /l m o (t s ; a r J i ' d \ .. t .u
    '..., .. . .
    utHLr S!t'p/J.t!i"! his, Nttbtpf.r, ,;)
    .A.'chit.r; ;11Jd a t(ntrth \\ ,; :lt: <1r /-
    n:(ll'l' 'J'f/J<Fl'.r, -/'(:ii
    J.r: :ll\tl /';: hi:l \\ l\tklh:d !\' 1 ],' l.l
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    vifinn. \\ ;h :tld L'lJil.jiiCrl\i h; 1i::
    1
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    . , /J, / /d//. liiH,Cl' d:.',.li!!'0/1, \\ 10 (\\' J,;t
    , . l \' 1 1' .
    u.,nu :l'll J l'C!.'i/.1, .\IJ( nut e .Jiii\'IJ 1\

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    , tttha(lc.r, and rhc /l:'nz of l\!aOJM(!ar in
    ihe ycar ofthc Rcisn of Boccbor, ;lc-
    corclimr to A{;'it,.lllit.r; and rherctore rhc
    ot"I::i_}'/'1 inro m:my KingJom<> bc-
    bcf(lrC thc O 1 ympi:ld.;, bnt not
    che lcnrth of two h.inlrc; Rci'rns bcforc
    o 0
    them.
    Afrcr thc fludy of Aflronomy \\ :1siCr on

    foot for rhc u le or lLl \ i tuon,- and rhc
    '-rz.._1ptirm.r by thc Rilingsancl Sct-
    rin;;,'> ()frhc Star'; Jud clctcrmincd rhc lcngrh
    O fl ! 'C n b r ) Cl r o J' 3 6 :; d J) S, a 11 d b )' O t h C r
    obLrv:lt in 1; h .1d fi:.: cd t he S o lit ices, ::md
    1ormcd thc JI :.;r Sur; into Alcrilin<>, all
    \'. bich \Ll'> in thc P.ci::;n of ArmnJJI,
    Srjc, Onrs, Ltfom;o; ir may be p:c-
    fLHncd rh:n tbc ; continu(d ro obkrvc thc
    motion-; of rhc Plancts; for rhcy clllcd
    hcm afrcr thc namcs of thtir Gods; Jnd
    j\!crbr p{ru or 1Viap fi;s K in::; o f .. Ytl , by
    ::he !l ;1J1Ce of'P ctoj/ris a P ric!1 o f 1,
    ll\'Ciltcd AflroJoo)c oroLJ!lt
    1
    inn it LJ!)O'l thl:
    l_, .
    aliKcls of rhc ancl Llll:l.liric-; nf
    r he m en an d \\.o mCJJ ro \\' h o m t he y ,., e\':.:
    dcdic:.tcd: and in rLc of
    .._ .. -.,
    or NrrOJJrtf(; J\.jtl of !1rrb)'/o.'.'. :l-
    ' 0
    iHnt \\'!JiciJ rime r he /,' /;iopit!J!.r 111du St-
    IM e o 11 in v :u.lc d Fg_yp 1 , t h () IC E rz:yp 1 i ./:/ s
    ',\ lw flcd rrom !Ji 1:1 to B:tb y/o;, urricd th i-
    Ihcr rbc <)r 3G) tby.;, :l!ld
    I "e n ud y () r A fl ron() IJl y d A n;-o 1 ,
    :111d f'ou11dcJ rhc /J:'ra of d.11-
    ir fru'n thc Jidl vcar uf tlut J\
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    Reign, which the :u.d year of Boccho,
    ri.r as abo ve, and beginning the year on the
    famc da y with the :SgypttaiU for the fake
    of thcir calculations. So 'Diooru.r * :
    tbey fo.y thai the i11 Babylon,
    Ct.tl1tie.r of th.J /;ecame
    for .Ajlrology, havi1rg learnt it
    frotn th Priefts Egypt: and Hcj/itetll,
    wqo wrote hil:ory of Eg_yp_t, fpcaking
    of a difafi:cr of the Egyptiatu,
    fiirh t that thc Priefl.r who forvived tbis
    difojlcr taki1rg'witht theSacraof Ju-.
    pi ter Eny:1;lius, canu to Sennaar itt Bah lo-
    Jlia. F rqm rhe 1 ;th year of A fa, in w lich
    Zerab was beaten, and Me1re.ror
    jbi.r bcgan his Reign, to tbc bcgin.ning of
    r.hc /Era of NabortP;{far, wcrc 2.00 ycars;
    and this intcrval of time allows room for
    bout nine or ten Rcigns of Kings, at about
    twcnty years to Rci:rn onc with anothcr;
    ttnd fo man y eigns t 1crc wcre, according
    to theaccounrfctdownaboveoutof
    (ir;tu.r; and that account, as it is
    thc o1dcil:, and was rcccived by HerfJdotrts
    fmm Pricfl:s of Th:e.r, Memphis, :md
    [lctiopc4is, thrcc cities of Egypt,
    a3rccs \Vith rhe courle of nature, and
    1e:l ves no room for rhc Reigns of the man y
    Kings which wc bavc
    -1 hde Kings ed
    b confcquence ar .r; for Jrltens
    fr:ln rhe feat . of rhc Empire fr?m
    f'hee.r ro .Jfemphu: they reigncd after
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    G Y P T. 2S)
    fuccelfor of who reigned -next af-
    ter the Gods. Now Menes built the body
    {)fthe Temple ofVulcan, Ramejfes the firft
    fOrtico, and M teris the fecond portico
    thereof; but the Egyptianr, for making
    their Gods and Kingdoms look ancien.t,
    have inferted between the builders of the
    firft and fecond of this T e,
    three hundred thirty Kings of s,
    that thefeKings reigned eleven
    years; as if any Temple could
    ftandfo long. This being a manifefl: filion,
    \ve have correted i,t, by omitting thofe in-
    terpofed K.ings, did nothing, and pla-
    cing Mrcru the bmlder of the fccond por-
    tico, next after the builder of the
    firft.
    In the Dynafties of Mattetho ; Sevechru
    is made the fucceffor of Sabaco1z, .heing bis
    fon ; and erhaps he is the Setbott of Hero-
    ' w o became Prieftof Vttlcatt, and
    ne leted military difcipline: for Sabaco11
    is t at So or Sua with whom Hojhea King
    of lfraet confpired aaainft tbe .Aj[yrimu,
    inthefourthyearof ezekiab, .4mJoNa
    !Jonaff. 2.4. tclls us twicc or
    thrice, that after a long Reigu of
    fift ears relinqui1hed tpt voluntaril y,
    an t at who fled rom bim, return-
    ed and reigned again in the lower E. '}t af-
    ter him, or rather with him : and t a.t Se-
    tbon reigned after Sa!Jaco11, and went to
    Pelufium the army of ScmJacheri,
    and was yed with a great multitudc of
    R 4 mice,
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    micc, which c::tt thc bow-Srrings ofrhc A/
    j)'ritm.r; in mcmor ofwhich thcbtuc ol
    ti-Ierodot. Setho!l, icen by fcrodot11s, t was mad(
    i.2. c.
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    . Wlt :1 Oll C 111 ltS 1:111( . Oll C \\";1'
    thc fymbol of clclrulion, and
    thc lVTouiC in rhc of S'f'lho:t
    only he onrc:1mc thc A_(!jriatts \\ ith .t
    ilrcat dcfl:rudion. Thc Scrllturcs infinm

    ns, tlut w hcn SC!macbcrib in \'adcd ]udttt!
    and bcficgcd Lacbi)h and LiJlah, w hich
    \Lls in rhc Lf-th y car of 1 le ::::d' i . .-b, Jlo J\'<i-
    oJJaj: 34 rhc Kns of :Jutf, rruttcd upo11
    'P K ing of Fg)'ft, tlur ic;upon Sc-
    thoJJ, ::tnd th::tt Tirhaf.ab K in:; of Et !Jiopi1!
    C1mc out alf to flght af!,ainH: SrmaciJCrib.
    2 Ki11g. xviii. 2 r. and xi>... 9 which nul\c;
    ir probable, that whcn Snmachcrib hCJnl
    ofthc Kings of Eg}pt and Ethiopia coming
    ;_g::tinfl: him, he \VCnt from Lillril;
    to oppok rhcm, ::tnd thcrl'
    irprLcd :md fCt upon in thc nig,ht by thcr1
    hoth, and routcd w ir has grc:H a fhugh ter J;
    ifthc bow- firings ofthc A_{fj''ai!S had bccn
    e::ttcn by micc. Somc rhink. tlur che Al:>"
    riatJS wcrc finittcn by or h:, .:
    J1cry \\'ind which fomctimcs comes (,o.;
    thc f(Juthcrn parrs of Cbt!IJ,r,?. A rrcr t :1:,
    yitory J ir!Jtd:.a!J ccccdcd o!t', CliTi-
    cd his anns wdrward throu: h I,i,&)'t! A-
    ,...., -
    _(rir: to tbc mourh of thc S!J,f.r: b11t l!t-
    rot!ottts rclls us, thar thc Pridb of J<<.l/i
    reckoncd Sct!Jo rhc bfl: K iiJ'r of J,(l, .
    . .
    \Ylw rcigncd bdorc thc divfiun oC
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    . into twclvc contcmporary Kingdoms, an(l
    by conkqucncc beforc thc of E-
    nypt by thc Af!_jriaJtS.
    For ./ljferbrtdoJt King of .A.f/j'ria, in thc
    68 ycar of Nabo11a.f[ar, afrcr he had rcigncl
    thirty ycars ovcr A([)rirz, invadcd
    rhc Kinrdom of Babvfo, :wd rhcn urricd
    ,-, J
    , into c1priviry man y pcopk from HabyJo,
    :mJ C111 bab, and /17.-a, and 1-lrtmath, and
    Sepha'J''[:aim, placing rhcm in rhe Rcg,ions
    otSmnflria and'Damrljou, and from t k:ncc
    thcy carricd into Bab)'iOJIa :.1nd .A([yrt
    thc rcnindcr of thc pcoplc of 1frae!
    S)'ria, \\' hich had bccn lcfr thcrc by Tig
    !rttb-pi!t:jer. This c.1ptiviry \Lts 6 5'
    ycars after thc fir!1 ycar of Abaz, 1 fa. vii.
    I' 8 . & 2 A' i ll,f!,. X V. 3 7. & X Vi. 'i. :1.11 d by
    conkqucncc in rhc twcnticth yc.u of j\Jfl
    utz(fd;, il!!!IO Nctbotrz(: 69. and thcn Ttlr-
    taJJ \\as icnt by Aj{crbr1doll '' ith an army
    again!1 Aj/Jdod or A;:::,ot!J, a t0\\'11 tlur
    .
    time iubjcct ro ]!td.ca, 2 Chro. xx \i. ().
    and rook ir, lfo. xx. r: this pofl
    iCcurcd, t he /U{yrirtJls bcar thc :ltld
    Clpti \' J 1 rmrz[[cb' :llld fltbd ucd ]udtt' il :
    and in thdc \Lus, 1 ;rirz/J f:l\\''d ::dLmd..: ;
    i)y rhc comnund oi' _Vtm,z[{eh, for prophc-
    iying him. Thcn thc A({j'rir1:.'.'
    IIl\adcd and 1itbducd and fj't!Jiopi.;,
    :111d urricd thc E'.[J'f'l :111d
    into upti\ l y, 1 hcrchy pm an CIJd to
    1 he or l he Er biopirws o ver 1.'{\'jJI.
    /j' ' !) r ' r P
    , <{. V !l. lo . 1..\:: \' 1!1. 7. C( X. r f , 1 , (,.:. \ 1 \ -
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    23. & xx. + Inthis\varrhccity No-Am-
    moz or Thcbcs, which had hirhcrto conri-
    rinucd in a f1ourifhing condirion, was mi!C-
    rably wafl:cd and lcd inro captiviry, :1') i)
    ddcribcd by 1Vabum, clup ii. ver. 8, 9,
    10. for llahm;t \note afrcr thc Jafl inyafi-
    on of.'Jttdtetl by thc .ilj/)'rians, dup. I. ver.
    I 5' and thcrcforc Jdcribcs thi-; capririty a-;
    frcfl1 in mcmory : and rhis anJ ot hcr tl-
    Jo\\ing invafions of Egypt undcr Nelt-
    chadJtezzar and Crzmbyjes, put an cnd to
    rhc glory of that ciry. .J1j[erbado11
    cd ovcr rhc L:optiaus and Et!Jiopirws
    rlucc ycars, lja. xx. 3, 4 thar is until his
    tlcath, \\ hich \Ll'> in the yc::u of Nabo11aj
    far 8 I, and thcrcforc invadcd .Fg_ypt, _and
    put an cnd to thc Rcign of thc EtbiofttliJS
    o ver thc Egyptia!ls, in thc year of J.Vao-
    uaj[ar 78; io tlut thc EtbiopiaJts undcr
    Sabaco11, and his fucccffors Setbon and
    Tirbak.ab, rcigncd orcr Egypt about 8o
    ycars: llerodottts allots 50 ycars ro S't!rz-
    t'O , and ./(frie amts f{mrreen cars ro Je--
    t !Jo, and cightccn to Tirbaka 'J.
    Thc divilion of Egypt into more King-
    doms than onc, both befo re and afrcr rhc
    Rcign ofthc Etbiopialls, and thc coJlLJ!ICl
    ofthc EJ!,)'Ptians by A_f!brtdou, thc no:
    "'lfai. xix. phct ljcllt!b *_lccms alludc in nck
    1
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    ,11, words: ].--..:_JJjct,Lwhhc, tbc Egrmath
    q,2.3. tlKaiJJjlt/.;c Egyprians, rJtu!tbty )htt! j;gbt
    cvtry oJJc rrgttilljl bis rot bcr, al/d t''L'L'l}
    O!/L' rrgtti;;(/ bis m:igho11r, city
    llj.

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    city, rm.d.I<ilt dom at;aildl a1td
    the Sptrtt o Egyprjhafl fati.---- A1td the
    rwiil) give ovcr llto thc hattd
    o{ a cr11el lord [ riz. /l.fferhadoJt] a11d a
    /( 7J(l jbat! rcir!,lt orucr tbcm.---Sttre-
    L
    vthe Priccsof/.oan [Tanis] are foo/s,
    t be cotmfd :.;_ift Cotmjalors of Pha-
    r;wh s berowc brut Ub: loliK fizy y e ttJt-
    to Phar.wh, 1m; tbc jrm tbc aJtCfltt
    ]{ ng.r.---Tbc 'Pr Jces of Z oan are beco me
    (uois: tbe 'P/ces ofNoph [\Icmphis] are
    daccd,----Cu'CJJ tbey thflt the Jtay
    o(tbe tribcs tbcrcof-----ln tbflt day thcre
    /hall be a out of Egypt !lto Af-
    1yriJ, a11d the Egypram j!'tlli Jl'r'T/e the
    A lfyrians.
    Aftcr the dcath of Egypt rc-
    nuincd fi.Jbjcl: ro nrelrc contemporary
    1\ings, w ho rcvoltcd fror:.1 thc .. /!J!jrialls.
    :111d rcirrncd roncthcr f1ftccn )cars includ-
    ::::> ,
    ing l think thc tlucc ycars of /JJferbadoJt,
    bccauk thc El{J'Jf itms do not rcckon him
    JllJnngthcir 1\ings. Thcy * built thc La- "'Hcrod.I.
    byrinrh adjoining to thc of Af(J!r, .c. x+S.
    \\.hich was a vcry magniliccnt flruelurc, &c.
    11 ith twclvc 1-L:tll<> in ir,' f(;r rhcir Pabccs:
    ;lnd thcn 'P fommil id7!u, \\ ho \\'J.'> OllC of-
    thc twclvc. conqucrcd Jll che rdl. .He
    htidt thc bfl: Portico ofrhc Tc;il
    1
    )lc of V!-
    ,
    r lolindcd by lfnJc.r 2-; yc:n;
    l:c.l(JJT, and -cigncd ).f thc
    1 !i 1 e l'II y e :lr -; (J r J i S F. e i 1 l \\ i l ll l : l (.: [\ \ 'C l \'e
    !\ :11;\ s. nll'IJ rci0;tll'll or JVt-
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    MPIRE

    chus, 17 years; P fommir lix ears ; fl'a-
    pbres, Aprier, Eraphitu, or ophra, 2.5
    ears ; lmaji.r 44 years ; and P
    t x: months, according to Herodotu.r. E-
    pt wasfubdued by Nettchadnezzar in
    t e laft year but one of Hophra, .Anno Na.
    ho1raf{. 178, and remained in fubjetion to
    ,Bahy_lo1J forty 'Jer. xliv. 3 o. and
    ;Ezek. xxix. n,, 13, 14, 17, 19, that is,
    all the Reign of .Ama{i.r, a pleheian
    fet over Egypt by the conqueror: the for-
    ty years ended with the death of e rrts;
    for he reigned o ver Eg'Ypt and Et 'Jiopia,
    accordin to Xenophort. At that time there
    fore tho e nations recovered tbeir liherty
    but after four or fi ve years more they wcre
    invaded andconquered by Cambyfts,
    Na!Jo11aff. i23 or 224, and have almofi
    ever ftnce remained in fervitude, as was
    preditedby t'he P ets.
    The RcignsofP "tichtt.r, Nechtu,
    -,ammi.r, Apries, .Amajis, and Pfomme
    nittts, fet down by Herodottu, amount un
    to years: and fo man tbere
    were from the 78th year of , in
    which thedominionofthe Ethiopiimsovcr
    Egypt carne to :n end, unto the 22.4th ycar
    of Nabot1ojfar, in which Cambyft.rinvadcd
    'ft, and put an end to that Kingdom:
    w 1ich is an Argument that Herodotus was
    . circumfpet ano faithfi.d in his narrations,
    and has given usa ood account ofthe anti
    '.luities of Egypt, o far .as tbe P1iefi:s of E
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    G Y P T.


    gy}tat ,
    and the Carzan:r Ionzan.r mhabltmg
    werethenable to inform him: for
    he confulted them all ; and the Cares and
    the Ionian.r had been in E :_pt from the
    ofthe Reign ofthe twe ve contempo-
    26:I
    r Kings. . .
    litiJ * tells us, that the Egyptzan Obe Plln.J. .
    inThcbais, and that the firft Obelisk was
    made by Mitres, w ho reigncd inHe liopoti.r;-
    that is, by Mephres tb_e predccefTor ofMif-
    . hofis; and that afterwards other
    otbers: Socbi.r, rhat is
    chi.r, or Sefat', four, eacb of 48 cubits in
    length; Ramife.r, that is Ramej[es, two-;
    , Smarres, thatis Mteris, one of 48 cubits
    . in length; Erapbius, or- Hophra, one of
    48; andNelabis, or Nelenabis, onc of
    8o. Mephres therefore extended his
    minion over all [he upper Egypt, from S
    e1Je to Hetiopolis, and aftcr him, M}:.
    pbragmtttho]is and reigned
    mon_and'Sefoc, who ereled thc firft grc<l.t
    Empire in the world ; and thefe four,
    jis, Amrnon, Scfac, and Ortes, reigned in
    the four ages o.f the great Gods of El{_ypt;
    and AmetJophts was the Menes who reign
    cd uext aftcr them: he was fitccecdclby
    Ramcffcs, and andfomc time attcr
    by 1/ophra.
    '1Jioor11.r *recites thc f.'lmc KinO'S of E- DioJor.
    e u

    ,
    2 O the MPIRE
    ed orJcr, and rcpeats fome of thcm nvicc
    or oftener, under various namcs, and omit,
    orhcrs: his Kings are rhdc; :Jupiter Aw.
    mo1t and Jtmo, Q_(i"ris and Ifis, Hor11s,
    A!el!es, 1, Buft'ris IJ, Ofymrmd;,.
    as, 7Jchoretts, Afyris, [,
    JI, Amajls, /lt7ifaes, AJedes or Alar-
    rus, Protetts, Rempbis, Cbembis, Cc-
    phreJt, ll(yccrimts or Cherimts, G1tejbt7c-
    ttts, Boccboris, Sabac01t, rwclvc conrcm-
    porary Kin6s, 'Pfommitichtts, ** Aprin,
    Amaf. Hcrc l rakc Sefoojls I, and Srfo-
    o fis II, I, and B II, ro be t he
    rnc Kings \\'ith Ojlrisand Orus: alio O-
    JJma11dttas to be rhe famc with Amowpbi.r
    or fifc11es: alfo Amafis, and Arliflmes, an
    Ethiopiatt ,,110 conquered him, ro be thc
    f:tmc \\ith .AilJ/is and SctbacoJt in Herodo-
    t!ls: and Vchoreus, Afe!!des, Afarr!!s,
    and lvfJris, ro be o ni y {cvcral names of one
    and rhe mc K ing. Whcncc the catalogue
    of 'Diodonu will be reduced ro this .'lttj-
    tcr /httmolt and 'JttJtO ; O.f/ris, or
    Sr.foofi:r. l.f/.r; Hortts, JI, or
    Se.foofi's JI ; or Ofvmmtd!ias; Pro-
    teus; Rcmpbis or Rmnej{cs; 7Jcborctls,
    J.ledes, AfarrttS, or Af_yris; Chcmbis 01
    Cheops; Cephr('!t; }lfyarttts; * * Gllc-
    pha[/ h11s; Bocchori.r; Amafl's, or A11_yf.r;
    Ali(imc.r, or Sabacort; * twclvc contcm-

    porary Kings; P fammitichTts; * * .Apries,
    .Amaj's: to which, if in thcir propcr plxcs
    you add NitocriJ, Jl.fjchis, Setho11, Nc-
    t:hus,
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    o G Y P T.
    i. ch11s, ;:md 'P fammis, you will !uve thc ca-
    . ulogue ofl-lerodottts.
    Thc Dynaflies of J!anctho and Era-
    to(lhmes iccm to be fillcd wirh m:my fi_rch
    namcs of Kinc;-; as llcrodut11s omirtcd:
    w hcn it {hall be nudc appur that any of
    thcm rcigncd in Egypt aftcr rhc expuHi-
    on of thc Shcphcrd-;, and \\ere diffcrcnt
    from rhc K ings ddcribcd abo\-c, thcy m ay
    be incrtcd in rhcir propcr pbccs.
    Egypt was con quered by thc Et l,_
    opia11s nndcr .J_abaroll, abom thc bcgin-
    , ning of thc kra of Nabo11a_ff(zr, or pcr-
    hp.ps rluce or t(mr ycars bcfc)J-c, that .,a-
    bout rluce hnndrcd yc;.us 1-lcrodr;-

    tl!s wrotc his hiftory : and abont cighry
    ycars aftcr that conqucfl, ir was COIHucr-
    cd again by thc Aj[yri.111s undcr Ajfr/Ja-
    do1!: and thc hifl:ory of Eg_ypt fer do\\'n by
    Hfrodotus fiom thc time of l1is bil: con-
    qucf1, is right borh as ro rhc numbcr, and
    ordcr, and namcs of thc K and a" ro

    thc lcngth of thc:ir Rcigns: thcrcin he
    is now fllowed by hifl:orians, rhc
    nnly author who hath givcn u.:;;, g()od a
    hifl:ory of Eg)'pt. l(lr imcn ::!
    Ifhis hif1ory of c:Hkr ti J!C" he :le-
    curare, it was bco,dc rh,_ .lrchi-. C" of R-
    g_vpt had i.tf1crcd Jm1ch d:i::'; LJJC
    of rhc hifJpia11s ami ./1!} }Jir/il.! : ic s
    not lkcl y rhat rhc Pridh of Fnl/. \\ l!D
    li\l nvo or thrcc huddrcd rile
    l.tys of llcrodotlls, couJd mcnd thc
    u:r l
    '
    l\1 P I R E, Cf c.
    ter: on thc contrary, aftcr Camby.fes IL)J
    curicd thc rccords of the
    J)ricls wcrc d,ly fcigning ncw 1\ ing<;, to
    makc thcir Gods and nation look ancicm;
    as is nunitdl: by comparing 1-lcrodot/is
    with 'Diodonts Siculus, and both of thcm
    with \\' hat 'P fato rcbtcs out ofthc Pocm e/
    So/o: Which Pocm makcs rhc \rars oftL.:
    grcar G ods of Egypt againft thc G'rctk.r.
    ro ha \C be en in rhc lbys of Cccrops, 1>
    ra!Jt !Jcl!s and Rricbt!Jonius, and a !in:,
    befo re rhoic nf T!Jcj{us; rhcfc Gods at rlu:
    time inlbtutingTcmplcs and S.:.crcd Ritc\
    ro thcm!Cl ves. I lurc thcrct:c clwfcn tlJ
    re! y u pon thc lorics rclatcd ro 1 /nodot:u
    by thc Pricfts ofE\ypt in thok d.ty.;;, :1n,!
    corrctcd by tbc Pocm of So!on, i() ro
    nukc thcfc Gods of .6g)jJt no oldcr tlun
    Cccrops and Erccbtbctts, :1nd thcir li.Kccl-
    j(r Afecs no oldcr than Thr:f:tts and /lltn:-
    1/011, and thc Temple of Vlctt71 not :1b01c
    280 ycars in building: rathcr than ro C(l:-
    rcl.:l/oodotus by llfanctbo,
    'Diodortts, and othcrs, \\ ho livcd a !"ter tk
    Pricfts of r .. had corruptcd rheir
    quitics much more rlun chcy hJ.d Jouc 'l
    thc lbys or 1 !trodot /IJ_
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    . rian Ent ire .
    S theGods or ancient deitledK mgs and
    Princes of Grecrc, Bgypt, and Sy-
    ... ia of 'Damaflus, h3TC bcen maJe much
    ncienter than the trurh, fo h:tvc rhoC of
    , a and Aj[yria: for 7JiodfJrtts *re lis DioJor,
    . h 1 A' J h G . l.l.r.s .
    t at w 1en .nt-exaltaer t e rcat was m
    Z#Jia, thc Cba!dtea!ls rcckoncd -1-nooo
    \ c:trs iincc they firl: bcgan ro obfcrrc thG
    . tars; and Cte(tas, and thc ancicnr Cree k
    j1nd Latilt wt:iters w ho copy fiom him,
    rnadc rhc .A.ffyrialt Empirc a'> olJ a'>
    :,'lf:loa//s llood wirhin 6o or 70 ycars, and
    us the namcs ofall rhc Kings of //([yJ'irt
    from Re!tts and his f(lll
    :Wimts, to Sardallrtpaitts thc lafl: '"King of
    :}hat Monarchy: but thc n:1.mcs of hi'i
    ings, cxccpt two or threc, !uve no afTini-
    1; Y with r.he ofrhc A.ff)'ritms mcmi-
    1 S OllCJ

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    :
    266 SSYRIAN Em ire.
    oned in Scripture; for the .ilj[yrimts were
    ufually namcd afrer rheir Gods, Be! or
    P'tt!; Cbaddo11, Hado7l, .ildo11, or .AdoJiis;
    .flfetecb or Mo!ocb; .iltfitr or .Aj[ur; Nr:-
    bo; .flferodach: as in theic umc'l,
    Ptt!, Ti,glatb-P11!-A_[[ur, Sa!man-A/[tlr,
    .Adra-JI.lefccb, Shar-A({ttr, Affitr-HtZ-
    do!t, Sardanapa!11s or A(fitr-Hado!l- Pul.
    Naboua_[[ar or 1Vebo- A don- Affitr, Bc!-
    .Ado!!, Cbi1tilado1t or Cbe1t-EI-Ado!1, J.Ve-
    bo-'Pul-A[(ur, Nc-
    j it zmbadou or JYco- AJ!itr- Ado11, td-
    //jjitr, Ncrga!-Sbar- Aj{ltr, Labo- Jljjltr-
    ,dttcb, Sbrftb-A(J!tr, Bc!tes-Ajfttr, .6',.L'i!-
    JJLcrodacb, Sbanzgar-Nebo, Rabflzrics or
    Rrzb- -'1(;-n,, Nebo-S bajhaJt, A1 ardoccm-
    j)(td or JJJcrodtZcb- E m pad. Su eh wcrc thc
    .A(J)'riall 1umcs; but rhofc in Ctejtas are
    of ;lnothc:r Jc)rt, cxccpt Sardaapalus,
    whoie n;lmc he had mct wirh in flcrodotl!s.
    He makcs Scmiramis a.;; old as thc firfl: b\-
    /s; but I lcrodottts tclls ns, that hc \LlS
    bur fivc G cncrations oldcr tlun thc mothcr
    he rcprcknts tlut thc cicy
    Nhm.r was 1oundcd bv a nun of thc Llmc

    namc, and Bab)'to7t by Semirrms; whcre_-
    as cirhcr JVimrod or Ajfwr foundcd rholc
    and ot hcr citics, without aivinrr his m\n
    b o
    Jumc to 1ny ofthcm: he mak.e--; rhc /ljlr
    1'tlll Empirc continuc about 1360 yc;w;,
    whcrcac;; 1 lcrodottts tclls us that ir Llflcd
    only yoo ycars, and rhenumbcrs of 1/cru
    dot 11s thoie anciem times are :1ll_
    ol
    O the SSYRIAN Empire.
    ofrhem roo long: he nukcs N;e-vch de-
    firoyed by thc .Alcdes :1nd
    t!ucc hundred c::trs bcforc rhe Rcign of
    . lnd J
    7
    ebllcbttdJ;c,::::;;:::,J' who de-
    ., ir. and icrs do\\'n rbc ILU1Jes ofic'vcn
    ,\ or fcigncd K of J1!cc/Jt!, bct\rCC!l
    . rhcdcfhntion ofJ\TiJex/; and thc
    L
    , ofAjlibares and Arcbltcbadez;:::,m, as if
    : the Empire ofthe Afec!c.r, crcel-cd upon the
    : runs of rhe AJ!J'rian Empirl, lud bflcd
    .. JG:l ycars, whcreas ir hfl:cd but ;2.: :l!ld rhc
    rruc Ernpire of thc Avria:JS dci<.:ribcd in
    Scriptnrc, \V hofc Kings \\'C!e :P 111, Ti,'!)tlf !J-
    pilcfllr, Shalmarfer, SC'!madxrib, A/-
    fh'bado7t, &c. he mcntions not, tbo' m u eh
    ncarer ro his own whic!1 ihc\\s that
    he was ignorant ofthc ::mtiquities of the Af
    .fjtms. Y ctiomcthiug of truth rhcrc is
    in thc bottom offomc ofbis lorics, :1s thcrc
    ufcs ro be in Romances; as, tlut J.\'"icz_,c/;
    \r::tsddl:royed by thc .LtfedcLmd Bab)'!OJii-
    as; that SardaJutpal!!s \Ll.S thc Ltl: King
    ofthe A//j'riaJt Empirc; and rlut Ajtiba-
    n:s and A./f)'ttges were Kings of thc
    },Jedes: bur he has made all rhing'> roo JIJ-
    cicnt, and out ofv:lit-glory tJ.k.cJ.t too grcJC
    a libcrty in fci(rrlinl' namcs and ftorics to
    D D
    pleafc his rcader .
    . Whcn thc .7 ews wcrc ncw 1 y 1 ctum..:J.
    f.rom rhc ca 1ti viry, l bey ce,
    fcfTcd thcir Sins in t 1is manncr, J.\'
    therefore our God,-----1!1 110t al! 1 he trou-
    /;Jcjem littlcbefore tbce tbat /Jct/; come
    S '). 1-Jf{,',
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    268 O the SS
    IAN Em ire.
    ttpo1z us, 01t our lllg s, 011 ottr Prillces,
    a11d 01t ottr Priefls, and 01t ottr Prophet:,
    and ott ottr Fathers, a1td on all thy peop,
    jtitcr: the time of the KiHgs of Affyria, tmto
    this day; Nebem. ix. 3 2. rhar is, fincc thc
    time of thc K ingdom of Ajfyriar or lince
    rhc rife of rlur Empirc: and rhcrcforc the
    .A(!)'ritiiJ Empirc aroic whcn thc Kings of
    Ayrirz bcg:.1n to afflit thc inhabirants oi
    P a!cjli!le; w hich was in thc days of Pul:
    he ami his fi.IcccTors afflitcd 1 ftae !, and
    t("onqucrcd rhc n:.1tions round about rhcm;
    :!IH.lupon thc ruin of manyfmaii andanci-
    cnt Kingdorns crctcd rhcir Empirc, con.
    qucring thc Mcdes as wcll as othcr nati
    ons : but of theie conqucfl:s Ctejas:
    J.;.nc w n ot a word, no not fo m u eh a;
    thc namcs of thc conqucrors, or th;u
    thcre \'Vas :m A/!jrimt E m pire then fhnd
    ing; for he ii1ppoics rhar the Medes Icgn
    cd at tll:.1t time, and rhat the AJ!yriatt Em
    pi re \\':ls atan end abo ve 2 )O ye:.::.rs befo re
    bnran.

    Hm\cvcr \\e mufl: a!Jow that Nimrod
    foumlcd J 1\ ingdom ar Ba)'IOll, and pcr
    extended ir into /1 yria: bur rhi5 .
    was but of fmall extcnt,ifcomu
    red \\irh rhc Empircs which roic up aftcr '
    wards; bcingonly wirhin rhe fcrtilc plains
    ofCba!drea, Chalottitis and A!fyrifl, \\';1-
    rcrcd by thc Tigrisand Ettpbratcs: anJ
    ifit ktd bccn grcatcr, yct ir was but of ihorr
    ('OllC i !l uaucc, it bcing rhc cuftom in rhol:
    carly
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    . ;
    . , ages for evcry fat.her ro divide his ter-
    . rirorics amongft bis fons. So Noah wa.;
    : Kina oLllhhe world, and Cbam \Va'> KinLJ.:
    t) -.
    . oflll.Afric, and 'Japbet of al! Ettrope and
    Afia mtor; but thcy lcft no fhnding
    . Kingdoms. Aftcr thc days of Nimrod,
    we hcar no more of :m AJTyrian E m pire 'rill
    Thc fnur 1\ings who in
    rhc days ofJlrabam inLHicd rhc f(mrhcrn.
    t eoal of CaJtaaJt cune from lhc countrics

    i. whcre Nimrod lud rcigncd, ;H1cl perhaps
    wcrc fome of his polcrity w ho had Hurcd
    : his conqucfts. In rhc rime ofthc J udgcs o!
    lfraet, Mejbpotamia \Lts undcr i1s own
    King, :rrtdg. ii. 8. and rhc Kng of Zo-
    bab reigncd on both fides of thc Rvcr
    Euphrates 'rill ']),vid conqucrad him,
    2 Sam. viii, and x. The Kingdoms of
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    lfraet, Moab, AmmoJJ, Edom, 'Philij!i./f
    ZidoJt, 'Damafctts, and llamatb the grcJ.r.
    continued flrbjctt ro orher Lords rh:m rhc
    .A{/Jrians, 'till thc days ofPuland hic; fuc-
    ceffors; and {() did rhe houic of E den,
    Amos i. 5' 2 Ktgs xix. IL aml !!fl-
    ratz or Cttrrbce, Ge1t. xii. 2 KiJtf!S xix.
    ()
    12. and Sepbarvaim in Afcjbpotc:mit:t. ;:-.nd
    Cai1Jehnear Bagdad, GeN. x. ro. lj.1. x
    2. 2 Ki11gs xvii. 3 r. Afem-
    110Jt wcre grcat conqucror'>, and reignrd
    ovcr Chnldtea, A yr.1, and l>ur: I\
    rhcir hiftorics therc is not word o!'any np
    polition maJo to them by an ./h)ri,nt Fm
    pire then fianding: on the cont r::ry,
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    270 O the
    IAN Em ire.
    1ta, Atedia, Perjia, Baffria, .Arme11ia,
    Cappadocia, &c. were con quered by them,
    and continued fi1bjct ro thc ofh'-
    gypt 'rill afrcr rhc long Rcign of Rame "cr
    t1e fon of AfetmtO!t, as above. Homt'l'
    menrions Btlcctts and Afomtoll Kings of
    E:f!,ypt aml 'Pnf/a, bur knew nothing of an
    Jljjyria; Empirc. .fOlldh propheficJ whel!
    lfiad was in allliction undcr the King of
    S]ria, and thic;; was in rhc l:Htcr part ofrhc
    Reign ot .Jrboaha:::,, and firil part of rhc
    Rcign of]or{/h, 1, ings ot)/rrtcf, and I rhink
    in thc Rcign of1Ja'rS rhc ii.rcccffor of Ra-
    1JU'lts K i 11 ::-; o f E"'!J'P t, ami about fi xty
    yors befare rile Rcign of 'Pul; and Nim-
    .
    was tl;en a ciry ofbrgc extcnt, but full
    . '
    ofpafl:ures f(>r cattlc, {o rh.1r ir conraincd
    h1t about r 2ocoo pcdons. It was nor y ce
    grown fo grcat and potcnr as nor to be tcrri-
    ilcd at rhe prcaching of jo JI ah, and ro fcar
    bcing invadcd by its ncighbours and ruin ce!
    within forty days: ir had 1om e rime befo-::
    got free from t he dominion of E,_r;ypt, :md
    lud gor a Kins ofits own; but its King \ras
    r:ot yct clllcd King; uf .AJ()'ria, but only
    of J\li;'cz:cb, .JOllrt!J iii. 6, 7- and
    pmcbmarion tr faft \\':1S not publiihcd
    jn icvcr:1l nanon . .;;, nor in all .A.fjj?ia, bur
    only in Ni11evciJ, and pcrhaps in thc \'i!Lt
    gcs t!Jcrcof; bl!r I(>On aftcr, w hcn rhc do mi
    Jlion of J\l;cucb w:t'-l cl..tblilhcd at /wmc,
    :;_nd cx.1l red o ver all A ')Tirt propcrl y ;>
    {::J.lkJ, :wJ tbis {iugdom bcgan to
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    SSYRIAN Ernpire.
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    war upon rhc ncighbouring narions, its
    Kings were no longcr callcd Kings of Nlc.
    vch:-bur began ro be callccl Kings of -'1;;)-

    na.
    Amo.r propheficJ in thc Rcign of ]e,o-
    boam rhdon of] ory/1 1\. iug ofl fiaei, (Jon
    afrcr ]croboam had h1bducd rhc K ingdoms
    of7Jctmf!ft!!S and f!tltllrttb, tlut .,,
    tenor rwenty ycar5 beflHC thc Rcign of
    Pttl: and he* rhus rcprovcs ljirzci f(n be-
    ing iifrcd up by rhofC conqucfts; Te -u.;bich
    in a thi11g oj uo11gbt, jity,
    ha'i./e r:1.,e 110t takcu to 11s !JorJts by Ol."f'
    jtre11gtb? But chold 1 raije up a-
    gaiJJjl yo u a 1lfttioll, O bol!.fc-' ,jttb
    the Lord tbe Godofllojls, twdtbey _lhalt
    ajfliff yott j1om thc ri-.;rr eit'tri11g ill of
    Hamath unto tbc rhn of tbc z:;i/derrfs.
    God herc threatcns to raiic up a naLion
    againft lfiae!, but w lut n:1tion he namcs
    not; tbat he conccals 'till rhc ..Aj!jr/ms
    ihouldappcaranddikoYcr it. In thc pro-
    phelies of ljaiab, ]crn;ab, Fzc/;.id,
    Hofia, llficab, NabltJ'!J, LcpbtZJJiah <lml
    Zabariab, which wcrc wriucn afrcr tl!c
    Monarchy grew up, ir is op<:nly Jumcd
    upon all occ;:fions; bur in thi.:; of //!)Jos
    n,ot ?ncc, rho: tbc capriviry of litzct and
    jyna be rhc fubjctr of tite prophcry, :tlld
    rhar ofljraclbcofrcntlirorncd: he only
    bJth in general th:lt lhould inro
    captiviry unto ]{ir, and rlur J;,d, nor-
    withflanding hcr prckm grcJ.mcls, Jlwuld
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    "Amos vi,
    1 3' 1 +
    272 O thc
    go into captiviry beyond Vamafltu; and
    thar God \vald raile un a nation ro afflit
    rhem: mcaning rhat 1c would raife up
    abo ve thcm from alowcr condition, a na-
    ton whom thcy yet fearcd not: for fo thc
    Jic6rew \Vord fignifies when applied
    ro men, as in Amos v. 1-. 1 Sam. xii. II.
    cxiii. 7. Jer. x. 20. l. 3 2-. Hab.
    . 6. Zecb. xi. 16. A" Amos names not
    che .AJ(j'rtatls; at rhe wnting of rhis pro-
    phccy rhcy madc no grcar figure in the
    world, but werc ro he raifcd up againfi lf
    1ael, and b confcL ucncc roic up in rhe
    days of of Ptd and s fuccefors: for af-
    ter 'Jeroboam had conqucred 'Damafctu
    and flamath, his fuccdior lv!nzahem de-
    ftroycd T'i.pb ab with its territories upon
    }!.ttphrates, ecaufc thcy opened not ro
    him: and rhcreforc Ifracl continued in its
    grcatnds 'ritl Ptt!, probably grown formi
    dable by fome vitores, cmkd Mntahem
    to bu y his pcacc. Pt-t! thcrcfore rcigning
    prefcntly aftcr the prophecy of Amos, and
    bcing the fir upon record who bcg:m ro
    fuliil ir, may be jutlly reckoned thc firt
    ronqucrnr and fonndcr ofthis Empirc. For
    God.f!irrcd tp tbejpirit ofPul, a11d tbc
    .ftirit ofTig!ath-pildcr King ofAfTyria,
    1 ChrNJ. v. 20 .

    Thc fune Prophct Amos, in prophdy-
    againft Jjlttd, threatncd rhcm in rhis
    \V\th brcly bcbllcn ()
    thcr
    rher Kingdoms: P afl y e, * fairh he, ttnto Amos vi.
    Cllneh andfle, and from the11ce go y e to :.
    ; Hamarh the thnt go dowll- to Gath
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    ;: theft Kittgdoms? Thefe Kingdoms werc
    not yer conquered by the /lj[yria1u, ex-
    cept thar ofCa!tteb or Cha!ottitis upon Ti-
    gris, betwee11 Baby!on and Nitteveh.
    Gath was newly vanquiihed t by Vzzab
    Kingof']udah, and 1-Iamath t by 'Jerobo-
    in rhrearnmg l.frae! wtth rhe .il_f/;rzalts, in-
    llanees in detolatons made by orher nati-
    ons, and mentions no other of
    rhe Al(yria1ts than that of Chalonrtis ncar
    1Vi1reveh; ir argues that rhe King of N!te-
    vr:h was now begming his conquefl:s, and.
    had not yer made any grcat prog;refs in rhat
    vafi care:er of vil:ories, w hich wc read of a
    few years after.
    F or about fe ven ycars after the capti vity
    oftheten Tribcs, when Sem:.acheri6 war-
    rcdinSyria, which \\':15 in rhe r6th Olym-
    piad, he icnt this mefT..'1ge ro rhc 1\.ng of
    1
    King.
    'Jttdab: Bebotd, tbot-t hafl bemd thc .x1x. 1 .
    Ki!!gs Affyria havr: do11e to td! !Jtwds kY
    tbem tttter{v, tuuljha!t tbou be
    (/eli-vere ? 1-1 ave 1 be God.r of t be nat ions
    dr!ivered tbem whith the Got fl-
    tbers have tU 17/UI H arln
    tlltd Rdcph, mtd tbe cbildreJ! r{ Eden
    werr: i1t [rhe Kingdom Clll TlJcL!f:
    lf/f.Jcn' tbe r.zHd
    tb:
    274-
    the King of Arpad, cmd tbe J(,,g ri.
    and of Hcna and I \ah 7
    'fifa.x.S. And I[ttiah * thus introduccth rhc K ing oi
    .A_{[J1ia boafiing: Are not m __ y Princr.r al-
    to,retbera.r '! ls11ot Calno [orC1!.
    11eb] as C:.uchcmdl1? J.r 11ot H anurh 11:
    Arpad'? Is 110t S amara as '! )"
    m_y ha11d batb frnmd tbe Kingdonu of tl:
    1 dols, al!d .-.x:bofl' gra1Je7t lmages did t.m'.'
    t hem oJJ crufalem ad of jhal! 1
    1/0t as f !Ja'Ue done 1!1lt'O mh/ /:tr
    ldol.r, fo doto Jerufalcm a!ld ber Ido/s
    A ll t h is dcfobtion i.;; recitcd as frefb in
    mory ro tcrrify the 'Je-;_,s, and theic
    doms reach ro thc bordcrs of Jif(jria,
    to ihcw the Lugcncis of thc conqud1:s rhcy
    are called all lands, that is, aH ronnd J-
    bout .Afj)'ria. It was thc cufiom of tk
    Kings ofJJ/}yria, for prcventing thc rebcl-
    lion ofpcoplc ncw 1 y conqucrcd, to Gtpt:
    vate and tr:1nJpbnt tholC of icvcral cou:J-
    trics into onc anothcr's lands, anci intcrmix
    thcm varinnfly: and thcncc it appcars'
    v . 'r. that 1-lctlrtl;, :md and lfrznt, :dld
    ,_ ., In f! . . . . .
    :xvi.9.& Gozrw, :md thc Cltle'> of' thc .lllrdcs, Jnrn
    :xv
    11

    6
    w hich G ali!tt' ami Samaria wcrc
    w as tr:l.nljJl:lll tcd ; an d B abvlo 11, Cl!! b
    nr rlw S!lj.:;;c/Jilc.r. aJJd./ l!mtui/IJ, ::n1l
    J}c'tl, :1ll d Scp b rl rz:a i m, :lll d t he e/) i li a i 1 t'J.
    anc: rhc :md thc <Tn(t'
    lit c.r. :1lld rhc JJclwz:itt:.r, :.llld rhc 'J)/:,;-
    ''-'il !'J, Jnd rhc 1 rtm itc.r, orP cr(t(w.r, p:Ht

    1
    l' 1
    275
    . '
    ., .. ofall whch nations werc capti\'c by
    ' .Afferbadon and bis predcce1ors inro Sama-
    ., ra; \V ere all of thcm conquercd by rhc
    ':.: Ai,jrialls not longbeforc.
    'In rhefC conqudl:s are involvcd on
    < wdl: and {ourh fidc of A((yria, rhc K ing-
    : doms of J11ejopotamia, w bofe royal icars
    '; werc }[araJt or Carrhte. and Cr!rccmijb
    ::. or Circ11tittm, and Sephar'l/aim, a ciry up-
    'on Et.tphratrs, bcrwccn Bttby/o and Az-
    uc'TPeh, callcd Sipparre by B{'rofi!.r, /!)'-
    dcmts, and and Si,p.hrtra
    :iVPto!omy; rhc of Jyj,j(_>;lt-
    , \._ -
    . ed ::tt Samarict, GatJ, /1,1-
    :mtttb, Arpad, allll Reji'jh, a city pbccd
    :hy Tto!omy near Tbrzp fczcs: on r he iourh
    : fidc :md iourh-c::tfl iide wcrc Brzb]!O?l ::md
    Ctdc/J, or Cal!to, a city whch was foun-
    ided by Nimrod, where Bagdad now
    and gavc rhc na me of Cbt!IOJI it is to
    'a hrgc rcgion undcr irs govcrnmcnt; and
    . The!a.far or Talat/;,1, a ciry ofthe childrcn
    ufEdm, pbced by in
    . upon thc common fhc:1m of and
    which w;c; thcrct()rc rhc river
    . ol PandiJc; and t !te at Are-
    t.7 or FJ'ccb, a ciry lHtilt ,y J\'lmrot! 011 rhc
    ;e:lft-fide of bctwccn Apa;;?;?.
    rhc C'/pb; :1nd thL
    Cutb, or thc mctrn1()li'i ut'
    1t( a na : on tlt e c:1fl \\'e rl' /.'/\'JI JI! , :111 d


    1
    1
    ll1C citics ofrhc il!tck.r, :1JJd j\ ir, * city .. rr1, nii
    ,J largc rcgion of _VcJi/r, bct \\e en .

    1//,,'/J'
    276
    O the SSYRIAN Em ire.
    .f 2. King .

    :XVI. 2.4,
    )O, p. &
    ...
    XVlll. 33>
    l4-3f
    ;a Chron.
    ..
    ;r:xxu. 1 f.
    mais and .A.I[yria, callcd Kirone by the
    Chaldee Paraphral: and Latitt Interprctcr.
    and Car!te by Ptolom : on thc north-cafi
    wcre Habor or Cha ora.r, a mountainous
    region bctween Aj[yria and Media; and
    rhc Apbarfochites, or men of /lrrapac!Ji.
    tis, a regan originally peopled by /ir.
    phaxad, a.nd placed by Ptotomy at the bot
    com ofthe mow1tains next .il((yria: and on
    che north between AJ7Jria and rhe Gordi.
    tean mountains was Halah or Cbalac!J, rhc
    mctropolis of Calache11e: and beyond
    rhdc upon the Cajpianica was Goza11, etJ.
    kd Gauzaia by Ptolomy. Thus did
    rhcfe new conquel:s exrend evcry \ny
    from the province of Afjjria to conftdcra
    ble dil:ances, and makc up the great body
    ofthat Monarch : fo that well might rhe
    King of Aj/yria oafi: how his armies had
    defiroyed all lands. All rhefc nations'
    had 'rillnow their feveral Gods, and ca eh
    accounred his God rhe God of his mrn
    land, :md rhe defender rhcreof, againl: the
    Gods of the ncighbouring countries, and
    particularl y againl: thc G ods of A(fyrttl;
    and rheretore rhey werc never 'rill n?w
    unitcd thc A,llyria1'l JVIon:uchy, dpc
    ciall y lince the King of Ai!j1'ia dorh
    boafl ofthcir being conqucrcd !Jy the A/
    jY'l't!S oftnCr OBCC : OUt thcJC
    nall Kingdorns rhe King of .///yrt .c:l(rly
    :;Chron. ovcrf!O\vcd rhcm: ltow )V..' 110t, bith t
    :nxii.r3, Se1111.1rbcrib ro thc Jew.r, '"'.f..;hat 1 fltlll
    1). 1/1\'


    SSYRIAN Em ire.

    fathers bave do11e tmto all tbe peop
    ofother Jands ?-----for no God oja11y 1tari-
    ; o
    1
    t or kingdom was able to deiiver bis peo-
    pte out o mine hand, ad out ofthe baJtd of
    my fat ers: how mHc!J lejs jha!l your
    1
    God detiver yott ottt ofmine ba11d? He and
    his farhers rherefore, Ptt!, Tig lath-pilefi'r.
    and Shalmane(er, wcrc rcat conquerors,
    and with a currcnr of vi orics had new Jy
    overflowed all nations round about A;:Y-
    ria, and thercby fet up this Mon:.uch y.
    Bcrween the Reigns of Jerobom-n TI,
    and his fon Zechariah, there was an inrer-
    regnum ofabout tenor twclve ycars in rhe
    Kingdom of /frac!: and thc Prophet Bo-
    277
    fia * in rhe time of rhat intcr:rcgnum, or Hob ...
    foon aftcr, mentions thc King of il,f(yria J3- &x.6}
    by thc namc of 'Jareb, and anothcr con-
    1
    +-
    queror by thc name of Sha!ma1t; and pcr-
    haps Sha!maJt mighr be the firfi part of the
    namc ::md Iareb, or Irib,
    for ir may be rcad both wa ys, rhe bf1 p:1rt
    ofthc namc of his fi.tcccffor Se;macherib.
    '
    but whocvcr thdc Princcs wcre, it appcars
    not that they rcignctl bcforc Shalmanejt>r.
    'P11!, or Bcltu, lccms to be thc firfl:: \vho
    carricd on his corllucfl:s bcyond rhc pro--
    vincc of JJ__f/)'ria: he conquercd Calm:h
    with its tcrritorics in thc R ci(ln of 7 crobo-
    :::J
    am, /!mus i. l. vi, 2. ami lftl. x. 8, 9
    anu invackd Ifiad in rhc Rci,l!,n of Afe11a-
    lwm, 2 Ki11g, xv. ry, bur fbycd not in
    thc land, bcillg offby fifea!Jem for


    SSYRIAN Em ire4
    a thoufJ.nd talcnts of ilvcr: in his Reign
    thercforc the Kingdom of A.!JYria was ad-
    vanccJ on this ftde Tigris; for he was a
    grc:lt warrior, and ccms to ha ve conque red
    1-!artut, and Carcbemijh, and Reftpb, and
    C,zleh, and Thc!afar, and mighr found or
    enLugc rhe ciry ofBabylo11, and built the
    old pabcc.
    HerodfJtus rclls us, tl1:1t onc of thc g1rc;
    of Brtbj'!On wac; * callcd thc of Sc-
    111.c.
    1
    ff 11ramis, and rhat ihc adorncd thc walls ot
    thc ciry, :md thc Temple of Bcl!!s, anJ
    tHerod, 1. thar lhc t was fi\c Gcncrations oldcr th.111
    i.c. 184. Nitocrs thc mothcr of LabyJtittts, or Nt
    bo;medtts, thc Ial: King of Babylo11; and
    thcrcforc ihc flourifhed. four Generation'.
    or abont 13 4 ycars, befo re Nebucbad11c;:::,.
    zar, and by confcquence in the Rcign or'
    Tiglath-pilefer thc iiJccefTor of Pul: and
    the followers of Ctejitts tcll us, t hat Jhc
    built Babylott, and \\ the wido\V of rhc
    on and fucccffor of Bcl11.r, the foundcr of
    rhe .Afl)'ria?t Empire; rhat is, the \rido\';
    ':):Berof. ofoncofthefonsofPttl: but +
    apud Cbalrltr:an blames thc Grceks tor akribinj
    Joeph. thc building of Brt)'lOJt ro SemiramiJ;
    contr A p. L
    pion.l. r. and othcr :wthors akribc thc buildi1_1g ot
    this city to Bellls himfClf, that is ro 'Pul:
    Curt.J.s. f C11rl11s rclls ns; S'emirans Bakyfo
    c.
    1
    11Cm cot/iderttt, 'vclut prtqllc crcdidt'Jt'
    Rcl!t.r, o) tu and
    dt'll!t.r, \\ho had hi'> hil:ory ti-om thc anct
    cnt mo11umcnls ofthc Cf.,aidtetWJ, \ni res,
    O the SSYRIAN Entpire.
    -
    ' &(-11.xvJj'G;
    1
    .:l;. Ttl".t.c:u : ,;t.:....'Jj; Nxt3f ;)
    ' ' -r l'w ' ....
    '' ;./;.:; M.t><EO>f:.>, apx,>j.; ;(:U.<"CC.\>V, 'Tt S
    . , rrported that u"
    .; ':.:..: i t /; a r;_;_, td 1, --:.;., bu: b 11 t t uJJ e -:.;.. rt s abo l 1 jf, d,
    'attd thtzt ttji:a:_/di'd.)
    . bttilt a 7/C-..;; r..lJalt o-:.:::itb bra:::,r11 p,t:tcs,
    : r.:.bicb jlood 'ti lt t be ti be ]\hc..::dun i-
    .. an Empire: and j() 7Jorot1Jcus 1 an anci-
    . ent PoetofSidoli;
    TbeaJJcieJtt city Babylcm uilt /;_? tbe
    . Tyri:m Bclus ;
    279
    '* A;oud
    Eui::,_
    r,xp.L 9
    c .. p .
    r Doroth .
    a;.>ud ]u:i-

    um
    cum.
    Tlur is, by the SJ'rian or AJ;)za!l
    thc words TJ'rian, Syrm, and A/)'ria:t,
    . bcingancicntly ufed promiicuouly for o: te
    . anothcr: Herenius + rells us, thar it \\':15 rTcrcn.
    built by rhe fon of Belus ; and fim !;;r,':.
    mighr be IVabonaJJar. Aftcr rhc conqudl w JL
    1
    ofCalnch, Thelafor, Sippm .. re, Bef.!ts
    cize CbaldtCa and bcJ in to build
    foral! rhc Kincrs of BabyloJt in rhc C1rH>Il of
    ']
    )! o . '
    are called .Aj])'naJu, :1:1d Nrun-
    7!a.Jar i'l the firfl: of rhcm: :1nd Nch!!tb.-td-
    rcckoncd himiClf dclCcfllkd -\l,, ',,,
    f j> l 1 . . '[;/' . j> 1 ;q;,j : .. !
    rom )L' 1ts, t1at I'i, trom JJ __ ')'n_alt 11: ;_,: .
    :J.nd thc bnildin<r of i> :1kribcd l) l.!l 41.
    rhc Ajf)'riaJt.r y * (fitirtb: j)('/J;/t!, hid, r11.
    he, t!Jc /ac/o(tb,, ClulJc:lllS: '{/Jj-nfl:- >:u'

    r' J r
    ....... l .
    280 O the
    SSYRIAN Em ire,
    was 110t 'tilt the AfTyrian fotmded it (r
    them that dwell lt the witderneft, [thar
    is, for rhe .Arabians.] They flt ttp the to::;.
    ers thereof, they raifed u the paiaces
    thcreof F ro m all this ir eems thcrcfore
    that Pttl foundcd rhe walls and rhc palaccs
    ofBabyto1t, and Ieft the city with thc pro-
    vince of Chaldtea to his youngcr fon Na-
    bo7!ajJar; and rhat Nabona;;ar finifhcd
    w hat his farher began, and ere:ted the
    Temple of Belus ro his fJrhcr:
    and that Scmiramis livcd in thofc days, and
    was thc Q!1ccn of Nabottaj'far, bcc;nc one
    of rhc gatcs of was callcd thc gatc
    of Scmiramis, as Herodottts affirms:
    whether ihe continued to rcigu rhcre afrcr
    her husband's dcath ma, be doubted.
    Pul therefore was ncceeded at 1\rine-
    "Veb by bis elderfon Ti latb-pilefer, atthe
    fimc time that he left ab-y/on to his yo un
    gerion Nabonaffir. Tiglath-pitefer, rhc
    iecond King of.ll/bria, warred in P hrEni-
    cia, and captivated Gatilee with thc nro
    Tribes and an half, in the days of Peka/;
    King oflftaet, and.placod thcru in Haiab,
    and Habor, and Hara, and at thc rivcr Go-
    :?Ja7t, places 1 ying on.the_ wel:crn of
    Medta, berween .df!Jrt.a aud thc Caj}Jal
    ka, 2 KilJ.g. xv. 1-9. & 1 Chro11. v. 26
    tmd about che fi.fth urihcth car ofNabo
    1taflar, he camc .to thc atfi ancc of rhc
    King of .7udab againfi thc Kings of
    and Syria, and ovcrthrcw thc Kingdom of
    Syria,

    SSYRIAN Empire.
    Syria, which had been feared at 7Ja:nafl:us
    cver fince thc days of King Vavid, and
    carried away rhc Syria;u ro Kir in Me-
    .. dia, as .Amos had prophdicd, and pbccJ
    : other natons in thc rcgions of 7.Jam./tjhu,
    ; 2- /{ j n . X V. 3 7, & X\" i. ) , 9 . !J O S . ) .
    ) Jofep :; . .A11tiq. l. 9 c. r 3. \Vhence it
    ; kems that the were conqucrcd be-
    : fore, and that the Empire o[ the -'-1'([yritWS'
    28I
    was now grown grcar for the God
    : jlirredttpthefpirit J(j;;g ofA!I):-
    ria, attd the fpirit ofTiglarh-pikier Killg
    o[Affyria ro make war, r Chrort. v. 26.
    SbabnaJJefcr or S,zlma11aj{er, cdlecl E-
    uemejfar by Tobit, inL1ded * all PbcE!lic, * Tobir.i.
    took the city of Sttmtzria, and captivated 13 Ann.l.
    Cbabor, by r 1e rivcr Goza1t, and in rile ci- Anr.L9.
    ties of rhc Jlf.edes; and lloje"1 t iecms _rn


    fa y that he too k Arbela: and his fucccllor If
    Se1machc,-i6 faiJ. rhat bis fathers had con-
    quered alfo Goza11, and Hrl'ralt or Can/Jie,
    and Reflpb or ReftJJ, aod rhc chilJrcn of
    Edm, and ilrpad or thc Arad, 2 AiNg .

    XIX. I2.
    Semtacherib thc fon of Sba/manr(h in
    the 14th ycar of 1-!e zckiab inv2dccl 1' brra
    11icia, and too f;. icvcral cirict; of /Hrlrz!J, and
    artcmptcd Egypt; S'ctbo Scutc!Hts
    ?f Egypt and Tlra/.:.ah ofF
    tbtopta, him, he loL in o:H';
    .... ) .._,
    nigh t r 8 )o o o m en. as 1om e E1 y by a
    or perha_ps by lightning, or a ficry wi11d
    T which
    o the
    SS
    -
    w hich blO\VS fometimcs in tbe
    dcferts, or rarher by bcing fi1rprizcd by <.L-
    tboJJ J.nd Tirbakab: for thc Egyptia11s i:1
    mcmorv of tbis action crc1:cd a fL-

    me ro Sttbn;, in his Jund a mouk,
    rhC' Lf._rttial i)'mbol of ddl:rulion. Up()n
    rhis dctc,1t Se;mr!Cbt'ri rcturncd in haflc ro
    11
    'Tobir.i. j'\'i!!tU'l', ancl his"' KingJom bc:camc tr<liJ-
    !f. bkd, io tlHt c0ulJ not go intoMcdi,:.
    tlh:: J11rdt'J l think at rhis time rcvolrin0,:
    '
    and he {hin by t\H)
    illm \\ ho f1:d ii1to J[rnu:fz, and his 1(:!1
    _J f{ba{/r;z {[ccccdcd bim. At rlut ti!llC
    '
    d1d Jdr'odr!c/J Ba!adtlil or J!;1r
    7
    rdoccmprzd
    1\.iug of fcnd :1-11 cmb.11T) to
    /:.iab K ing of]ttdtlb.
    tTobf i. t clllcd S.1rcbr:do!1 by Tril.
    :! 1\.:ng. 11 r.: . t l J '-r "\.' l "J/' 1
    .. n. JlJ&rr,tl!l lY t 1c _, .... _'\.) ::me 11 .-rraa In
    Pw::ca- 'J- CJnon, bcg;m bis Rcign at Xi-
    flOu. 1ir-:..('b, in thc year of Nabona_((ar +2; ;l!1d
    j rhc ycar ()g extended it ovcr Bahk11:
    rhcn he carricd thc rcmaindcr ofthc Srrm.:-
    rJ! fll!S j-o c1.pti riry, :md p::uplcd SalJ/ti-
    J'itt \\ it h c1pti 1cs from
    ofhi" thc '])lJtfl':;, thc Jlph.:T-
    Jicrb;!c.r, rhc Tt!Jpclitc.r, thc . .dpht1i'f,-: o,
    rhc Arrbt"vr.r, t he Bahy!otrmJ-, t h: S:t-
    }'mcbil c.r, thc 'Dcbrnit{s, thc h'!rn;:!l'.r .
    .E:::.r.r i\-. 2, l). ::nd thcrcforc he
    1:\ cr al! thcJC urions. :md /:.-./!r
    K i g<; o r SmJJtli'tt and 'Da rJltljCIIS' in \':l (kol
    '/ d,[' a i 11 t he ft r!l y C;lr o f_/1 brz;:::., :1 n d \\' i 1i1
    i116) yctrs attcr, i3 i!l r he 1il yc:u


    \}t!-
    lA N E.vn p in: .
    . Mrmajjeb, Amw f,tttbollf(/}. 69. ,)dJ!aFitz
    :; by thi'i captivity cc::dcJ to l:c pcop!c, /jrt.
    i. 8. Thcn 111\ .1dcd 7;11/.:.t,
    roo k .Azoth, cJ.rrcd c1pt r()
    BtbyJoJJ, :wd * c1pri rat:.'..l :tll(, f,:zl/JI, 1 /i'-
    bais, and Et biopitt e Tbtf;__r: .l!H l :)y
    rhis\Llrhckcmstoha\cput C11d ro ri1c
    Rci,rn oftbc Etbiopt!IS m cr in Lll.:
    b ... -
    yc1rof1Vrl011rz({rtr 77 or ;8.
    In thc Rcic;n of Sc;,?dJc;j'; :111d ./!rji:-

    !Jadon, thc A_j[_}rian Empic kcm-.; arri\:.:J
    at its grcatncl s, bci ng un i Lcd und'-' r on e 1 )-
    narch, and conuin ing /l_fDrz, JL'cd i t!, _/l-
    (oi/O!atis, St(/t'ancz, C!Mid'<l, )1.J,f}p.7t.:-
    llia, Ciicia, S]ria, 'Pbrncia,
    t biopi a, an J x11T of A l'ft /; rl, H.\ K] ir 1 r
    . ::J
    c:.lf1:w:lrd into El)'mrus, :mJ p arrt!rla:;c, :t
    proYincc ofthc JVIcdcs: and ifCIJ<'d.1c!J J.1H.i
    UJ.1or be Colc!Jis and Jrrit!, a;
    think, andas nuy kcm prob.1blc fro:n l1c
    circumcilion uCJ by rlw1c 1Lltions 'rill t!1c
    lbys ofllcrodotu.r, \\'C are J]J(J t() add t l!:-lc
    t11 o Provinccs, \rirh thc t\\o ..t"fl"i'N':/,; .. :,
    Po//t!lsand Cttppadocitt, :lS br as ro r.hc ri-
    \cr l lalys: J()r t 1 Joodot 11 s tcll-; ;_<;, t lut
    rhc pcoplc ofCap}'rulocitl a; L1r :t'; ro ri-
    \Cr wcrc callcd S)Jirw.r by thc
    borh bctc)rC and afrcr rhc l:l.y-; or CrJ'!i.l",
    .11_1d rlut thc .Jl(j)Ji,JIH \\'ere ullc.d c\j.
    nal!.r by thc
    Yer thc Mcdc.r J'C'\ol:cd from t )e //(fi'-
    1
    1'/tl!ls in rhe bncr cmi oft he o' St"l-
    7/tlrbcrib, 1 thiuk unon thc o( !Ji-;
    [ 'J
    T 2. army
    , I .
    lt.XX.T.
    "

    L?.C.6)
    Ap:.:J
    Arhenx-
    oml.xii.
    \' p8.
    t l-Jeron. l.

    &c.
    SS IAN Em ire.
    army near and his flight to Nine.
    ve/;: for at thar time the efhte of Sell!la-
    t/J{'rib was rroublcd, o that Tobit could not
    go into Media as he had done befare, Tobit
    j_ r;. andiome time after, Tobit adviedhis
    in to go into ]Jfedia whcre he might cx-
    pct pcace, whilc Nineveb, according to
    rhc prophdy hould be del:roycd.
    \note that Arbaces a Mede being
    admiued to iCe Sarda11apallts in his pahce.
    and oGkrving bis voluptuous lite amongfi
    womcn. rcvoltcd with the Medes, ::md in
    conjum.'tion wirh Betejis a Babytoniall o
    vcrcamc him, and cauCd him to fct frc ro
    I1 is pala ce and burn hirnClf: but he is con-
    traJited by other authors ofbettcr credit;
    for 'D rtr is and * rnan y others wrote
    Arbace su pon bcing admtted into thc P:l
    lace of Sardanapatus, and feeing bis cAe
    minare lite, 1cw himfclf; and Cteitarcb11s.
    th:.1t Sardanapatus dicd of old age, afrcr he
    }ucl lofl his dominion ovcr Srria: he lolt
    ir by thc rcvolr ofthe wel:crn nations; anJ
    1-ftrodotlts 1- te lis us, that rhc Me des re vol-
    red flrfl, and defended their libcrty by furcc
    oLums rhc JJffYrians, \\'thout con
    qucrin:1; rl1cm; at thcir rcvolting lud no
    K in:;, l)tlt aftcr iomc time fct up 'Dr:Jow
    O\'Cr th:._'In, :1nd bnilt Ecbata11e for his rcfi
    den ce ; and tlut rcigncd only o\cr
    JHtdi.r, Jnd h:1.J :.1 pcaceablc Reign nf i
    y c.H'i, bur hi-. J(Jnand ficcdf<H 'Phraortt'f,
    nudi.: w .tr up:m his neighbours, ami con
    q UCil
    SSYRIAN Empire. 2 8 S
    quered Tcrjia; and rh1t rhc Syria11s alfo,
    red from thc Affyria!JS, bcing cncour.lc:,cd
    rhcrcunto by the cxamplc of thc 1.Vedcs;
    and rhat Jftcr thc rcvolr of rhc \vcflcrn
    rions, Phraortes imrJdcd thc A_(JjritwJ,
    burwasnlin by rhrminthar war, h::
    had reigncd t\\emy anJ two ycJrs. 1-I.:
    was fi.ccccdcd by ilfh't:,(r.r.
    Now A[fl.'rhar/o fccms to he thc S.rrd,r-
    1Japalus who dicd ofold agc J.ftcr rhc rcvolt
    of Syria, thc namc Srzrdai!ap.1l!ts bcin:.; dc-
    rivcd ii-om Aj)'frbado11-'Pu!.
    paltts was thc ion * of Allac_wzdarllx is, Athcnx-
    Cy;tdaraxis, or A11aaxari.r, Kint; of Af- us l.Il.p.
    j)'ria; and this namc 1ccms to bccn P-
    9

    53
    o.
    corruptly writt.cn for Somacberi rhc
    rher of AfferbadOlJ. Sardanapalrts builr
    Tarfits and .Jtcbiak in onc da y, and thcrc-
    fore reigncd o ver Cificia, befe) re thc rcrolt
    of rhe wcficrn nations: anJ if he be rhc
    hme King with AfforbadoJt, he wa<> j[c-
    c.eeded by Saofll!!chms n thc of V.t-
    boJtaffar 8 r ; and by rhi-; rcvolution JtJ,t-
    1wjfeh was fct :1t libcrry ro rcttrrn homc .l ;1\l
    t?rtify Jerlljafcm: and thc tl!.r :t!-
    Jo, aftcr thc Aj()'ria11s lud lururTcd h'gJj'f
    and Etbiopirz llucc yc:.us, 1 }t. x x. 3, +
    werc fer ar libcrty, :J.nd conrinucd liiHkr
    twelvc contcmporary Kings or thcir 0\\'1)
    11:ltion, as abo ve. Thc /ljj}Tirllt.r IJJ \'ackd
    and comucrcd thc thc flrl1 ol'
    thc thrce ycars, ami rcigncJ o ver tbl'!l
    1
    t'\'. u
    T \. e J. r
    ' .
    286 SSYRIAN Em ire.
    ,cus more: thcfc n,o yc:us :1rc the in-
    {crrC!!lll<tn \Yhich Ar"ricamts, from A/ac.
    ,_
    t!Hl, pbccc; ncxt befo re thc twclvc K
    Tl1e S:ytbians of To!tr{t!t or Turqut(fr,:
    1
    bcYond thc riYcr Oxtts bcg:1n in tholc <.Lll;
    . ' .
    to infdl and by onc ofthcir inroJds
    occ,dion to rhc rcvolt ofthc \rcl-
    , '

    1 t r 11 11 o n <;.
    b thc y1::1r of Ytlb011a(]'rtr ror, SaoJ!it
    ri,; ... ,,
    1
    !1 \'C"f' \\
    /. ' o .. .. L ! l ... 1.. ' l :-, \,_ J e/ &.l :_..,' )
    f: ccccLkd Jt B::hvlon bv and 1
    .
    ,.\,::lr'7.r!J al! o, fnr I takc Cbyni/,:.
    ti::,- to be tlur ;.\Tcb11cbodon(!(or w]w i-;

    t i;ncd in thc bnuk of'Jldif !J; for thc hi!ltl
    ry bcfl: \\'ith thcfc ti;:;:
    . '
    for tbcrc it i -. L1iJ t!Jrtt NcbuchodonrJor
    r::_bo rcig!!ed at \i-
    nc,ch, thatgrct7trity, intbc t:;.:clftb)'r,r
    /Ji.r Rr,;'-r_1: 1JJ,;:r/c r:.;.rtr 1rpon
    .i\1cdcs, \Ll<:. thcnlcft
    l\ :1 dcfction of rhc natinn.; of
    Cilii'r!, 7)r!.'ilrt({:l!.r, S}riil, ']'!Jfl'J!C:t, ifr; .

    , .<1/u,n;, :1:-,d and \\itlwtit rh.:ir
    hr!1 r\ltircd thc of rhc Ji!rr!r.r, :''''
    f)l
    '\\' ,,.,, !, . V '_. 111 l /-JI; . 1 1 '. 1
    1
    1' , ..
    /1,'/,\.iJ(t. ( _,( . /t.\.i( .., '
    L::,[! o e h1ilt Lc/;f!/JJ!r, 1 he r: :.>
    \' .. !' 'J)rioro 0r hi-; ion Fh,r'; /1:,
    . '

    \\ f ' \ 1 11 i .:. h l r: ll i1 i l t h e e i y fn t! li de d b y hi : 'l
    )/ 1 " . ,
    rrr_r"d t 1.'1' : ' ,,j * 1 /n,dJ!/:.t rcll 'i l he hmc 1! )::
    ..
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    "
    1
    (' = n f a K : :! o f .t !'.! ( 1 1 i t1, \ \' h o ro u red >
    ' . . .
    11.' .. . :111d \'\'. thcir l\ing 'P!JrrlfiJ'Ii;
    l 1 . 1 1 !'
    :1;:,1 l,tilntl!:!t i!l tl!( u me cfthis \V;u r 1c ,_

    h'i'IJ!J \'. rrl..' lC:t al(lr.C bv thc dcfccbon ot
    - J
    l l! (.
    O: tJ;e
    he :mxiliary othcrw;[c in
    . .. ood condiinn: !l'jlbaxad r;a<.;
    _ ,;r, e ;Phraorlt.r <,flic'odotz!.r, J.nd by con-
    \no.; fhin rhc bcginnin2; of
    ri
    1
    c ol'}cf/d;; l(Jr l his \LH \LlS nude
    \.cn FIHl'!!':-.1, A!Ct!/.;, //.;Ji/,()/:, a;d
    'J 1, . ..,-, .. .,.,: . . 1 .. l 7 ..
    .;.:.1t.tJ\..llllO!,L"' u"'''' ,,(>l\i,, t .J,
    . ' 1 1
    .
    1
    . 8. I.J. anc: )y at'.r tht:
    iJZci<.;n uf Aj(-/J:L:!ul! \\Le' t,tk1cd thcm:
    . ' . l ,, .
    i t \ \:1.; m . e \ r 1 1 ' rt t ,_. j , --,-_ . .- \1. r: ; e 1' e .- y
    ,Fturncd from ,,'1(/ tL 1 ,(d.r
    d 1/
    ' f . .., . /., 1 ( .
    .r;: / tdl' fllid u,J/': {' :.:.:.: 1 ,, j:n:..,,! :Cr. a-
    -
    J'J' the }lli!;iJ iv. 3. thJ.t i.-
    alter }f,ma_{j(.',!J rh..:: ir Ei ;1:-; L.d beca
    cmi.._'d upti\C to :;,,b)I:;:J by _.(-)"'::rb:u/o;, -,
    t:i)on rhc dcath of rlut 1\.irl'.:, or
    . . '
    i11 rhc Ji_[lj-m l:mpire, luJ
    h:::cn rclc.:ticd 1' ich rhc from
    . :md lud thc AltJ.r, re-
    . j(orcd thc hcriftcc:"' Jnd \\'mihip ofrLcTc!!l-
    :plc,lChro!l.xxxiii. rr, rC').
    \crf!onofrhcbook of]!di!IJ, cL.IJ. v. ..
    ic is bid. tlur tbe To11/Jt ( C'od ral
    ' .
    1
    1ot!Jc G'rol:,-J; L r!i; lS tt(IL Lt:..! in
    nms vcr{on; :1.1:,1 i1t r:1 (/nt-l ) crfton,
    Cl
    ,.l.) !\, , '] i . ' l . ' . .., ) :" '1,1':
    . .. . . _, . <! l - 1. ' 1. , 1 . -. . l ' ) ' ( .
    tlut t!Jf. 'i-if/d.r. ;,) tbc ri!:.u, tllld //)e
    ' ..
    :;,_nc.ft;(/.f, d ti(i,; t!Je /' <')hrt!ltl
    1:1 :; , d i 11 L, e ' L 1, u ( ( " ; , t' ] . t , . i \' . 1 1
    .rhc Tcn'l't :,. I'l'IJ!'"iirl ,., ' ,-, - ,.tIJ ,.r
    'Lo...l .. L ... tt .. l
    J. )
    ACrcr thi::; 1\'ii/./11 1\ 111!!; of
    Afh'J'tl, lllhc 1 n:, "c.t1 ,)f Li.-;. t(Li< 11, -ac-
    . . ,., . )
    .cording to die YC! <1i' k:1t his-
    T 1 C.il:
    ?. S

    288 SSYRIAN Em ire.
    c1pt:1in Holofcrnes \Vth a gre:.tt army to
    avenge himklfon a!l thc wdl: counrry; bc-
    C.luiC rlJcy h:1d Jilobcycd his command-
    mcnr: and }fol.?fcrlles wcnt forth with :1!1
    of nooo horic, and 12ooJo foor ot
    ..
    ..J1./[}'ri,1lJS, ./1/cdes and 'Pcrjia11s, and rcdu-
    ccJ Ciliria, Afefopotamia, and Syria, and
    and part of Arabia, ::md Am-
    mon, and. Edom, and A1adian, and rhen
    ca me ']11dtea: and this \'i as done
    whcn rhc go,ernment \\':15 in rhc lunds of
    '
    thc and Ancicnrs of lfracl,
    .7ttditb \'. 8. and vii. 2 3. and by con-
    fequencc not in thc Rcign of Mana_f{eb or
    .An-;olJ, but when jo(tab w;t<; child Iu

    rime<; of proiiJcrity thc childrcn of J.fiacl
    wcrc art ro go aftcr lk Gods, and in times
    of:.tffiilion to repent and turn ro tbc LorJ.
    So Jlfaaffch a ver y wickcd K ing, bcing
    captivarcd by the .Ai[yriaJt.r, rcpentcd; and
    bcing rcleafcd from capriviry reftorcd rhe
    \vcd1lp ofrhc true God: So w hcn wc are
    told rhat i11 the eightb year oj bis
    rchiJe he u;as _}et _young, btgrw to
    ftek after the God oJDa vid b fatber, rmd
    in tbe b )'ear ofb Rcig11, D((?;tlll to
    pur,'e J udah tmd J crul::dcm jlom 1 dottl!J)',
    tltl to the 1/ig!J-'Piaa.r, aJI(/
    ,Grove.r, and.JJJ!ar.r, ad Jugcs oj'lbl.t-
    :am, 2 Cl.:ron. xxxiv. 3 wc may undcr
    fiand that thdc ats ofrcli-'ion wcrcocu(.
    :"
    oncd by impcnding d:111gcrs, and
    f;tom da11gcr. W htn fJo/ojes c1mc J:
    l,!aiulr

    O the
    SSYRIAN Ern
    ,,,::' oaint the \vcfl:en'l nations, and fi oiled
    thcn were the Jews terrifie , and
    .: rhey fortified and cryed tmto God
    . 'iJ.:ith great and bumbfed them-
    : (elves J fackclotb, a11d put ajhes on their
    -heads, and cried 1111to the God oJifracl that
    be wottid not give tbetr wi"Les a11d their
    chiidre1t attd cities for a pre , and the
    Temple for a an the
    priejl, and aJJ the pttt 011 fackr:Jotb
    tmd a,/hes, and offered daily burrtt offer-
    ?Jgs with -vows a1td free gifts of the peo-
    ple, .'Jttdith iv. and thcn began .fojiah ro
    :ek.after the God ofhis fathcr 'David: and
    aftcr .'luditb had flain Hotofer:u:s, and the
    J1J!jria11s wcre flcd, and thc Jews w ho
    puducd them wcrc rcturncd ro ]erufoiem,
    they worjhipped thc Lord, aud offered
    bllrflt ojferings and gifts, a11d coJttiJtttcd
    feafliug before the fanc7uary for tbe jpace
    ofthreemonths, 'Jttdith xvi. 18. and then
    did 'Jofiah purge .7 ttdab and J erttfolem
    from \Vhence it ieerns ro me
    thatthc eighth ycar of J ojittb fell in with
    the fourtecnth or fiftcenrh of Nabuchodo-
    1JOfor, and tbar the rwelfth year of Nabtt-
    chodollojbr, in which 'Pirraorte.r was flain.
    was thc fifth or fixr!J ot Jo(iab. PhraortN
    Jcigned 22- ycars, accordi1g to 1-IcrodotJJs.
    and thcrcfordiJccccckd hi-. Luhcr 'DejoccJ
    :1hout thc 4oth year of .llfrma_(/i'/J,
    NttbO!Jfl/[. 9, and was 1hin by thc .Ay..
    nrws, and lccecdcd by s, /hmo
    Na-



    290
    SSYRIAN Em ire.
    Nabmajf. I Ir. reigncd ) 3 yc:H'l
    :according to Herodottts,and thcic ycar-; be.
    gan in the r6th year of Hezekiab; \Yhich
    makes it probable that the Jl1edes da:cd
    rhem om the time oftheir revolt: and :l:.:-
    cording to all this reckoning, rhc of
    Nabucbodo?tofor fell in with that of Ch-di-
    tado71; which mak.es it probable that thcy
    were bur two names of one and rhc
    King.
    SoonafterthedeathofPhraortes *
    1. u.xo3. Srytbians under A!ad)'es or lliedus innd-
    cd Jv!edt, and beat thc }.fedcs in battle.
    ./hmo NaboJtaJ/. I 13, and wcnt thcncc rn-
    wards Egypt, but wcrc met in 'PIJa.'llia
    by 'Pfommiticbus and bought off, and rc-
    turning reigned o ver a great p::ut of Afa:
    but in the cnd of about ycars wcrc cx-
    pcllcd ; rnany of thCir Princes cor;l-
    mandcrs bcing lain in a feafi by t he
    undcr the conduf of S, thc JllCCcJ-
    lor of jul: bt(Hc.rLc. !cfl
    o f Nineveb, and thc rcft: ioon ::
    ter torced ro retire.
    In rhc yc:u of Nabo7la.ffar I23, i ATt!(I-
    Puiyh;n. f'JO!(Jar the commander of thc force'; d.
    npud Eu- -, . . . . . . .
    b.in Cby11ziadon the of .djl)'na 111 Cbaf.
    Chron. P da:r:t rcvoltcd from hlm, a.lld bccamc 1\
    4,/::C3pud ) 1 /. d e>/ d . l '
    ot )flfJ_) .o; an ti 011 \\''J.. S e11 1n
    lum. P rhcn, or ioon aftcr, ii!Ccc.cdcd at NiJJc'cd,
    210
    ' by thc lafi 1\.iug of called Sarrtc by
    'Poi:J'bUior: and at lcngrh NdJilchadil('.;-:,.
    Zflr, rhcfon of marricd
    11.'\'lit'
    v
    SSYRIAN Em re.
    m\'ite rhc daubhrcr of ..Aflyages and fifi:cr of
    c'\:lxares ; and by this marriagc thc two
    milics h:wing affiniry, thcy
    conipircd J.::;ain11: rhc .Ji.f[Ynas; and Na6o-
    jJu/r?{t'J' bcing no:v g!0'\'11 old
    7
    andAJ{yage.r
    kir, dcad. rhc1r fon'> JVebuchadJtezzar
    C)'axaro lcd rhc Armics of thc two

    Nilwveh, ncw Sarac, de-


    i1roycd rhc ciry, and fharcd rhc Kingdom
    cf rhc L1jjyria11s Thi" \ itory of the
    )'t-,__s rcfcr LO rhc C!Jaidd'aJIS; thc Greeks
    ro rbc !lfedc.r; Tobit, Polyhijlor, 1ofl-
    fts ::lt'd Ctejias to borh. Ir gavc :1 bc-
    ro rhc grcar ficccffcs of Ncbuchad-
    7/f;:_.::::ar and C)'a.Yarcs,and bid thc foundJ.-
    -
    tion of rhc rwo colbrcral Empircs of the
    Bab)'h'Jia!ls and !llcdcs thdc bcmg bran-
    chcs of rhc AffyriaJJ Empirc : and rhcnce
    thc rime ofthe hil of rhc AJJ)riaJJ Empirc
    is dcrcrminccl, rhc conqucrors thcn
    i:1 rhcir yourh. In thc Rcisn of
    \\ hcn Zcpba11iab prnphcftcd, LViJeveb
    :1nd thc K ingdom of J f(jia wcrc fbnJ ing-,
    ::nd thcir Elll \\,as prcdidcd by thatProphct,
    XrjJb. i. r, and ii. 13 and in rhc cnd ofhis
    PhrrrflO i\'cc/Job 1\ing of
    thc fLtcccff<H of 'P.fromnititlm.r, \H'Ilt up
    thc 1\.ing nfJJf/)"rt ro thc rircr
    j'1Jrtztc.r, to :1:;;linl: Cttrc/;Ci!t(b or
    (/
    1
    'C!tti:tw, anlt in t l!ithcr flcw 7o-
    '1th, 2- xxiii. 29. 2 C'7'0JJ. x..:..:\. 20.
    :1'HI thcrcf()!'C tbc !afl Ki11L',. of /1[(1rz was
    .. , . - ""
    Jroi yct fhin. But in rhc rhirJ aud iinuta

    ycar
    29I

    292
    t
    tfJe
    SSYRIAN Em ire.
    ycar of Jchoiakim the fucccfTor of
    thc two conqucrors having takcn NiJJc;:c\
    ;.:.nd finiihed thcir war in Afjjria, profcet:
    red thcir conqud1:s wcfrward, and
    rhcir forccs againi1: thc King of
    asan invadcr ofthcir right of con<.]ucf1: thcl'
    s ,_ Kings bcat him at Carchemijh, and * took
    x.xiv.7. him wharcvcr he had ncwly taken from thc
    ]er..xlvi. A' f.:. . d h e
    '- Eupolc- J j)'Ttatts : an t cre1orc w e cannot crr ..
    musapud bovc ayear or two, ifwe rcfer thc dcfl:ruc-
    c. Jf Empire, ro thc iccond yca.r of Jeboitlkili:.
    Amzo Nabonan: 140. Thc namc
    lafl King Sarac might pcrh:1ps be
    cd from S4rcbcdott, as this namc was fron
    .A .!flrhadon, .Afflrhadon- Pttl, or StZrd1:
    11apalus.
    While the A.!JjriaJtJ reigncd at Ninc
    "<-'Ch, Ter fta \Vas divided into fevcral King
    doms ; and :1mongi1: othcrs thcrc \rJs J
    Kingdom of Elam, \vhich flouri1lcd in tbc
    days of J{ezekiab, MatJaf(eb, anJ
    ehoiakim Kings of ,7udab, and fcll in the
    (b.ys of Zedckiah, .7er. xxv. 2). and xli\.
    and Ezck. xxxii. 24. This Kingdom
    1ccms ro ha ve bccn potcnt, and to h:1vc h.lll
    wars with rhc King of Tourmt or .S_'tylm
    bcyond thc rivcrOxus with various fucct+ .
    .ami at Icngth ro !uve bccn fitbducd by tk
    Rttylo11tZJtJ, or onc of r!Jc
    For whilc ll1
    wdL CJtl.''t.:d'J"C,r rccovcrcd thc
    provillC<.:S of /lrmcllia, 'P(}lltlu, and Cdf'
    p ({'0(1',1'
    '
    i




    '
    SSYRIAN Empire.
    padocia, and then they went eafhvard a-
    gaint the provinces o! and 'Pflr-
    thia. Whetherthe 7_-J(c!Jdadtml.f, whom
    the Perjians reckon to ha ve bccn their ol-
    dcfl: Kings, werc Kings of thc Kingdom of
    f)am, or of that of thc A.ffi'raJts, an<l
    whcther Elam was con quered by thc A(-
    Jjriatu at thc fJ.mc time wirh
    and Sujiana in thc Rcign of Aff?'rhadoi:,
    andfoon aftcrrcvolrcd, T lcavcrn be cxJ.-
    mined.

    293
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    ,
    O the two
    Y thc fall ofthc ./lff:rm Et_]lpirc
    Kingdoms of thc Bct)'IUlltt!l.f atHl
    \ftdcs grc\v grcat and poten l. Thc
    ofrhc Kinns of Bttbyio are fbtcd !l Pto-
    " -
    ICiny's Canon: for undcrfbnding of w hich
    yoa ateto note tlut cvery Kin;;,'s Rcign ll
    tlur bcg;m with rhc Ldl Tbotb of hi"
    prc-lcccffin 's . as J _rat h cr by comu
    ... ., ._1
    ri:J:c;thc Reigns of thc Romalt Empcrors in
    rlw Cu1on wirh thcir rccnrdcd ir1
    . yc.trc;, months, and days, othcr Au-
    rhors: '' hcnce ir appcJ.rs from that C:-tnoll
    rlur: dj(bttdo!l dicd in thc ycar of NabD-
    r, m u li i s f ucccffor in
    thl')'CJr xor, CI?)'JJiadoJt inthcycar 123,
    Nabo-
    Nabopolaf!arin the year Iff and Ne11.
    chadne.7>zar in the year r 8 7. All the!c
    Ki11gs, and fome others mentioned in
    Canon, reigned fucceffively over Babylo11,
    and this lal: King died in thc 37th yeJr oi
    Jechoniab's captivity, 2 Ki11g s xxv. 27.
    and thcrefore ]ech01tiah was captivated in
    thc 1 5oth year of NaboJtaj(ar.
    This ca riviry was in thc eighth ycar o:
    ]\:."'cb11cha JJezzar's Rei n, 2 K i11gs xxil'
    12. and clcventh of ']e oiakim's: for rhe
    :firfi ycar of lv."'ebttcbadtteZ.7.ar's Rcign wa;
    thc tourth of'Jehoiakim's, 'Jer. xxv. r. ad
    Jeboiakim rcigncd eleven years befare rh:i
    captivity, 2 Ki11gs xxiii. 36. 2 C/Ji'Oil.
    xxxvi. ). and ']ecboni.ab threc month1.
    ending with thc captivity; and thc tcnth
    year of ']ecbo11iab's ca tivity, \ras rh:
    cightccnth year of ebttcbadm::::;;::,ds
    Rcign, Jer. xxxii. I. and thc clcrcnth
    ycar of Zcdekiah, in w hich Jertt.falt'JJ 11 .li
    takcn, was thc ninctcenth of Vebuchal
    nezzar, Jer. lii. 5, 12. and
    NebttcbadJJezzar bcgan his Rcign in rhe
    car ofNabonajfizr 142, thar i.s, t\\'O yc.ui
    d(nc thc dcath ofhis Elthcr Ntibopoiflj;;r.
    he bcing thcn madc King by hit> rhcr:
    and Jeboiakim i.ICcccdcd 'bis rhcr ."fo(;
    in tbc ycar of NtzOllaJ{tzr r 3 9 , ami F
    ntji!lnJl \\':lS ukcn :wd thc
    burnt in thc ycar of .l'{a/;oa(!;,,. 16:,
    abour twenty yc:us afrcr thc dcl:mhon
    of Niltr:'treb.

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    onians and 797
    The Reign of Darius over
    prjia, by the Canon and tiJe conJcnt of all
    \ Chronologers, and by fcvcral Eclipies of
    ; rhe Moon, bcgJ.n in iprng in thc year of
    JVabonaifitr 227: and Jt the fo!lrth)'ear of
    ]\Ng Darius, itt tbc 4th dtty !tJth
    moJitb, whicb is thc mo11th Chif1cu, whe1t
    tbc ]cws had ftllt tt11to tbe ho11jc God,
    frt)'i!lg, jhottld 1 weep iJt tbefftb mo11th as
    1 have do11e thefe fo many ;ears? t !Jc
    ofthe Lord carne tmto Zcchariah, fl!Jillg,
    peak N all the peopic La11d, a11d to
    the Priefls, jtzyi11g; yc and
    rnottrned 1t thejijtb aJtd fevmth mo;th e-
    vntthoftfevetyycars, did)'c at alJfa(f
    Tinto me? Zecb. vii. Count bxk wards
    rhofefevcnty years in which thcy Ltftcd in
    the fifrh monrh for the ofrhc
    plc, and in the fevcnth forthe of C
    da/ia!J; and tbe bumina of the Tcm.1lc ami
    1
    dcarh ofGedatiab. will f:rlt uoon rhc :1 frh
    andfcventh Jewijb rnonths, rhc ye:u vf
    Nabo11a_({ar r 6o, a'> abo ve.
    As the Cbatdtean Afl:ronomers countctl
    the Reigns of rheir Kings by rhc ycars nf
    N_abonai[tzr, beginning wirb rhc m::m.
    Tbotb, lo che Jews, a<> rhcir Author..; rcll
    us, countcd rhc Rcigns of rhcir.s by rhc
    beginningcvcry yc:u wirh
    monrh Nifall: fr if an y King
    l11s Rcign a few days befo re chis month bc-
    gan, it was rcckoncd ro him for a wholc
    year, ami thc bcginning of tbis month was
    U :.lCCOllll
    accountcd thc bcginning of thc fecond yc1r
    ofhis Reign,; and accordi?-g ro this rcckon-
    ing rhc firf[ year of Jehq;akim began \rirh
    thc month J!l,tiflm, A11no Naona_([. I
    tho' his Rcign mght not rcally begin 'rill
    fiYc or fix months afrcr; and thc fourth yor
    o (]ciJo irzk.irn, and fi r11 ofNebuc bad11 e zz,r.
    according to thc rcckoning of thc Jc-. .::s,
    ' . '
    bcg:m \\' irh rhc month Ni fa, A11110
    r..p. ; and thc fir11: yc:u of Zr:dckiiih.
    and of Jr:coniab's captiviry, and nimh
    yc:u of Ndmcbadczzar, began \\'th rhc
    month \""tj:w, in rhc ycar of NtlbO!la(lar
    1 )O; and the tcnth ycar of Zede!tZIJ, :lllli
    J Urh oftVcbuchadllezzar, bcgan \\irh rhc
    month .1\.Ti;m in thc ycar of Naolla_(l;t'i'
    1 /\9. Now in the ninth year of Zedrk.ird;,
    A'cb!c!JczdrJe zzar invadcd Judtea ami thc
    cit!CS thcrcof, and in thc tenth month of
    tlut ycar, ancl tcnth day of rhc month. he
    and bis hof1: bdicgcd Jcr11jidcm, 2 A jr
    :xxv. T Jt'r. :xxxi v. I. xxxx. T. and l1i.
    + From rhs time to rhc tcnth month in
    l he iixond ycar of'Darius are jufl krcnry
    y c;r", accordingly, 11pon ti.Jr: "2.-t/ !J cl<v.
    rft bt drvr 11 t t!JO!lt b o ft I.Jc_(l:col/ d _\'t'l! r o(
    ' t be .-..;_urd o( tbe Lord Crl/Ji' 1!!1!0
    Zccluri;lh,----- alldthe .//;t'-f!,rloft!H J,(li'f/
    Jcli rl, () !J Lord o fH o ji s, how fo11cf!, :.;_ i.ltl/',;
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    ot /J<t7't mercv 011 J crulcm, a !Id 011 t lt o-
    tinrdJudJ.h,-tl,(!,iilljlvJ.Jic/; tbou !J(/1 l
    1
    "t!
    i 11 d iJ!, "ttl i o 11, t IH:fe t brcc.f{o re rw rl 1 t'l!
    )l'iiJ'J', Ltcb. i. 7, 12. So thcnthc ni1tth
    \'(,\:
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    011Ians and

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    year of_ in which indi_g:la-
    : tion agamf1 Jerttjrtfcm :1nd rhc CitiCS ot ]lt-
    dab bcgan, commcnccd wirh rhc monrh

    Ni foil in the ycjr ofJVd;oJJa/(ar r 58 ; ::111d
    the clcventh year of Z edekidb, Jrhl ninc-
    recnrhof Nclmcbrtdtle;:::,;:::,rtr, in \\l;:L'h th::::
    ciry was rakcn, and thc Temple bumr,
    commenccd wirh rhc monrh ;..\'if'm in rhc
    ycar ofNabo11a/[tzr r 6o, as abo\ c.
    By all thec cluratcrs thc
    akim, Zedek.iab, and JYclmcb,u!:Jc.::,.:::;.1r,
    fccm ro be iidEcicnrly dcrcrmincd, anr!
    rhereby thc Chronology of thc in
    thc Old Tef13mCnt is conncclcd \\ i ::h rlur
    of htcr rimes: for bct\\cen rh:: d2:1rh of
    Solomo!l anJ rhc ninrh ycar of ZrJck.itd.J,
    whcrcin NebucbadJJczz1r invadcd .f:Jdtf(f,
    and bcgan the Siege of tkrc
    \\ere 390 ye1rs, as is nunitdl both by rhc
    r.rophely of Ezelel, chap iv. and hy
    lnmming up the ycars of th:: K of J:I-
    dab; anJ from thc ninth yeJr of.l
    inclufivcly ro the vnlg:tr .. /}.:.r,l of Cbri/1,
    thcre \\'ere )90 uorll thclc
    numbcrs, wirh lulf thc Rcign of Soh-
    JJ/Oil, make up .1 rhoubnd
    Inrhc* )trcr:g,
    NrlbOI!a/J. 13 o, 'P/;,uttob Acrboh, rh.e iuc- . .\11
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    l'J
    ccJfor of 'Pja'mm i t ic/J;u, c1mc \\' i L h :l .l r :: . ..:.
    -
    :11:rny ont nfEg_-ypt :1g:1infl_rhe 1\ uf .3
    na, and denicd .'J
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    t-
    drea, ben che Jcws <lt or 1/,<<r.h-
    Jus bcforc t:gypt, ncw ]';jt!.J thci r 1\
    U 1- m ::ll\.: 1 1 c. d'
    300
    marchcd to Carcbemijh or Circutittm, :1
    to\\ n of A!efopotamia upon Euphrates,
    and too kit, poTel: himiC!f of thc citics of
    Syritt, fcnt for Jeboabaz the ncw K itw of
    rhcrc .. Jll;ldc 'Jeboiakim K ing in thc room
    and put thc K ingdom of]udtt/; ro
    rributc: but King of A yria bcing in thc
    mean time bcficgcd ano Libducd, and ]\?'if:-
    'VC!J dd1:roycd by A!fuerus, K ing of rhc
    J.!edes, ami JVcbttchadnezzczr King ofRa-

    thc concucrors bcing tbcrcby cn-
    titlcd ro thc counrrics bclonging to thc K
    of Aj[yria, thcy led their vitorious
    againft the King of Egypt \Y ho lud iCi1cd
    p::utofthcm. For Nebttcbadezzar, al1if.
    !f red by* Ajtibares, that is, by /lflivar{'S,
    mus3pud A,ucru.r, Ack.f.;:..:ere.r, A:,:ere:, or Cy-Jlx-
    Eukb. ere.r, King ofthc .Afedes, in t thc third yc:1r
    :1. King. lo11 tl!IS, Afcdes, Syrians, Afoabitcs anJ
    "XXIV 2 7 /f . 1 b f' l .
    -tD. ' . ..nlJJ1/lO!IItCS, to t lC 11l1111 Cr O 10000 C Uri
    .
    ots, :111d r 3 oooo foot, and 12oooo horlc.
    .tnd bid wat1c Samaria, Gaiiiee, Scytbopo
    lis, and thc Jc"W'S in and bc-
    ficgcd Jcruflt!rm. and took King ]d;oiil-
    :fDan.i.:t1' i.:im alivc, aml t bound him in cluin'> f(>r J
    :1. Chron. 1 d }') /_ f '1\ j 1
    xxxvi.6. t1111C, LHrlC to )auy 011, .J_/a!/IC ;1!1t
    othcr.;; ofthc pcoplc, and part of what G old
    aml Sil ver ami BraiS thcy found in thc Tcm-
    Jcr.xlvi. pie: and in J thc fnurth ycar of 7c/Joiil-
    1.,
    l:im, which thc rwcnticth of JV,opo-
    ,,g;tr, thcy rourcd thc army of
    Na!Jo/
    1
    N echoh at Carcbcmijh, and by purfLiing thc
    \rar took from the King of E'--rz._ypt what-
    cvcr pcrtaincd ro him from thc ri\'Cr of
    to rhc rivcr nf ._,upbratcs. This
    o E' ,- ' f 'j' . l p 1 pu. o-
    J'atrapa of 'l,)'fl, i)'rJa, arH ' oa:- fc:ph. An-
    t!icia; and rhis 'idorr o ver him put an cnd tit.l.
    10

    ro hi-; in Ca'k-J'yritt :tnd c.ll.
    \rhich hc-lud nc\\'ly -inr:1dcd, :111d a
    bc<rinninO" ro thc Rci<rn of A'L'!tcb(zc!Jte ;:::,-
    ==" 0 J
    :::;ar rhcrc: and br rhc conquc11s o\ cr A/
    J3'ria and Syritt rl-ic lin:lll Kingdom of Ba-
    b)'!OJt was crcdcd into a porcm Empirc.
    Whill: ).7\JebHcbadllez;:::,tr \LlS ac'ling in
    Syria, t his rhcr Nczbo_polaj[rzr Jicd, hav- t Berof.
    ing reigned 2 I and J.'!cucbadcz- 2pud Jo-
    zar u on thc nc\\s rhercoL haviJw ordcrcd lcph. Anr .
    S
    . ::7 J.Q,C,ll,
    his :1 airs in _y na rcnuncd ro Bab)'tOJt, lca-
    ving the e;1ptivcs and bis wirh his Cr-
    rant'> ro follow him: and from hcnccfor-
    \Llrd he applicd himJCif iomcr imcs ro war,
    conquering Sittaa1te, Arabia,
    Edom, Egypt, and fome orhcr countrics;
    and fomctimcs ro pc:1cc, aJorning thc Tem-
    ple of Be/s \\'th rhc liJoils rlur he lu.d ra-
    ken; and rhc ciry of Bttbyfoz wirh
    ::J
    ficcnr walls and garcs, and fbrcl y palaccs
    and pcnfilc gardcns, a') Berojits relates; a1H.l
    othcr thinQs he cm thc nc\Y rivcr'>
    Nttarlnalcha and '.Pal!tJCOjJas abo ve BtZb)-
    /o, and built rhc ciry of TercdoJJ.
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    ]ttdtEtt wac; now in fervirude undcr the
    1\ ing of Bab]l01t, being invadcd and illbdu-
    cdinthcrhirdandfourth years of Jeboitz.
    J:im, rmd J choiakirn ftrved him tbrce
    )f'ars. aJZd tbc1t tllrllrd cwd rebe!!rd. 2
    ](ill(. xxiv. r. \Vhilc
    (.
    of rhc Cbaldtea!!s continucJ
    "
    i11 j_\ria, ]ehoia/.:.im \LlS undcr comptd(.
    011; thcy rclllrned ro Baby!on, Jclni-
    (r/ill'l Cl.llltinucd in fidcJity thrcc ) CU'.
    tlut i<>. during rhc 7th, 8th aml9th of
    Rcign. and rcbcllcd in thc tcmh: \rhcrc-
    ,-
    uxm in rhc rcturn or cnd of rhc th.lr
    *:. r.:::rg, i-.; in JiJring. he fcnt * and bcfcgcd Jtruft
    j . r:t . 1 1 j jj
    cm. C1!
    1
    Jtt LltCt j CCO!IItl/J t 1C Oll aiH tiC
    L..
    2 Chrnn. cciTor of ']e!Jotkim, JiJoilcd the Tcmp!c,
    >.),AY!. Jo. ant! c.trticJ a\LlY to B<'thy!olt rhc PritlCC\,
    erar: "me:1' iiniclis, and ali rlut wcrc f1t h
    \' . ;lnJ, \\' hcn 11011C rc:mained but
    t t Kings ponrcf1 nf thc pcoplc. nudc t Zcdi'rt'J
    i .. ?.;
    1
    . t he ir K in:;, and bo und h i m upo n h ro
    ;
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    , 1C, I:J. krrc rh::: of fl.zh]lrJJt: thi.; \i':lS ir
    kt in rhe cnd nf rhe yc:H n
    'f:/;,: .. t/..:.n:J, ::111d bcinniiw of thc )'C.H ot'
    . 0 o
    1\'t'!/'IJJ!I{'(tr ljr).
    :fF::.rk. />lck.i .. dJ nonyirhn :llHling hi11 o:nh j re
    ;,;;r:. 15, voltz',\, ;lnd nudc :l CD\TIUIH \\ith thc

    of F.;yp!, ;md chcrcforc iVtc/)(tdllc.-:::.:..-:..n
    = K ,, i 11 r k: n i 11 r h y e ;l r o f L f' Jd t b J i 1 1 \ .t
    1
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    ,.,v.
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    . r r" . . l t' '11 : 1 } !' ;_;.: f/; 1110 111 IJ () f t J H C ',' Ca r b C ! ;_' ,\
    .\;..,_,. 'jtFl.j,:/n J_:.!ll, :111d ill thc clc\'Cillh) '
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    a
    onians and
    of Zedekiah, in the: 4th and 5th months,
    afrcr a ficge of one ycar and an halt: too k
    and burnt the City and Temple .

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    .L\.rc6uchadnezzar, alter he w:1-: madcKing
    by his thcr, reigncd ovcr Tba:JJicia .
    C'rrk-Syria +5 ycars, ami* arrcr thc de.uh
    , . ro .
    of his fathcr 43 yc:1r'>, and t afrcr rhc capri- -- 2 K1ng
    viry of Jeconiab 3 7; and thcn \Ll" Jccc2- xr..v.
    1
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    dcd by his m Evi!JJU'J'Oddcb, callcd 1 /t-
    arodtuntts in .7L'romc t t r1:cron.
    rclls us, tlut Evibm:rod,.ciJ rci:.:;ncd iCvcn mlil. };:v.
    vcars in his thcr's lifc-timc, whilc his -
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    thcr Jid C:lt [!:rJ.fS \V t h O X Cl1, anJ aftcr h S f.t-

    rhcr's rcburation w:1s put in pnf(m \\-ith
    .7cconiab King of JudtZ!J 'rill thc Jcarh of
    his thcr, ::md thcn fi.Iccccdcd in th-:
    Thronc. In thc fifth of .fL'CO!li:zb'.:,
    optivity, Bel(ha.zzar \\as ncxt in
    to his tJ.ther .LVcbttcbadncz.-:::,ar, and wa-; d2-
    ro be his 1uccdTor, Rarucb. i. 2, r '
    TI, 12, 14. and thercforc
    \Ll" e ven thcn in difgLlCC. U pon hi" com-
    ing to thc Thronc he brought hi-; Cricml 2 King:
    and comnanion J{'COJJidb om of J'riJn on xxv.
    2
    7
    ,- y, G.c,
    rhc 27th (h y of thc twcl frh mo11t h : In t hat
    Ncucbctdnc-:::,zar dicd in rhc cnd of \\in-
    rcr. A11110 NboJut ( 1 8;.
    h'7; i lmerodi!c b tw o y c:us
    his fathcr's dcJth, :mJ ior !Ji-; lt1l and n il
    !11:11ll_Jcr_s \Ll> fLtin by his fi!l-:-r's hti-;Ju,,J
    J\'1'1'1,'!, 11 'lar, or N!!; ;!, rd.-rJ.'.r, l\'.t oii.
    J , r ll, i 'w ro t he C. m, 1 J 1.
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    Nerigli rar, in the name of his young
    fon Labojordttcbtts, or Laboaj{erdach, the
    grand-child of Nd;uc!JadtJezzar by hi\
    daughrcr, rcigned four yc:us, according ro
    thc CJ.non and Beroflts, including thc lhort
    Reign of J--aboaJJerdacb alone: for La6o-
    a!ferdach, according to Beroflts and }ojc-
    pbus, ninc monrhs aftcr thc ckuh
    cf his bthcr, and for his evil manncrs
    was hin in :1 by thc confpiracy of l:is
    fricnds wirh J\
    7
    r!bou11edus a Baby/otliaJJ, to

    whom by confcnt thcy gavc rhc Kingdom:
    but thck ninc months are not rcckonc-J
    apart in thc CJ.non.
    J.Vabo;medus, or Nabo11adius, according
    to the Canon, began bis Reign in thc ycar
    of Nab:ma 4r 193, reigned evenrem
    and endcd his Reign in thc ycar of
    .Nabo11a ar210, be!ngthcn vanquiihcdand
    takcn by C)rtts.
    Eler()t!Ot!ls calls this lafl: Kina of BabJ-
    ]ott, and fays that e wa-> rhc
    fon of a formcr Lab)'J!ttts, and of Nitc-
    cris an cmi11ent ofBakylo11: by thc
    [:1rher fCems ro undcrlanJ rhat Labyl!i-
    t.ir, who, :1shcrellsu'>, \\':1Sl\ngof Bab)'-
    io11 \Y hn1 thc grc::tr Eclipfc of thc: S un prc-
    ditcd by Tbrtles put an cnd ro rhc lirc
    yc:us \\ :1r bctwccn rhc A!edes ami (wl-
    flll-'.; and r was rhc grcar l\7cbuchad!,c;>
    ' Ju11, Bctj/:a::::.:::::.ar, andLurh rk.1t
    \ras his llrhcr: and Jo fji.Jll s rclls
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    oniansand
    us, * rhat rhc lall King of Baby Ion was cal- Jof. Ant.
    Jed Naboande! by thc Baby/o;ta1Js, and l.o.c.u.
    reianedfcvenrcen ycars; and thcrefore he is
    King of Ba!Jy!olt with Naborme-
    dtts or Labyttittts; and this is more ao-reca-
    ble ro f.1.cred writ rhan ro make Na o7me-
    dtts a 1l:rangcr ro the royallinc: for alltta-
    tioJts werfl to ftrve Ncbucludnczzar tlltd
    /lis pojterity, titl tbe very time ofbis !tmd
    fhortld come, attd may 7tatiOJzs fhould .forve
    themftlves ofbim, .fer. xxvii . 7. Beljhaz-
    zar was born and livcd in honour befare
    rhe fifrh ycar of J econiah's ctptivity.
    \\'hich was rhc clcventh ycar of Nebuchad-
    uezzar's Reign; and rhcreforc he was a-
    : bovc 34 ycars old at thc dcath of E vi/me-
    1'odacb, andfo could be no other King rhan
    Nabotmedtts: for Laboafferdacb rhe grand-
    lon of Nebttchade zzar was a child whcn
    he rcigned.
    Herodottts t rells us, rlut thcre wcrc rwo t Heroa.
    fJmous of BabyloJt, Semiramis l. r.c.I8f,
    and Nitocris; and rhat rhc larrcr \Vas more tS.
    skilful : fl1c obtCrving that rhc Kingdom of
    rhc .!Jfet!es, l1aving Jitbducd m:my citics,
    :tnd among othcrs JViJJC'7;cb, :wa'> bccnmc
    grc;t and porcnt, inrcrccprcd :llld fortificd
    rhc pafTagcs out of Jl!cdia in ro Rrtby/oia;
    and rhc rivcr which bdorc was araighr, hc
    madc crookcd wll grcat \\'indings, tlur ir
    uc more f<xbrc, apt ro over-
    flow : and on rhc fidc of thc ri ver abn\'C
    Brtbylrm in imitation of rh e La k. e of J11rt'-

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    n V Ita
    J\pol
    1
    oni.
    J,.J.C. lf.
    ris in Egypt, fl1e dug a Lake every \LW
    forty miles broad, ro reccive the water f
    the river, an_d kecp ir for watcring the land.
    S he built alo a bridge ovcr thc river in thc
    middle of Babylott, turning the l:ream into
    the Lake 'rli rhe bridge was built. 'Phi.
    loflrattts aith, * rhat he made a
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    under thc river two fJ.rhoms broad, mcan-
    ing an archcd vault ovcr which the rim
    flowed, and \V hich thcy might \Llli;
    crofS the rivcr: he calls her a Affde.
    Berofits rells us, that f,l.ebucbad;ez:::orir
    built a penlilc gardcn u )011 are hes, bcc.1ulc
    bis witC was a liJe e anJ dclighrcd ia
    mount::linous profpcls, fi1ch ::!S abcmndcd in
    ]lfedia, bur were wanting in Bayio!!.t:
    fhc was rhc daughtcr of Aiyagu,
    fil:cr of Cyaxeres, Kings ofthe JVcdc.r.
    Nr:bttcbad11ezzar married hcr upon :1
    lcaguc benvccn thc two flmilics againf1- rk
    King of.AJ!)ria: but Nitocris be J
    nother woman who in thc Rcinn of hcr J(m
    o
    Lak)'!Jittts, a voluprnom :1ncl Yicion.., King.
    too k cuc of hi" atfairs, and f()r
    J(incrdom arrainfl: thc }Jedes, did thc 11
    :::;J 0
    a hove mcntioncd. This is rlur Quccn !11Cil
    tioncd in 'Daliirl, chap. v. ver. rn.
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    7 ofl'P t relates out of rhc Tpi.'lll re
    t o . ron t. . . . J 1
    Aii"n.l. 1. conh, tlur 111 thc Rc1gn o{' t oort ,u
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    1. of T__)rc, rlut city w:1s by J\'d;!:
    c/Jru/;lc::::.::::,ar thirtccn )'Cll'S to0cthcr: inth:
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    cnd of th.tt lic::,c .lt/;o/)(J,r thcir 1( ':ti
    ib in , E;::,; e k. x x v i i i . , 9 , 1 u . d :ti i r
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    a onians and
    l1im, according ro thc Tyria1t rccords,
    rcigned Baat ten ye:us, Eotihaltts and
    Cbel6es onc ycar, Ab6artts thrce months,
    llfytgomtsand Cerajlrattts fix ycars, Ba-
    iatonts onc ycar, ldi'J'b'tzltt.r tour years,
    and Irormts t\\cnty years: and in thc four-
    rccnth ycaroflroJJms, C1y the Tyrian rc-
    cords, rhc Rcign of C)ru.r bcgan in BtJb)'-
    fofia ; therctcJre thc ti cgc of 'l)re bcgan
    48 years :md lome months befo re thc Rcign
    of C)'J"ItS in B-li;)'/07tia: it bcgan w hen Je-
    1'!1[tt!em had bccn ncwly ta!\.cn and burnt,
    \rirh the Temple, Ezek. xxY. and by
    confcquencc afrcr rhc yc.u of e-
    ro.al/s C:1pti\'ity, or r6:::Jth ycar of lV.abo-
    1htf{"ctr, and thcretorc thc Rci:;n of Cynts
    in Baby!onia bcgan aCter thc of Nabo-
    JJaHctr 208; it cndcd bcforc rhc eight and
    nrcnticrh ycar of ec01al/s caprivity, or
    176th ycar of N;z/;oafttr, Ezek. xxix.
    F. and rhcrctorc rhc Rcign of Cyrlts ia
    Bttb)'!ol!ia bctorc tbc ycar of Nabo-
    JJa'jtZr 2 r r. By rhis argumcnt thc firf1 ycar
    of C)nu in Btzbylo;Jia\var:; onc of rhc two
    inrcrmcdi:ltc l'J<), 2 ro. Cyrtts in-
    Lldcd Bctb_y!onia in thc of Nrt!ta '(
    nr 209 ; * BtZ)'lon hdd Otlt, ami thc ncxt
    \\'as takcn, rcr. Ji. 39 )7. by divcrr- l.r,c.I89,
    thc river and cntring rhc
    ciry rhrou!,h rhc cmpricd ch:tnnd, :llld by 1. 7 p.19o,
    Coiz:,ucncc Jtlcr lllidJiunmcr: thc ri- '.9' '9l
    Ed. Pam.
    by thc mclring of thc Jiww in Arme-
    1!J.tr, orcrnu\\-; yc,!rl y iu thc of
    ium-
    308
    *Dan.v.
    30, 31'
    Jofeph.
    Ant.l. 10.
    c. 11,
    fummcr, but in the hcat of ftunmcr grO\n
    low. * And that night was the I<mg oj'
    Babylon jlai11, attd Darius the Mcdc, or
    Kittg of the Medcs, too k the Kingdom, bc-
    ing about threeftore and two years old:
    io rhcn Babylott was rakcn a month or t\I'O
    after thc tmmcr folfl:icc, in rhc ycar
    of NabotJajjar 210; as rhc Canon J.l!o
    rcprefents.
    t A:fch.
    Perla: v.
    761.
    Thc Kings of thc .kfedes befare C)'rus
    wcrc Phraortes, Ajtyages, C)'
    axeres, or Cyaxares, and 'Daritts: rhc
    three firl: rcigncd befo re thc Kingdom grcw
    grcat, the nvo lal: wcre great conqucrors,
    and erctcd thc Empire; for .di.fcby!lts,
    who f1ourifl1cd in rhe Rcigns of 'Dari11s
    Hyjlafpis, and Xerxes, and dicd in rhe
    76th Olympiad, introduces 'Daritts thus
    complaining of thofe w ho pcrfuaded his ion
    Xerxes ro invade Greece; t
    Toty.fp orcJltv tpyov :::;)v .tvov
    , T '" '
    Mqr::;ov, IEJf.L>'1::;ov orov o< -x-w,
    Te o' f.::;u Et!' qwv EeHavwqEv?rtq5v"
    T '"'"'
    a T6 ava:E T>jVO W'lrCltfiv,
    'Ev' f.L>;Ao-rp1)l
    Ta:ytTv, txov1a qHq7r1pov
    MAot; yiip ;v ?rp.7.-rot; c;p:t.TII-
    "AM1<; o' KEiv ..,.-ai.; -r6o' tpyov .jwq,
    4>p6v,, yCt.p avTH- ola:Ko::;pt1)lHv.
    a' a-r' auTH- Ki:po, 0axJ.WV
    They bave do11e a wor k
    Tbe greatejl, a11d mfJjt memorable, jitcb ,as
    tJever d, hr
    Mm.
    l.


    ''

    <J
    1' 1
    ..,
    a
    oniansand
    '
    Por it bas emptied tbe falliJtg Su:
    ;, From tbe time that King J upitcr grtlJttcrl
    tbis !Joottr,
    TbatonemaJtjhottld reig11 07Jer all frt:it-
    fttl Afia,
    Havi1tg tbe imperial Scepter.
    For be that firjt led tbe army was a M eJe;
    7be 11ext, wbo was bis fim, ji11ijht tbe
    'Xork,
    For prudence dire[/ed bis fout;
    The third was Cyrus, a bappy matt, &c.
    The Poet hcre attributes rhe founding of
    rhe Medo- PerjtaJt Empire ro rhc two im-
    mediate predeceffors of Cyrus, thc firfl: of
    which was a .Afede, and rhcfccond was his
    fon: the fccond was 'Daritts the Me de, the
    immediate prcdcccTor of Cyrtts, according
    ro and rherefore rhe firft was the
    farhcr of2Jctritts, rhat is, /lcbjitertts, il/ftt-
    ents, Oxyares, Jxeres, Princc Axeres, or
    Cy-Axeres, thc word Cy fignifying a
    Princc: for 1JaJtiet rclls us, th:lt 'Darius
    ILls the on of Achfltertts, or Ahafiunts,
    rhc Maforetes crroneoufl y call him, of
    rhcfccd of thc Afedcs, rhat is, of rhciccd
    royal: this is that A_[/1terus who wgcrhcr
    \rirh Nebuchad11e zzar roo k and dcflroycd
    Nineveh, accordina ro Tobit: which acti-
    :Jnd by E11polemus to /ljfibttres, a name
    pcrhapc; e o rrupt 1 y \vri tren tor Jllflterll.r. By
    rhis vitory o ver the A,,yrim;s, and ftdwcr-
    vcrfiun
    309

    r e Em ir es o t d
    fion of their Empire feared ar Ni!teveb,
    and the enfuing conquel:s of .Arme;tia,
    Cappadocia and Perjia, he be an to cxtcnd
    thc Reign of one man over a 1 ..djia; and
    his fon 'Darius rhe Mede, b conquering
    thc Kingdoms of Lydia and abylott, fi!li
    fhcd rhe work: and rhe rhird King was Cy.
    rtts, a happy man for his grcat i.1cceffcs un-
    der and againl: Varitts, nd largc and pea ce.
    ablc dominion in bis own Reign.
    Cyrtts livcd fevenry ycars, according ro
    C icero, ::md reigned nine ycars o ver Bczky-
    m, according to Ptofemy's Canon, :mJ
    rhcrcforc was 6 r ycars old at the raking of
    Babylo1t, at which time Varitts thc .A!ede
    was 62 years old, according ro 'DaJJief:
    and rherefore 'Daritts was rwo Gencrations
    youngcr than Ajfyages, the grand.thcr of
    *Herod. Cyrtts: for Jljlyages, according ro borh *
    1-lerodottts and XeJtophotz, gave his
    phon. Cy- ter lvla1tda1te to Camb_)'.fes a Princc of Per-
    rop:cd.l.I. jia, :111d by them bCC:1illC thC grandfathCr Of
    P
    3
    ' Cyrtts; and Cyaxeres \vas rhc ion of .Ajl_y-
    iCyropred. ages, according to t ){e;tophoJt, and
    l. !.p. l.l. bis dauohtcr ro c\'J'IIS. This daun hrcr,
    e ro- . . :::. 'J ;::,
    p. handiome, and ufcd ro play Wlth (_y1:11J


    when rhcy were both children, and tu hy
    11c would marry him: and rhcrct(nc
    _ thcy wcre much of rhe bmc agc. XtJlU-
    pbo7t ith rhat C)nts married hcr afrL'r thc
    cak.ing of Babylo;t ; bnt lhe was thcn Jll old
    woman: ir's more probable that he marricd
    . ht:r

    a
    onians and
    herwhileihe was youngand lu.ndiome, and
    he a young man; and that bccatdc he \vas
    rhe brother-in-law of 'Daritts rhc Kimr, he

    Icd the armics of thc Kingdom untl he rc-
    volred: fo then s, CJ'axere s ami
    '])ar itts reigned 1 ccc[IJ ve 1 y o ver t he
    \Jedes; and C)'rus \\':lS thc grandlon of A.f
    tyages, and nurried rhc {flcr of 7Jarius,
    andfuccceded him in thc Thronc.
    Herodotus thcrdorc * Iuth in verted the *
    orJer of thc Kings Ajlyages ami C_yaxerrs, L x.
    makingCyaxeres ro be thc ion ::md li.tccciT<Jr
    ofPhraortes, and thc hthcr and
    f(Jr of Ajlyages thc f:nhcr ofJ1fadallc,
    grandfarhcr uf Cyr!ts, and tclling m, t11J.t
    this Ajlyages marricd Ar:11e rhc danahrcr
    of JJ.lyattes King of Lydia, and \vl'<> at
    Jcngth takcn prioncr ami dcpri ved of his
    dominion by C_yrus: ami P attfimias harh
    copied aftcr Jlerodotus, in relling us tlut
    /l.flyages rhc fon of Cyttxcre s rcigned ia
    J\fedia in the days of Alyattrs 1\ing of LY
    4
    dia. CyaxereJlud afon who nurricd A-
    rime the daughtcr of Af)'fltfe; but rhis
    f(m WJ.s not the hther of Mcmdae, and
    of Cyrus, but of thc mc a;rc
    e - .::>
    ll'ith Cyrus: and hi" rrue namc is prcicncd
    in rhc name of rhc Varic s, w hich u pon rhc
    conLucfl: of Cra)fusbyrhc conduct of hi-;
    Ccl!cral Cyrtts, he coy ned out of rhe gold
    filver of tl1c conquercd L_ydtd!ls: hi)
    IJ.Imc wa-. thercforc Darts, a..; he is Cll-
    hl by 'Dattirl; for 'Dmcl r.:dls us, rlur
    th i:o
    312 O the Em ires o
    this 'Darius was a Me de, and that his fJ.
    ther'snamc was Ajfttertts, that is Axeres or
    Cyaxeres, as above: confidering thercforc
    that Cyaxeres reigned long, and that no au-
    thor mentions more Kings of Afedia tlun
    one called Ajlyages, and that .11!-Jcb)'irts
    who livcd in rhoie days knc\V but of t1ro
    great Monarcbs of lvledia and Perjia, thc
    tither and the ion, older than Cyrtts; ir
    fcems ro me rhar Ajlyages, rhc father of
    Martda11e and grandfathcr of Cyrus, \vas
    the father and predeccffor of Cyaxeres;
    and thar the on andfucceffor of Cyaxeres
    was called 'Daritts. Cyaxeres, according
    Hrrod. ro * Herodottts, reigncd 40 years, and bis
    l. J.c.1o6, fuccefor 3), and Cyrtts, according to Xe-
    130 1tophott, fcven: Cyrus died Amto Nabottaf
    219, according ro the Canon, and thereforc
    Cyaxeres died An11o Nabotzaj[. 177, and
    began his RcignAnno N"1botta{f. 137, anJ
    bis farher .Jjlyages reigned 26 ycars, bcgin-
    ninrr his Reign at rhe death of Pbraortes,
    was flain by the ..llj[yria11s, Am1o
    Nahotta/f. r 1 r, as abo ve.
    Ofall thc Kings ofthe Medes, c_ya:arcs
    tHerod. was rhc greatcfl: warrior. t f:lith
    l . c.
    10
    3 rhat he was much more valiant than his :111-
    cefl:ors, and rhat he was rhc flrfl: who di1 i-
    dcd thc Kingdorn into provinccs, and red u-.
    ccd rhc irregular and undiCiplincJ torces ot
    rhc Medes into difciplinc and ordcr: and
    thercforc by thc tdl:imony of
    he was that King of the Me des w hom A.j-
    c IJ)'Ius

    a
    rll)'ftts nnkc:, rhc (i dl: conqucror a11d ;. '11-
    lkr of thc E m pi re ; inr 1 lr'f''Jtl;! !t 1 re -.-
    . knt.:: him and hi Jo; to lLn e :h:-.._ t t'". o
    immcdi:1rc wcdccc!<Y'i of Cvn:.>, e;- i.;
    - '
    only m tl!c 1umc of thc !(m.
    norhin::; g!o1 i(ltt'>: in vf hi::>
    Rcign :1 body of S't]tbitws c.>nmun-
    ccd by j'
    1
    .-td\'C., * lll\'adcd JJr:dia J.nd par-

    thia, as rci:rncJ Lhuc 28
    . '
    ycars; bur at lcngrh his fon C)'axercs cir-
    cumvcntcd and 1lcw thcm in a fcaf1:, and
    madc rhe rcfl: fl v ro thcir brethrcn in Par-

    tbia; and immcdiatcly aftcr, in conjunc-
    , tion with JVebucbaJ;czzar, invadcd a!ld
    iubvcrtcd rhc h ingdom of ./!Jfj'riiz, Jc-
    fl:rovcd J.Vine"vc/; .
    .1
    ln rhc fourrh ,-eJ.r nf .Jcbr;it?!im, "ili.:h
    '' the ]cr:.:.:s rccko.n to be thc firll: of J\'L.'m-
    .: dJrldltr!::::;_z,ar. OJtiiW his Rci,rn ti-om hi.;;
    o o
    l. nudc Ktne!; by his L!thcr, or from thc
    1, \ ..
    '. mnnth 1\:.i frm p w he n r h vi ln r')
    : had nc\\'1 y Jharcd th-:- Empirc of th2 .L/f(Y
    I'lils, and in nrokcuting thcir vidor\' Wl!'C
    l -
    inLlding ,\)ritz J.ttd 'P/;rncirt, :tnd \\'2rt.:
    r\'adv to ltlvadc rhC' n:1rion-; round
    noli rhrcJtned rlur /;1' --.;_:ordd rlli (/!('
    .('il/ics o( t!Jc r lut o;, thc J!Wi
    of rl1" t'JJ'I Nl)"h.lL1l .. ,., lJ" ,.1,
    1,.. j)
    1
    _. j "- \..,,.__,, ' ,./,, '
    1\.iJ!g of Ihbylnn, rtlld lnt'-'.g t/.;.t,; 1'!
    tl!ld avt:i:;f/ tJc llilflr;'i 1 "'iil'' / .t-
    ' . ) .
    t:r;uf. cnrf rtrft'l.\' dc/t'rov th.-,J{ :;.:,-,l:u,
    ,::1d f.:/'i
    clcjvlrt!irm, aud c,i:tF' .rhei/J (/; u J. -

    X tllt
    3 I 3
    ' [ !croJ. ib,
    '- ... .,,.'
    1 J .....
    314-
    O the Em ires o the
    tbe witte-cttp of hi.r fitry; and in parricn.
    hr, he turnes the Kiltgs of J udah tmtl E-
    gypt, a1td tboft of Edom, attd J\'Ioab, rll!d
    Ammon, a1td Tyre, aud Zidon, a11d t /;'
    ljles of the Sea, and Arabia, a1td Zimri,
    a11d att tbe Ki11gs of Elam, and a tiJI'
    ofthe Medes, and att the ]( ings of
    the North, attd the Ki11 of Sebe; and
    that after ftve1Jtyyears, Je woutd alfo pu-
    1tijh the King ofB<J.bylon. Here, in num-
    bering thc nations \V hich fl1ould fuffcr, he
    omits thc Jljfjriarts as tallen alrcady, and
    namcs thc Kings of Elam or 'Perfia, and
    St'foc or Sttfa, as difrinf from thofc of thc
    Medes and Bab)lonimu; and thcrcforc thc
    Perflans werc not yet fubdued by thc
    lrfedes, northc Kingof Sufa by thc C!J.1!
    dcea1ts: and as by thc puniihmcnt of rhc
    King of BabyloJt he means the conqucfl: of
    Baby!o1l by the }rfedes; fo by the punilh
    mcnt of thc ]Jf.edes he kcms to mean thc
    conqucl: of the Me des by Cyrrts.
    Aftcr this, in the bcginning of thc
    of Zcdrkiab, tlut is. in thc ninth year of
    Nc!J!!cbrldllezzar, God thrcatncd that he
    uotdd g ive the R iJtgdoms ofEdom, J\1n:!b.
    aJJd Ammon,aJtdTyrc, a11dZidon,i11tO
    h:wd of' Ncbuchadnc:z.zar Ai11cr o(' lhh\'-
    - ( \ .
    lt'n, andtbrtt alt tbc 1/f!tion.r jhonfd_fi'r'c,'
    /Ji m, t111 d . .r jh JJ, a11d bis .flm '.r .fb, ,; ; t 1!
    tbc 'L.'O') tin:c of !Jis la11djhou!d romr. ti:ul
    rJJ al! y 1: ;, t io 11.r a 11 d gret.z t K i11p;.r jho 11 !t!Ji'i ;r
    ! l nr'./d c.r /Ji m, J e r. x x vi i. .t\ d :1l ' lL'
    j , . :
    a
    f
    1
    me ti:')JC God thus prcdited the :lpproach-
    ing conq\1cfl of -r:1'- p..c_,:f.I!';; hy Jl,fr:dcs
    \ and rh::ir confederares: Brho/d, Ll.tth he, 1
    '
    : r;di break the bow ELlm, t be c/Jirf of
    their mig IJt: a11d ljJrm ELun rz.;:/ !tI briNg
    tbe four -.;:,:Jdsfrom tbe fu m :f
    bea-ve11, altdr.J.,:il/fctdtcr t/)('m ait
    thoft r,;:ittds, aJtd tbere jbail lx 110 1ut iut
    ::.:hither the O!ltcaJfs of Ebm jhd!/ r;t
    come: Jor 1 wiil crwfe Elam to b('
    befo re tbcir C!JCtics, a11d /;(ftJn: tban
    that flek tbeir lijr; aJJd 1 r;.;.i!/. brim!, cvit
    ttfOlt them, eve11 m_yfz'ercr twgcr, frlit b the
    Lord; aJJd I ftd the f:;._cd aft e
    rhem 'tilt I have cof/am:d thcm; ad I
    ::;i/t fi't 11y tbrone i!t Elam, aJJd -..;.,i!J de-
    Jiroyfrom tbma tbe ]{jg aJ thc Pril-
    t'CJ', faith tlx Lord: b11t it jhll!f cotnc to
    pafs itt t!Je latter da_ys, viz. in thc Rcign of
    Cyrus, that lwill brt.(!, a({ailt t!Je Ctljti-
    . of Ebm, .frtith thc l .. orrl. Jcr. xlx.
    3), CEJe. The (Perjirms wctT thcrcforc b-
    thcrto a free narionundcr rhci r own K ing,
    butfoon afrcr this wcrc in' Jbducd.
    c.tptiv:ltcd, Jnd dilj>crkd into rhc tLHo!IS
    round abour, and contnued in fenitud,, un-
    ril thc Rcign ofCyrtts: and finct thc
    and ChatJ,ealls Jid nor cotHucr the Pn-
    'till aftcr thc ninth ycar of
    nczzar, it givcs us oc:1fion to cnq uirc
    what rhat ahvc \\'arriot C'Yttxerc.r wJs
    ingnexr aftcr rhc ulongot" NJt:'I.H:h.
    X 2. \Vhcn

    316
    O t he E'm ir es o t e
    Hcrod.
    )Le. 73>
    7 4
    W hcn Cyttxcrc s cxpelled thc Scythiallr,
    * fome of thcm madc thcir pea ce with him,
    and laid in Afedia, and prckntcd to him
    d:lily iomc of the vcniion which thcy toq!\
    in hunting : bur h:tppcning onc da y tn e:r eh
    nothing, (;_,yaxeres in :.1 palion trcatcd th:m
    \Vith bnguagc: this thcy re
    fcntcd, ::md foon :.tcr killcd onc of rile
    childrcn ofthc Medcs, drcUcd ir likc vc1i
    ion, and prcfcntcd it ro qyaxerc s, and rhcn
    flcd to .;1/yat tes King of Lyditz; \\hc11cc
    t'ollowcd :1 \\::tr of fivc yc:1rs bctwccn thc
    t\ro Kings C)axrres and A!yattes: :tEJ
    thcncc 1 gatber thc Kingdoms of
    Ale des and Lydtans wcre now contiguou;,
    :md by conicqucncc that Cya:xerc s, foon
    ter the conl1uc1: of Ntevcb, feizcd 1 he
    gions bclonging ro thc ./lj])'ria11s, as fu ,;
    to thc rivcr In thc fixth ycu ot
    this war, in thc midfl: of a bartlc bcn\''''.'n
    t llern,1.
    ibid. Phn.
    J.1.C.J1.
    t he nv o 1\ ing", t he re \Va" a total E r Jipi;' ni
    rhc Sun, prcditcd by Tbrzk.r: t J.!H.l r)s
    .Eclipk fcJl upon thc 2gth of J1ftty, .A;;o
    ",rao11a.{: r6 3, forty and leven yc:u" be
    forc thc uking of ]3aby!on, and put an CJJd
    to rhc bartlc: and thcrcupon thc t\ro
    madc pcacc by thc rncdiarion of Ncur!Jad
    1Jc;::,:::.:rtr K ing of Babylo11, ami Sycii!JI'(..r
    1\.inb of Cilicia: and thc \Lt'>
    hy a bctwccn 'Drtri!ls thc Ion 'd
    ()rzxne.r Arienc thc (hughtcr of A(\
    Mio: 'J)mitts was thcrciurc fifrccn u

    {l ''l'' "1 . .. \,.
    a
    onians and
    ii.xtccn ycars old at thc time of this
    3ge; for he was 62.. ye:us old ar the taking
    of Babylo11.
    In :he clcvcnth ycar of Zcdck.itzl/s
    Rcign, thc ycar in which Nebuchrzdczzar
    rook ]crttjizlcm and dc1:roycd thc Temple,
    Ezekiel comparing thc Kingdoms of rhc
    Eafl: ro trces in thc gardcn of Edcl!, thu-.
    mcntions thcir bcing conllUcrcd by rh..:
    1\inp;s of rhc ]jJedes and CbaldceaJJs: Hc-
    hold, ilith he, the was rz Ccd.u i1t
    Lcbanon .-..c:itb fair /;raches,--------- bis
    beigbt exalted a07.-'e a!/ tbe t rNs o(
    tbt fwld, ------a11d ltltder h fhado:v r/:;.:dt

    a U gretzt 11atioJts,-------ttOt tlli_Y rrcc t! t he
    garden of GfJd was likf' 1/JJto !Jim /! b
    /;eauty :------b!tt 1 /;tZvc dcli7.:crcd /;j j_
    to tbe hmtd o( t!Je migbty 011c of tbe !H:tt-
    thell ,- -------1 m.-tde the ttatioJts to jbakc at
    the foud of hi.rfall. \-V'bn;] ca.fl bim dov:..Jt
    to tbe gra1.-e uit/; t!JCJIJ that dcfl:c71d i11to
    tbe pit: aJJd al! tbe trccs Edcn, tbe
    Lcb:mon, ali thtlf drillk
    ter, jhalt lx !t'd 11 t IJC mt !Jo
    -
    part so f t be cart !J : t !Jf' y -a !Jo r..:. e 1 do-:.;_
    into tbe grave r,;..>t!J hlm, 1/Jlto t!xmtbtd
    cjlai wit!J t!Jc rwd t!Jr} 1 bdt ::_,a,
    bis czrm, t !Jtlt .. J:dt tmdo !Jis !!

    tc wicljl of 1 /;e /Jf !Jf'JI, Ezck. xx.:i.
    Thc ncxc yc:>r 111 ancl!JcT 1ro
    p ] cJ )r, t j ll 'i C 111 ll) 1 C "; l h C J r i; 1 C p .ti ll 1 () ll
    wlw 1ud bccu iL1hJuul y
    . ' l
    .\ ! l iC
    '
    '
    318
    the conquering fword of Cyaxeres and 1Ve.
    buchadnezzar. Ahur is there and tdi bcr
    compay, viz. in }Jades or thc Iowcr p:trt')
    of thc carth, w he re thc dead Lo(lics la y bu-
    ricd, bis grtz-ves ttre ahout bim; tttl o/thtill
    jltlt, fallen k Y tbe :,:;ord, r;;:!Jid;
    t!Jcir terror iu the ltZJtd of tbe fi.0i!l(.
    7 bcrc i.r Elam.and all b('r '!JJtdtitudc
    abo!!! ber grtt'L'C, them jlaiil. _{t<fi<:;
    tbef .. ;,.ord, 1 .. :.:bicb tzn do-..:. tmci;-
    i11to the 1:ctHr pmt.r 1\
    carth, u:bicb ca u fed t be ir tCJTO?' il tbr
    lrmd t!Jc ln .. :izg: _yet lhrC thr:_y h1n
    tbcir jhamc with tbem tbat go dow11 ,::Jh
    the pit.------7 here is lVIcihcch, Tuba], a7ld
    -i<TiuScy- alihL't' mtt!titude*; h-ergra'&esareround
    thiar.s. auout bim: all of tbem tmcircumcijid.
    f/,zi b.J t be hottg h t hc_:v caufl'd t /J'ir
    terror 1t thela!tdof tbeth.:ing.----Thcre
    is Edom, ber a;d ali bcr Pri!lus.
    r_;_!Jicb 1.e:ith tbeir mi'!bt are taid bv tbCiil
    u
    t !:tl t r:.:.:::rc j//zi" by t be fword. ------ Tbtrc br
    t/11 f'ri!lrc.rof thr:I'Jorrhallof tbem, twd
    a/1/lh' Zdnuians, '"d'bicb r:..ch thrir to-
    ro r' ,z r (' gr; ;u' d {JY"J ."1/ r;. t /; /)(' jl ' r ;,('k
    xx":iJ. .Hcrc hy rhc thc North 1
    l' :H ;.r!land thd( nn t he t:nrrh of 'J.:I.t'<'l,
    a1:d cl,;.._:]y rhc Fri:.ccs of JlJmniit ;\:l
    Crtppt;tforlr1, who fcll in thc war<; \r]:,h
    111<H1c in rcdltl:mg tlwk
    thc of \'wt_tb. l.'/tll l'r
    'j cr >1 w : t ; ( () n ll' ( r t d h y r h ,. }U 1 , /, _r .1: 11 l
    J',!f>uJtl by rJc .ln n 1 :1(
    ni!il'
    a
    onians and
    ninth, and befare thc ninetcenth ycar of
    }.Tcb!!ch,diJezzar: and rhercfore we can-
    not en m u eh if we place thefe conqucl:s in
    rhc rwclfrh or fourrcenrh ycar of
    cbadne zzar: in thc nincrecnrh, nventi-
    crb, and onc ::md rwenticrh ycar of rhis
    I{it;g. he nvadcd and * conqucrcd .Judcea, Jer.:xxvii.
    M1ab, Ammo11, Edom, thc P hilijlims and 3 Ez.ek.
    Z
    ., d t l h b i ! XXI.19,lQ,
    tJ!It; an t 1e ncxr ycar e e 1egcc -:. xxv. 1.,
    T)'re, and afrcr a icgc of rhirrcen ycars he B. 11.
    rook ir, in rhc 3 )th ycar of his Reign; and
    rhen he :j: invadcd and conquered Egypt, .xxix. '7
    Etbiopia and Libya; and abour eighrccn
    or t\\'cnry ycars afrcr rhc dearh ofthis King, xxix. 1
    9

    2)czrius thc Mede con quered rbe Kingdom &xx."+f,
    of Sardes.; and afrcr fi ve or fix ycars more
    be invadcd and conqucrcd thc Empire of
    Baby Ion: and thcreb finihed rhe work of
    propagating thc }.fe o-TcrjiaJt 1\iiorurchy
    orcr all A ji a, as kflh)tus rcprefents.
    Now rhis is thar Varitts '\ ho coined a
    numbcr of picccs of pure gold callcd
    'Darics, or Statcrcs'Darici: for Suidas,
    Harpocrat iou, and rhe Scholial: of Ari:
    topbrmes rcll us, rhar thefc wcre coincd Suid.in
    not by thc farhcr of Xerxes, but by an car-
    licr 'Darius, by 'Daritts thc firl:, by thc A:zpm!1.
    llarpocr.
    firfl: K ing of rhe Me di' s and "P er:f/a!l.r w ho in .k kc
    J l l T t J Scholi30 .in
    comen go c. moncy. 1cy werc ampc AnOophl-
    on onc fidc with thc cfiigics of an Arc]cr,

    \\ ho was crmvncd wirh a hikcd crown, lud v,
    a bow in his lcfr h::md, a11< an JITO\\' in his
    598

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    feen one of gold, and another
    value Wlth t,h.e . .Atttc of old
    m.oney 'Yeighing two .A.,ttic a .
    rtu eems to llave Iearnt the art and ufe of
    from Kingdom ofthc
    Ly_dtatts, and to their gold:
    for b.efore. they .conquereo the
    HcrocJ. L)dtalu, had no money. Hero4,otu,s * te1ls
    a cer.tain. L calted San-
    panis ailvifed him, that was. prepar11g
    an expedition againfl a natio11 who
    i:loatbedwithleather1z. IJreet:hes, -zt.,.ho eai
    not fitch vifluats as they. bttt fiteh
    ll.r fheir !Jarren COttntr.'Y, a:fforde4; who
    i/rmtk...no wine, !Jut water. onty, w.ho eat fHJ
    good . , who had nothi11$
    tolo fe, hut mi t get much fr.om. t_he Lyd1
    ?tns: for:: t. be Perfians, faith !Je.
    [o1e {01;1qtered the L ydians, had
    tlra.xiii. r._tc.p f!_r .v.aluable: and t 1 foiilh tells
    us, atthe Mcqesregardednotfit'!Jer, 1tor
    . delrghted in but the Lydr.atzs and
    . Thrygitmswereexc;eedingrich, even a

    prC?vcrb: PJt1{f,

    ,a Ajta pon4rJ xr.xiv
    '(rtt,prttt:e.r Vtif aur_t,n;que facltJm,
    itz f!O fol-ia_ ac . . ua
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    Vttoria argent! tptingenta !a

    f/t.{ Cf!Jit.r po1zdu.r tU,t!Jrfeczm
    t"o)Jig't:at. Talentttm autem
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    the conqueror did with all this gold
    and tilver appears by the. Varic.r. Tbe
    Lydia1r.r, accordingto Herodotu.r, were uerod;
    rhe firfi: who coined gold and filver, and J. ''9.+
    aold monies in ,
    lcd CrtE fti; an it was not that
    monies of the Kings of fhould
    continue current after the overthrow of
    thcir K ingdom, and therefore 'Dttritu re-:-
    (:oincd it with his own effi ies, but without

    alterin the currfnt wcig rand value: he
    re.jgne then from before the conqueft of
    Sardes 'till after the conqueft of 11abylon.
    And .nce the cup of S, u as
    preferved 'till the conquefi: of CrtEfiu by
    '!Jarius' it is not ero bable that he could be
    older than is reprefented by Herodotus.
    This conquefi: of the Kingdom of Ly-
    dia pt rhe Greek.r into fear of Me des:
    TheogNiJ:, wlw lived at Megara in the
    ver y thnes of thefe wars, writes thus, t t Thcoga;


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    A yo-, 71.4
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    tes dri11k, t alki11g p.Jeafont thing.r with
    011e altother,
    Not [cari11g thc war of thc Medes.
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    V,761.
    * lbid.
    '! 771
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    '11,1; 2-npx,p.<Evlf 1<M1T-"; 'lrifl.'II'Wq'
    Tpr.o'ruvo uB.fp':! Ga:A>:!,
    TI.tvwv 1 xnroi",, lct.)(,C1 .,.,, 7ripl {3o;.iv.
    ' . " ... '"' '"' . .
    H 1'9 <)'W)'I e uepow
    Ka:: ";(,, 'EJ..>.>jvw. pw O: O'u <l'oiee,
    w ' '
    l.\11''.; _,.,u.\C.:64t '1l'JA111
    Tbort A pollo drive tbc illjttrious m.
    m_y of t h!? Mcdcs.
    From t bis city, tbat tbc pcop!e may r;;;it/.-

    .JO Y
    St>11d tbce choicr bf'catombs in the
    r;,itb tbe harp a11d chea;ji:l

    ..A11d r!Jonts's of Pocans and acclamatiow
    about tln altar:

    For trufy 1 am afraid, bc!Jolding !Dr

    _.-f,j .fcdit ioJt of the Grceks, e/; cl
    rup: s tbr: people: l.mt tbou Aootlo,
    Be j g pro p it iou s, kcep t !Jis our e )'.
    Thc Poct tclls us furthcr that difCord lud
    dd1roycd Colopboll, and Sw_)l'
    1111, citics of lo:tia and ;Pbrygia, and \\OLdt1
    ddlroy thc G1cek.s; w hich is as m u eh ro
    fq tlut thc Medcs lud thcn con']UC!Cl!
    thok citics.
    Thc i1lf'dcs thcrcfiwc rcigncd 'rill rhc
    takitlg of Srl'rdts . :1nd furthcr, J.ccntlhl ,
    1
    to Xt>l;op/Jr; thC'Scripturc:;, th:::y rci:'lt
    n('d 'rill thc nf Bttbyiott: i<1r -' r'
    l ... .
    l.t ciror. 1. ur::/>IJOJJ * te lis ll'l, t lut afrcr thc rakin,.;
    1
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    j,{edes at Ecbata11e and fuccccdcd him in
    thc Kingdom; and jerom, * that Babylon
    )' 1 D l' ,: r M i mcnt. m
    r;_as taR.ett o y ;HillS J\. 111'-f(, oJ t oc C<. es D.m. v.
    and /;is kinfmall C:.rus: :md thc Scrpturcs
    re!! us, rh:.1t Bak !m was dclroycd by a
    11
    /ltioJt out t be JJOrtb, Jrrem. l. 3, 9,
    4
    r. by tiN /\ llgdoms Ar.uar l\1inni, or
    Annt'J!l, tmd Alhchcncz:, or mi-
    1fl', ] er. li. 2. 7. by rhc J1!cdcs, f((t. xiii.
    1"', 19. vtbcKiHe;sof tbc':vicJcsa!ldtbr
    r,zptai:.'s mui r,krs a1td cd!
    tbc la11d of bis t!cminioll, ja. Ji. II, 2g
    Thc 1\in:J,dom of Baby/o; \Vl'> 1mmbrrd
    m1d brokc11 a11d givrn to tbr:
    'Da!l. v. 26. 28. firl ro
    fhi.2 i1ffde.r undcr 'Dttritls, and thcn to thc
    1)cr:fias undcr Cynts: for Darius rcigncd
    n\ cr Ba;loJt likc a com]ucror, not obkr-
    rhc laws of thc Bab)'foiaJJs, but in-
    troduciug rhc imrnutablc bws of thc con-
    . qticringnationc:;, rhc fifedcs and Per_(iall.r.
    '/)al!. vi. 8, 12, I); :mdthcAfcdes in hi:;
    are iCt befo re thc Ptrjialls, 'Dan. ib.
    \\: \'. 1.8, & viii. 2.0. asthcPcrfiallswcrc
    .:!lcnr.uds in thc Rcign of Cynu and
    l'lcl'cffors fct bcr(nc thc lftdc.r, Fjlbrr i. 3,
    1, H). ']JrtJJ. x. 1, 20. and xi.2.
    l'i hich I!Jc\\s tiJJl in 'tlC I{ of '/);i;.r
    . 1
    Jlltc :1/cdcs wcrc up1Cnunr1.
    Youmay knm\ ;di(> hy rhc lltllllhu
    ( 1 provincc" in t/c 1\ or Dt!J't.r,
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    fet ovcr the whole Kingdom an hundred and
    Princes, Van. vi .. 1. and afterwards
    w hen Cam!Jyfes and Varttu Hyftabis had
    added fome new territories, the whole con-
    tained but 12.7 provinces.
    The extent of _the Ba!Jylonia1t Empire
    was much the fame with that of Nitte'Veb
    after the revolt of the Medes. Berojiu
    . firith that Nebtuhadtzezzar held Egipt,
    S;ria. P IJrrtzida and .Arabia : and Strno
    adds Arhela to the territories of Bah Jo11:
    andfayingthat was ancienr y the
    metropolis of .Aff.yrja, he thus qefcribes
    the limits of this .Aff.yrian Empire. Con-
    tigttotu, faith he, to Perfia and Snfiana
    l.l.tnuo. (l1'e the Aff'yrians: .for fo thcy cal! Babylo-
    t1ia, andthe greatefl part of the regiott a-
    hout it: partofwhicbirAtturia,wbereiJJis
    Ninus [or Nineveh;] a11d Apolloniatis, tmd
    the Elymreans, atzd the Parretacre, arul
    Chalonitis by the mottntaitz Zagrus,. aud the
    fields 11ear Ninus, a1zdDolomene, a11dCha
    Jachene, andChazene, attd Adiabenc, aud
    1
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    the rzations o 11ear t!Je Gor
    dyreans, tf?e Mygdones ahotlt Nifibis,
    111tto Zeugma fi./'_01t Euphrates; attd a
    regio1t 011 tbis ]ide Euphrates i11habitcd bv
    the Arabians mtd Syrians property .fb
    as far a.r Cilicia a1zdPhrenicia a;d Lt:
    altdtbeftaof Egypt mtd tl11e Sinus Il
    (lcus: anda little after dcfcribing thc cxtcnt
    of thc J)abylo11iau rcgion, he bounds it on
    tbc north, with the .drme1tia11s :nd JdtdcJ
    unto

    . onians and

    nni:o the mountain Zagrr on 'the eall fidc; .
    with Sufo and Etymai.r and Pdrd!tacc!Jc,
    inclufively; .on the_fouth. the Petlian
    Gulphand Chaldtea ;.and on the wefl,
    tbe''Ara!Jes Sceititte as far as .Adia!Je;ze and
    Gory_tea : afterwards fpeaking of Sttjiana
    and a re ion between BabyJoz
    and Su and of artetate11e and Co.f{tl!a


    and 1. , andofthe Sagapetti andSi-
    loce!ti, two little adjoining Provinces, he
    a1td theft are thc 11atioiu srrh.t
    whiihinhabitBabyloniaeajlward: to the
    6
    P7+f
    ttorth are Media a1zd Armenia, exclufi ve
    ly, atzdrwejlward are Adiabenea1:d Mcfo-
    potamia, inclufivcly; the greatefl part of
    Adiabene i.r ptain, the fi1ne ei11g part of
    Babylonia: i11 place.r it border.r 011
    Armen-ia: for the .Medes, Armcnians a;zd
    lonians warred frequetttl:)' o1te a-
    110t Thus far S trabo.
    . .
    When Oyru.r took Babylott, be dunged
    the Kingdom into a Satrapy or Proyince :
    whereby the bounds wcre long aftcr
    known: and by this means Heroaotu.r t tHerod.
    ives. us an efi:imatc of the bionefs of th is 1. c.
    jia1u, tel ing us that whitjl every rcgion
    whit'h thc ing, of Perfia ;,
    hu ays, wa.r dijlrzbretedfor the IJOtJrijb-
    t of hi.r army, ejide.r the tribrtte.r,
    the Babylonian 1egion 11011rijhed him four
    mrnzth.r of the twelvc ilt the yeitr, a1zd dlt
    thcrcjlof Afiaeight: fl
    n:gzo11 .
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    the

    re,gio11, [th he, is r:quiua/et to the thiJ'rl
    part of Ai:.1, and it s PriJtcip,di(y, which
    the Perfi:m" ca/t a SJ.tr.tpy, is Jttr t be bejt
    of al/ the 'Provi ceJ.
    ir
    J Herod. Babylon * \V:l'> a city of IlO fur-
    .,:.c178' longs, or I 5 mil e'> on cvcry fidc, compaffcd
    firfl: with a broad :.1.nd dcep ditch, and thcn
    with a wall fifty cubits thick, and two hnn-
    drcd high. Eupbratcs flowcd through thc
    middle of it a fcw Jeap.1cs on
    rhis fidc TigriJ: and in thc middlc of onc
    haifwcfl:ward ll:ood thc King's ncw Pabcc,
    built by and in thc
    middle of rhc othcr halfll:ood thc Temple
    of Belus, with rhc old P:.1.bcc bctwecn rlur
    Temple and thc ri ver: this old Pabcc \\ :>
    tifa.xxiii. built by the 4{!jrians, according ro t IJ,,_
    '3 ah, and by conkqucncc) by J..Juf ami J::.;
    fou as abovc: Jot::Jd:'d
    the for the Arabians, a11d Jet ttp d:
    towers tbereof, aJtd rai fid tbe P alilc,.r
    thereof: and at that time Sabaco11. thc i>
    tbiopian invaded Egypt, and m:1dc gru
    multitudes of .6gyptians fly from him inrll
    Chaldtta, and carry thithcr thcir Afl:rono-
    my, and Afl:rology, and A rchitcdurc, a:;d
    rhc form oftheir ycar, w hich rhcy prciCrvcd
    rhcrc m thc .lEra of Na.bo!ta({ttr: fr rk
    pratlicc of rhc Srars bcg:m i11
    Eg_ypt in thc d:1ys of Ammo11,
    W:lS ro )ag:1tcd from rhcncc in I _
    lZeign of 1is (m Sej(u: imo JJ_f'tic, }:'m of'c
    Aji:l by conqucfl :111d rhctJ At/tiJ l
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    onians and
    mcd rhc Sphcre of thc Libya:1s, and Cbi-
    ron th:lt of thc Grcl'iu, and thc C!Jald'rlll.r
    alfo m1de a Sphcrc of thcir own. Bnr
    rrolory \Ll'., invcntcd in Eopt b)r i\ficbep-
    o. <.
    (Os, or Necr'/Jfls, onc of thc K of rl1e
    lowcr h-'g_ypt, and hi-; Pricfl, alit-
    tlcbcforc thc (hys ofSabaco11,and
    rcd thencc into Cbald(('a, whcrc ./:fJ't'fJaj/t'r

    rhci.cgiflator of thc ... mcr \'. ith it: lil
    'P a u! ttts,
    magos a'oc!!t m_:dltr ! 7.'r!iN .._\"t:-
    :cpjrJs:
    And Viodortts, * tbrtt o10.:.\:.
    dxansi11 Babyloniaarc to!o!lics of tbc 1':- Pfl
    gyprians, a11dbeil!g taugt by t!N :Pric/!s
    Egypt bccamc {tlmous for A(lrohgy. By
    the inf1ucnce of thc bmc colonit-;, thc
    !cmplc of J!!pitcr Bet.'IS in
    lcems to ha ve bccn crcctcd in rhc f mn of
    thc PyrJ.mids: f()r i thi; Tcm-
    :le was a fokl To\\cr or Pyumid a l.
    7
    ': ':.
    huarc, anda rlong wirh fcvcn rc-
    tubons, "hich llLltk it appur likc
    rnwers il:anding pon OilC anothcr, ;t!ld
    gro\ring Jcs :wd lds ro rhc top: and i1
    \\ith a bcd.:d
    rabie, k.cpt b.'i a \\'Oil1;ln, :1frcr thc-
    of rbc Eg_yptitm.r iil th:: Tc;plc ,t
    ./lf/'1/tr .Amwo11 ;lt Tlxbr.r: ;l'Hl abovc! hL:
    Temple ;l pLln: liJI' o bk rv i 11 t h : ) r:u.., .
    ll
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    cy \H:Ilt up ro che rop of ir by Hcp; on

    the
    thc oudidc, and thc bottom was compa1Tcd
    with a court, J.nd thc court wirh a buildinn
    "
    nv o furlongc; in lcngrh on cvcry idc.
    The Rrzl?)'itJ1!m.r wcrc cxtrc:1mly addil:-
    C:ct to Sorccry, lncluntmC'nts,
    ' .
    :1nd Di\inJtion:;, 1 (.'t. xlvii. r;, 12, 11
    . '
    <J)rw. ii. 2, & v. TI. andtothcworfhipl't.
    ld\11->, 'jcr. l. 1, u1. and to l(::d1in'r, '' i11,
    .. ' '1
    :1nd womcn. l'!ibil !lrli.r r'jlt.r rorrttpt!;::
    rnoriu.r. 1:cc ad irritrmda.r
    iJ!Jilodicas df t'J i Jt/lnt/1 i11r. I /;(.
    ros L Ol(j ttg ((J11 re JtJJt IJoJp i ti./; :r rjht pro r.?:-
    n, rmdo pnt ittm jl,t,git it dLt m, p::rc;:;'rr
    1iltlritiqlfc (Jt!!!l/!1!'1'. CoJ!7J7.'a!rs l!!d:
    tOttt Per_fidr Jt't/'!i'clf ("/
    .fimt: Babylonii maxnc iJl. 'l.'iin:m 0
    ebrict al e m /t'qmmtttr cj!ltfi flmt. Fif,.::-
    o '
    uarltm nietmtmm m prn;c:t;
    modt:fi11s !J,1bit:t.r; dei1t fimmuz ]"/
    amiC!t!tt cxJI!!Jlt, J':Wfat!lJllf' f!l!'lJ'l'.!
    pro_f{m ant : a d 11 tllm, ho W
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    J r!l11' i / .'!J (':'.
    irtuz corpont;;J '7..-c/,zm r:; t <l p i c: ;t. \.TI
    tJJU'ftricum boc dcc/a:ts l'j/, rf m.-::::;Jt.
    rttm 'VJ.rgiJwmqJI(:, apud com!t t!J / 1
    beturvuf(Jati cor')oris (). (,.,f
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    11s, lib. v. cap. 1. And this i. (,
    thcir womcn, colourcd O\'Cr \'>iLh r:.,::.:
    of civiliry, \\as cncour:l:_>;cd cvcn 1'_\ tk:
    rcligion: 1(Jr it \LlS thc cufl:on f(,r
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    womcn once in thcir Ji k tP fit in rhc "I , '
    plc of Vt:mt.r for rhc uk of' .. '
    \vhich Temple thcy ollcJ S;icri '1 ';,
    11 o t IJ, t he Te 111 p 1 e o f \V o me u : .11 .[ , ; 1 '
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    11 any was once t thcrc, t1Jc was not
    to depart r_illiomc 1:rangcr thrcw moncy
    ; ntoherbofom,tookhcrawayandby with
    , hcr; and rhe moncy bcing for cred uf es,
    .. !he was obligcd ro acccpt of it how littk lo-
    cycr, and follow rhc lrangcr.
    Thc Perjia1u bcing comncrcd by tbe
    Nedes about rhe middlc of thc Itci)n of

    Xcdekiab, conrinncJ in fubjcdion umlcr
    rhcm 'till thc cnd of ;:he of 'Dttrius
    '
    thc 11fede: and C1;::.r, '' ]o wa-; of rhe
    .,/
    Royal Fam!ly oC thc Pe;j;:m.r, might be
    S11trapa of "P e,jl, :1nd comnund a bo-
    dr of thcir trc..:s und-.:r 'DtZru; but \\as
    cr an abf(JJutc ami indcpcndcnr K ing:
    . but afrcr the t.ing of BczyioH, w hcn he
    luJ a Yilorious at his Jc:\ otion, aml

    'J).1J'its \\as rcturncd from E.lj'JlJ inw
    J/,,ditl, he rcvolted from 'Dczritts, in con
    j!mction wirh thc ':Pcr(t'tms undcr him: * ;. sui,!n in

    chcy bcin::r incircd thcrcunto by n
    AJ J 1 / 1 J llct od. l t.
    e e, w 1om

    .70/t ct, s <-


    , c. u.3 . .:'-c
    gof and A.tdt!Zlt.r, Jnd \\' ho lud aliilcd
    C_nts in conq ucriug Cra'flt.r a:lll
    mmor, had bccn injurcd by Vrnu.
    lJmparr, lt.r \\'a 'i C 11 t t)\c 'J ),J'I .r \\ L h an J r
    L
    m y againll: ('yruJ, anJ in rh e of .1
    hmlc rcrolrcd \rirh part o( rile ro
    C)ms: Dtll't.r :.
    1
    ,ot up a frcJl1 :ulli
    rhc ncxt yc:tr thc r ,\o armics ;l
    n : r ] i 1 a lllut tic \Ll. o.; tough [ J r I' ,,jt.tl'-
    gttd((' in aLcording ro - ,.\'tJ ,/)(); anJ -r
    rbcrc 'Dttl'IJ \\as b;:-arcu lnJ t.tk..:Ll l.
    1
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    3

    n-cr by (_yrus, and thc JVIonarchy wac; by
    this virory tranfhtcd to thc 'Perj/rm:.
    Thc bfl: K iug of thc A!t:de.r is by Xmopbo;
    1
    callcd Cyaxrres, and by }]e,.odoftu, /,.,_
    tl'Z_fS the of ]1/ada;;r: but tJlcJc

    K ingo;; \\ere dcad befo re, anc.l 'Da!! id m
    knov.r rhat 'IJari:u \Ya'' thc truc tu me ofrhc
    hfl: Kin:;;, and 11crodotl!s, * that thc 1.1!1
    l.t.c.Il7 Kingwasconqucrnl bv Crntsin thc m.ln-
    &c. ncr JboYC dcfcribcd; a1d thc Dtzric.r cnin-
    d by rhc lafl: King rcilify tlut h's
    was 'lJari11s.
    This vitlory oycr 'Darts \\a:;; about r:,o
    ycars after thc taking of Bakylo1l : for rhc
    Rcign of J.Vt1b01medtts thc bil l\ ing o( thc
    Cbaidces, \\- hom call Naoa;tf.,.
    and Beijhazzar, cnJcd in thc yc::n of X.;-
    bona.:'ar 210, ninc befo re thc dcath ni
    Cyrtu, :.1ccording thc Canon: bur afr2r
    the tranbtion , e thc Kin!Jdom of rhc

    .ftfedtsto thc pe, /ms, C'Jir1!srci!2nCdonh
    . _.., ... , .
    t Cyrop.l. fcvcn ycars, ro t )(e ;o l,)o!l;


    8
    P :1.33. fi1cndinT thc kvcn \\'ir1rcr months ;carly at


    t o
    Bab)'i011, thc tlucc ycarly y
    Suja, and thc t\vo liimncr months at I.t-
    bata1Je, he cune rhc fcvcnth rime in ro ;Pn
    ft'a, and dicd thcrc in thciiwing, aml WJ'i b\I
    ricd at 'PajrlrKadti!. By thc CJ!l011 :li:,
    rhc commun coniCut uf :1ll
    '
    he dicd in thc ycar of 7.. Ji)
    and rhcrcforc comucrcd 'J)mms in th
    1
    year of Nao11ajJar 2 12, iCvt11ty :md n'.c
    ycars aftcr the defl:rulion of l\J7!e,tfl:

    a onians and
    fl.nd bcat him the firfl: time in the ycar of
    Nabolta(/ar 2rr, and rc\oltcd from him,
    and bccamc King of rhc 'Poftws, crhcr
    rhe famc ycar, or in rhe cnd of the yc2r bc-
    fore. Ar hi<> he \L1S kvcnty
    old according ro 1-lrrodotlt.r, and rhcrcforG:
    he was born in thc ycar of !Vttbo11a!far I+Y
    his mothcr Ala!!drttiC fi((cr of Cy-
    . -
    axeres, at rlut time :l 'r uu1 r ,;Jn, and alio

    the ftfier of /hnviu Lhc \\'Ji( uf iVc!JIIrhad-
    -
    7tezzar, and hi-., fathcr (aby(l:.r bcing of
    the old RoyJl FJm.ily of tl
    1
    e Pn:fiat!s
    De cri tion o the Clll) e o
    So 0111011,
    HE Temple of Solomo?t being de- SeePlatcl;
    fl:roycd by the Bab)'foJtians, it rnay & li.
    not be amifs here ro givc a dekription of
    rlut edificc.
    This * T cmple looked eal:w:.1.rd, 1nd xl!.
    !1ood in a arca, callcd rhc Separa/e
    13
    ' If.
    'Place: it fl:ood thc JI!tar, in thck.\l.
    rhc ccntcr of anothcr il.uarc c1llcd +
    7

    rhc lmu:r Court, or Court of t/;e Pr:fh:
    rhdc rwo arcas, being p:.1rrcd on-
    ly by a marblc ral, madc :m arca 200 cubir'>
    long from wefl ro c:1fl:,and 100 cubirs broad:
    rhis area wa-; compal1cd on thc wefl: \\'ith a
    wall, t and on thc orhcr tlucc lides wirh a ::F.zck .. '.L
    pavcmcnt fifry cubits broaLl, npon \\'hiLh !<J, Ll 3
    fiood rhc bui!dinos f(H rhc: Pridls, \\'tt l1
    o
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    cloyfl:ers nnder thein : and the pavement
    wasfaced on the infidewitlt:a marl>Ie rail
    before the cloyfters : the \vhole 'an
    rea-:z.ro cubits long from weft to and
    ioo broad, and ws with an
    Watd Court,' called Great CtJNrt, or
    !'Jtt.ek.xl. Co11rt of thePeople, which was an hun-
    dred op fide; for there
    were but two Courts hUiltrby Solomo11: and
    the outward Court was ah out four cubits
    .. lower than the inward, and was compafed
    on the wcd1: with a wall, and on the other
    tEuk. xl. three fidc;s t with a pavement hft cubits
    broacl, \Vhich flood the buil ings for
    . the . :All this was the t Sanflttary,
    alid a.fquare area ;o':) cubits and
    t

    5,00 andwas co111 a walk,


    ' the o Houfo: and
    this walk being 50 cubits broad, was com-
    afedwitb a wall fix cubits broad, and fi>e
    . .' . ' . ftx hundre4 long oi1 every lide
    . the wasabout 2Ii, or 21.
    . . inches of the Engtijh foot, being the
    : cubit pf the 'Jt;ws,, w hich W\S \n

    or the ftxtb part of len,gth big-
    the common .
    . The Altar .ftood in the center of the
    w , and. in tbe buildiu s of $ both
    J , King.

    , Cour{s over againft tbe midd e pf the .A?.


    :.. t,ar, cathvard, (ourhward, anq northward,
    \vc * gatc_s 2.) cubits broad ce_
    l u d 1 l f
    ',., ; .. Juiuillf!,$, an 40 ong; with porc 1cs o
    .: t more, lool,ing towards thc Altar

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    OLOMON.
    3 3 S.
    Court, which made the wholelcngth of
    tbe gats fift cubits arofs the pavements.
    Evcry gate 1ad two doors, one at either .
    .ren cubits wide, and twenty high,
    with pofts and threfholds fix cubits broad: Platc
    within the gates was an area 2. 8 cubits long
    bctween the threfholds, and 1 3 cubits w id e :
    on cither fide of this arca were three
    fts, each fix cubits fquare, and t\venty
    . igh, with are hes five cubits wide between
    them: all which ofl:sandarches filled the
    2.S cubits inlengt between thc th relhold5 ;
    and their breadth beina added to therhit-
    teen cubits, made the w ole breadth of rhe
    gates 2.5 cubits. Thefe hoHow,
    and had rooms in them wirh parrow.
    dows for the porters, anda befo re them


    1

    ...
    a cubit broad: and the .. - of thc or-:-
    . ,,


    ches beiri fix cubits thick, were alfo. ol-


    low for
    1
    everal u fes. At the eaft gate of P' r.
    the Peoplcs Court, called the King!s Gate, :
    were fix porters, at the fouth ga.te 1
    four, and at the north aate were tour:: ..
    1
    1 .
    ly for the King, and in this gate he ate ::-
    Sacrifices. There were alto tour oatcs or : : . r

    doors in the wefl:ern wall of thc
    .of the Hoteft: of thefe the. mol: nor-
    1

    thern, called Shallecbetb, or thc gate of.xxvi, r
    the caufty, led to thc King's palacc, thc
    16
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    7'a
    valley bctwcen bcing filled up with a c.:m-
    fcy : the next gate, called P arbar, led to
    . Y .. the .

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    crt

    tton o the
    the fuburbs Mi.ll:J: the thir(l and fourrh
    gatc<;, callcd A.fitppim, led rhc onc to Aiit-
    Jo, thc othcr ro the city of Jcrt((rt!cm,
    thcrc being f1cps dO\Vll nto thc ar1d
    tlp:lgJi intothccityo At thc garc S!J,l-
    lccl:ctb \\'Crc "'ur porrcrs at thc otkr
    t hrcc f'_:ltcs ''ere fix porrcrs, t\'.-o ;lt
    thc houk of thc poncrs \\ho
    of thc norrh p;:ne of thc "Pei'Jt!j(s
    o L I
    Co1irt, h;:d alfr) thc of rhc garc;
    '
    ShoclfL,.,r/:ct/J ar;d 'P!lrbm: and thc honk e
    thc pnrtcr" who I1Jd thc chargc of thc l(>r.:; :1
    of thc 'l)eojJli'' .r Co!!rt, had alfil t
    L
    ( ll''" of' t
    1
    '" '"'t
    1
    '"l' t\\'') <.')res c"lllc
    1
    .f(ut_
    ,, 0..... '".:J .. " ... U""'-J_r

    J
    I < ."1
    1 1
    T ;f'y C1 !T1C t h l he four wcn ( !1
    - o
    .. F:.ccko-:d. g;"'.tC<> th2 Al'Jit/ift!t t!Je flcu_/1,
    22 ,6, 31, a:Hl \\ cnt up from thc lvhtmtain 1r'r:
    34- 37o 1 /(J!.'jl:, U> thc gatcs of thc I)cop!e',r Co!ti't
    hv 1l ven fiero..;, 111d from tbc 'Pe,;j'!/s
    Pl'c Coart ro thc of thc 'P1'ic/l'.r Co1:Jo
    1
    h
    lli. ci:,ht h'pc;: thc arcbcs rhc flt:<-: <:t'
    ' J
    1 he of horh Comto.; lcd into cJoync 1)
    t 1 K:!' .... i undcr a douhk buildi1g, il1pportcd L.v
    "' 3
    6
    C'- rh 1 \(' ro\\'S of m:ublc 1ill.nc;, \\' hirh butrcd
    \'11.120
    Ftork.xl. di;<Ul_\ q>cn thc r:Jiddlcs nf tl1c
    .J7,l1io pr(h,JlH.lran from th<:IH:C
    1 1 1 . '
    :: t o e 1 : lli e; ro\\' a rus 1 e e o rn e r s o 1 t ; ; e:
    ( 'ou1 re;: rh: :-txc..; of rhc pilhrs in thc ni,l-
    ,!1: rLW ele\ en (libnt i'rci!l tlt:
    o
    !
    . J \l 1 1
    t 11l' j\IJ.tr'> Illl 1c ot iCr [\\'O <!1
    ( irltcl ha: d; ;u;d thc hurlliilg juini11;.2. 111
    thc (,!es ot thc pillars \\ere
    'i
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    O LO M O N. 3 3 l
    cubits in diamctcr below, and thcr ba!Cs
    tour cubits andan half E1uarc. Thc gates
    anJ buildings of both Courts wcrc alikc,
    ::llld * flccd thcir Conrts: thc cloyficrs of "Ezck,xl.
    :1ll rhc and rhc porches of all thc



    ITJtcs 1ooking to\1/ard-; thc .Altar. Thc
    !tcrsadbcrcd to nurblc \Lllls, which b:..nu1- Pbte r.
    dd thc doy!l:crs and iLipportcd thc b:Iild-
    \ ;ovc thc cloyficn, and t wcrc iupportcd t 1 Kiog.
    1
    i1 cach of thoic fl:orics by a row of ccd:1r vt_- 3
    6

    tllc miJdlc row of thc nurblc pllars: thc
    . buildings on cirhcr ftdc of cvcry gare ,
    i Comt; bcing I g 7 cubits long,
    11crc dilinguiihcJ i nto fi ve clu.mbcrs on J.
    ! J1oor, in Icngth from thc g;ttcs ro
    ! rhc corners ot thc Court::;: thcrc ':: bcing :: Ezck.::I.
    irull rbirry clumbcrs in a ftory, whcre thc
    1
    7
    Pcoplc ate thc Sacrit1ccs, or rhirry cxhc-
    dr:t<;, cach ot'which containcJ rlucc cham-
    bm, a low-cr, :1 mic.Lllc, ::md anuppcr:
    rr exhedra was 3 7 cubits lon;, bcing tlp-
    porreJ by tour )ilbr-> in ro\\', who1c
    h.tl:-; wcre 4; cuoits I(JuJ.rc, and thc difbn- PllteiiJ.;
    bctween thcir lu!Cs 6 : cubits, and thc

    Jj[:tnces betwccn rhc axc:; of'rhc clc-
    \Cllcubirs: and wh2i'C two cxhcdr.t"> jnyn-
    d, thcrc thc b:llc'> of rhci r pilbrs joyr:cd;
    thc axcs of rho/c two hcing o11l y 4 i
    cubits dib.nt tiom onc pcr-
    h.!p:ilur fl:rcn'rthuiJh! thc rh.: Jucc
    :;) V L L
    i.JC-
    Plate I &
    ll .

    :f Ezek.
    :x.lvi. 2 r,
    :u.
    ihak.xl.
    4-f
    A De

    tton o the

    crt
    betwecn the :1xcs of thcfc n,o pilbrs in
    fr0nt fillcd up \Vith a nurble column +;
    cubit<> fquarc, rwo pilLu-; lult'
    out on cirhcr idc of thc column. A e
    t he cnds o f t hdc bui! di ngs, * in t he to tt
    corncrs of rhc 'Peop's Comt, wcrc lirtlc
    Comts fifcy cubits il.]uarc on the octfidc nf
    rhcir J.nd f{)rty on rhe inide thcrcof,
    li)r ILtir-c:J.ks to the buildin;:>. kitchim
    ro bakc and boil rhc S.:tcrificcs for the Pco-
    plc, thc kitchin bcing thirty cuhits brnad,
    and thc ihir-c:11C ten. The buildin:J;s on ci-
    rhcr filk of thc of thc Priefl's Co!!rt

    wcrc ali 3 7: cubic') long, Jnd cont.1incd
    eKh of them onc !rrcn ch:1mbcr in :1 ll:nn,
    ...__., 11 "'
    fubdi vidcd into iinaHer rooms, forthc G rot
    Officers of thc Temple, and Priuces oftll!
    Pricls: J.nd in thc fouth-cafl: and north-caf1:
    corncrs of this court, ac the cnds of rhc
    builclings, wcrc kitchins and l,lir-caks !iH
    thc Grcat Ofiiccrs; and pcrhaps rooms for
    hying up wood for thc /Jitar.
    [n the cafl:crn gatc ofthc 'Pcoplcs Comt,
    t a Conrt of J udicatnrc, compoicd of 2 3
    Thc of rhc 'Prit:(ls
    Com'l, \\' ith thc buildinps on cithcr idc,
    \'1
    wl1o Cor thc Hi:;h-Priefl, aml!Ji-; de
    pury rhc Sagrttt, and'ror thc Stmbcdrim
    Suprcmc Court of J udicaturc, compolu[
    o!'!Cvcnty Eldcrc;. + The buildin<r or ex he
    1
    (11.1 on thc calcrn ftdc of thc lr)ttrhcrn
    w as f ( > r 1"1 1 e P r i e l:" \\' h o !u d t he ove r i . , !1 t ll C
    ' 1
    t he el u rgco f thc Srll! [/ uro:y w ith i r:; r rc.t

    [ furies: and thc1c wcre, firft, two Crthof;_
    ' kim, who werc High- Trc::diners and S>
    creuries to the High-Pridl:, J.nJ
    hrcd, and prepared all ads and :lCconnr.-;
    ro be iigncd and fealcd by him; thcn k ven
    Amarcholim, w ho kcpr rhc !Zcy ., of rhc ic-
    rcn locks of evcry g<ltc of rhc .fnCfrzr ,
    and thofc alio of thc tiTJliirics, :1nd }ud r 1e
    ovc:r-fighr, dircc'tion, Jppointmcnt of
    all rhings i11 thc SrnJl!!!tl'i'J; thcn thrcc or
    more Gi.rbtlrim, or or
    Rcccivcrs, who kcF rhc Holy V cT:l:, ;md
    rhc Publick Moncy. :md J-ccci\-cd or ddi>()-
    kcl ofi.IC h 1 tllll" \V ere hrou:;h r in r 1: 1 e
    '"
    knicc of thc Temple. ::md f:r
    rhcmc. Al! rhdc, \rirh rh: Hi.:h-!
    1
    :!-ft,
    ' .
    compokd rhc Suprcn1c
    gin,J; rhc affJ.irs ofthc Temple.
    Thc Sacrificcs * wcrc kiilcd ri1e no!-
    thcrn fidc of th<::" /!l!ttl', <11ld tk:1'd, CIJt tl
    picccs J.drcd in'thc nnrrhcm of thc
    Temple; allll thcrcfcrc rhc (Jr cx-
    hcdra on thc calhrn fid,:: of thi" \\ .lS
    . ,

    hr Lhc Pridb \\ ho lud rlic o\-crl! .;hr < fthc
    clunrc o( rhc .Attt;, :1.:1d D.1i: ,: Sen iL-c:
    . ) .J
    .llld thc:1c 0 J1-iccrc; \\'Crc, fL: tlut . .l
    lllO!lC)' ;J"Lhc PcopL J{Jr purclufitJ:' t!l!:1:'>
    ;lr thc out l ic L'l" t'or
    thcLIInc; fi:',htnftli:.:
    tkli., crcd r!Jc \\ i11c, ilo\','Cr :1nd ov l !d
    -' .
    rd; 1 h tlur \\ .t'> o\ cr lor:;, \\ llT:_I,., t'-
    -
    v : r y P r i ll :lt Le 11 ti i ll o 11 t h e A 1.: , /1 h
    1
    ' : h i ;
    He 'tl1.lt upo11 f:)11 lli t i1.:
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    <'.Jf1,42.

    p.
    34-0
    A De cri tion o
    1
    purch:1icd; He that adminil:red pbyflc to
    1
    thc Pridls .l.ttcndi!1g; He tlut \Vas o ver thc
    1
    - !
    W;ltcrs; He that was o ver the times, and ,
    did the Juty of a cryer, calling the Pricl1s
    and tt) :H tcnd in thcir minifl:crics;
    He that opc1trll thc ga.tes in the morning rll
    bcgin thc len iu:, and ilmt tbcm in thc cvc::-
    in; \\ hc;1 thc lerricc w:1s done, and tor tiL.te
    '
    cnd rccci \cd thc Kcys of thc Anac/;o/fi,,
    and rcnr . .,. l rhcm whcn he Iud done b!s
    dury; He viitcd thc night-\Lttch-
    cc;; He rlut :) y Cymh;1l callcJ thc Le-
    vites ro thc;r f(>r inging ; .He
    r bar L. he H :.md rhc
    Ttmc; I k t::!:1t: te .;z. c.uc of thc SllC\1
    Brc1d: rlt.:rc \\'crcaLu Oriiccrs who rook
    \..'.re of thc Perfume, \-cil, ami rhc
    \. :udrobc nf r he Pricls.
    Thc cKJc,_];-a on thc fiJe 0f thc
    fomh natc, :1.1;d tL.tt on thc wcftcm nf
    ;::)
    t!1c norrh g::nc, wcr2 for rhc Pri1:ccs cf l:12

    fom and rwcnt\' courks of thc

    rnc
    "
    cxhc-du for twclvc of rhc Princcs, ami t:;e
    rlatc Ir. ot hcr ex hcdra to r thc ot h cr t\\' eh 2 : :l!ld u p-
    e t1 thc parcmcnr on cirhcr (idc oh he Sc/'t?-
    :- . '.') * wcrc othcr buildings \'. ithnut
    '* E1.. , ! .
    1
    .
    lr<i 1 2,
    3
    , <. .' : . . '>, for t lC four :111(! t\\'Cnty courh
    4-.6, s,
    1
    3, ofthc i' tiLls ro C:lt thc J11d ).y
    ,.. up rhcir JIH.l thc mofl hol y
    c. eh p:t \'l' i'1t.:llt hcing 1 o o cubirs l( .t:d
    5') i;r... d, lud bui!tliiJPS on cithcr n(!C
    ;'")
    t\V<..'li',j cuuits broad, with a\\ al k nr :dky
    l ' : 1
    OLOMON. 34-1
    ten cubits broad bcrwcen thcm : the build-
    ing which bordered upon thc Separa/e
    Nace an hundrcd cubits ::md tlut
    _)
    ncxt thc 'Peoples Cottrt bnt fifcy, rhc orher
    fifry cubits wcfbvard * bcing for fbir-caiC *,Fzrk.
    and kitchin: thcfc bnildin;" t \V ere thrce
    19
    '
    norics hi,
    1
    h, and thc middJc i1ory \1/J.S ll:.lr- t F."k.
    .1 J h
    roi\'CT in thc frcnt tlun thc lowcr l1ory, and Xlll. i -'
    rhc uppcr i1:ory fhll naiTO\\-cr, to nukc
    room tor g1l !cres for rhcy haJ icrics bc-
    t(rc thcm, a1J undcr the wcrc clo-
    fcrstor byingnp thc and thc
    of rhc Pricf1:s, and rhdcgallcrics
    11crctowards thc \\'Jik orallcy, whichraa
    tbc bnildiu:_rs.
    ,.>
    Thcy \vent np from thc C'owrt to
    rhc Porch of thc Temple by T o Stcps: and
    rhe t Houic ofthc Temple \\';lo; rwenty cu- t 1 King.
    l'its broad, and ftxty lOJw_.,. within , or thirt_,.
    E, k ,.;
    - . . ....
    brrwi, and ii..'vcnty lnn:r, i;H:lnd;n 2,f, Jl
    ,.., ,
    l'rllls; orkvcntycuhitsbro:1d,and nincty
    1
    3l.J.
    inclnding a
    bcrs which ":l" twcnty cnbil's broad en
    thrcc fidcs ofrhc H onlc; and if rhc Porch
    bcalio includcd, rhc Temple \LlS an hui> (
    1
    v , . .,
    drcd cubits Thc trctfrc-clum!>cr'; ,. "
    11crc built bctwccn rhc .. ;1 x<:.
    Temple, anothcr wall \\'ithont: thcy '3
    ll'crc * built in t\\TO rows thrtc lt high, *E, .. k x;i,
    oH.:ncd door againf1 door inr', \'. :dk. .lr 6,
    11

    which ran h;:twccn t;ll'lil, and
    ll,h li ve cubits hroad C\'cry flor y; Jll t
    1
    !1c brc:.tdth ofthe OJJ CJthcr fidc
    of
    '
    De cri tion o
    ofthc gaUcry, including thc breadth ofrhc
    wall to which they adjoined, was ten cu-
    birs; and thc whole brcadth of the allcrr
    and chambers, and both walls, was 1 ve
    *. r King. twenry cubtts : thc clumbcrs * werc tn
    vi. 6. cubits broad in the lower l:ory, fix broad in
    rhe middle f1:ory, and cvcn broad in thc up-
    er f1:ory ; for the wall of the Temple
    milt wirh rctrabons of a cubit, ro rdl: rhc
    timber w on. Ezekiet reprcfcnts the clum-
    bers a cu ir n:nrower, :md the \valls a cubir
    rhicker th:w rhcy wcre in Sotomott's Tcm-
    i Ezek. plc: there wcrc t thirty chambers in a Jt,).
    xli.6. ry, in all ninety chambcrs, and they
    t2Chron. five cubits high in cvcry l:ory. The :j: Porcl1
    .i. 4 ofthe Temple was 120 cubits high. and
    lcngth from fouth ro north cqu::dlcd rhc
    breadrh of rhc Hou1e: rhe Houfe wa" rhrcc .
    fiories high, which maJe rhe heighr of the!
    1-!oty P ttZcc three times thirty cubits, and :
    rhar ofthc }.fojl Ho{y tluec times rwcnty: ;
    rhc uppcr rooms werc trcafure-clumbcrs ;
    :>(- r King. rhcy * wenr up ro thc middle clumbcr by '
    9
    i.S. \Vinding hir3 in rhc iourhern ihou!Jcr
    of rhc Houk, and fi-om thc Iuiddlc into

    the uppcr. .'
    So me time afi:cr this Temple was built, :'i
    1. Chron. thc J addcd a New Court,on rhc :.,
    :xx. > tcrn fidc ot' rhc Cowrt, bctorc rile :

    1
    _K
    1
    ng. 1\tt's :llld thcrcin built *a covcrc .
    XVI. l. t' S 1 ' 1 l . e e 1 ..
    or t lC. 1 : t 11s ourt was not m :
    fi1rcd by Ezckict, but thc
    thcrcof mJ. v be gathcrcd om rhok o.f rht:. :
    J lf'v '

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    '
    OLOMON. 34l
    Jrometts Gottrt, in rhc fccond Temple,
    built aftcr the cxamplc thcrcof: for whcn
    had ddhoycd thc f1r!t
    Temple, Zerttbbac!, by thc commifllons:
    ofC'yrus and 'Dari11s, built anothcr upon
    the ilmc arca, cxccpting thc
    Cottrt, which \\as lcfr opcn ro thc G'c/t-

    tiles: :1nd this Temple* \\'J.S lixty cubits vi;
    long, and ixry broad, bcing only rwo lo- 34
    rics in height, and having only onc ro\\. of
    trcafi..u-c-chambcrs about ir: ::md on cirhcr
    fidc ofthc Pricjts Cottrt wcrc doublc buil-
    Jing" for thc Prid1:s, built npon rows
    ofnurblc pilb.rs in thc Io\vcr 1ory, \\irh :1
    row of ccdar be:uns or pilbrs in thc 11orics
    abo ve: and thc cloylcr in rhc lowcr lory
    lookcd towards thc Priefls Court: and thc
    Separate 'Place, and Priefls Co11rt, wirh
    ther buildings on thc north :md fourh liJes,
    and thc Jf/omcs Cottrt, at thc c::tf1 cnd,
    took up an arca. tlucc hundrcd cubirs long,
    and two hundrcJ broad, thc Altar ibnding
    in thc ccntcrofthe wholc. Thc ff/omms
    Comt \\as fo namcd, hcc:wfC rhc womcn
    camc into itas thc mcn: thcrc \\e te
    gallcries tr thc womcn, and thc 111CII \\'or-
    fllippcd u pon thc be lo\\ : :111d i 11 thi'>
    fiare thc tCcond Tc!llplc cn:tt ;lll rhc
    Rcign ofthc bm J[(".
    fe red fome altcLttiuns, 1 y in r.hc
    days of fiero d.
    This
    J
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    '
    3+4
    A De cri tion o the
    I.
    Plate Ili.
    This de.fcription of thc Tem le beinO'
    k
    . ::;,
    taken princrpally from Eze te 's Vifton
    thereof; and thc ancicnt Hebrew copy
    lowed by the Scventy ditfering in fome
    rcadings fi'om thc copy followed by rhe
    cditors of thc prefent Hebrew, 1 will hcrc
    fubjoin that part of the V ifion w hich re-
    lates to tbc Out'I.L'tzrd Court, as I luvc dc-
    duccd it from the prefcnt llcbre:v, and th;:
    vcrfion of thc Scvcnty comparcd
    ther.
    ./11Jdbeholda " .. oallo7t tbe out(idc o(t/1c
    Hol!ft round about, at thc difb.ncc fitty
    cubits from it, a a b b: mJd in tbe mcZI/s
    hal'Jd a meajitri11g ccd J: cttbit s
    the cubit, andan hmtd-hrfatb: fo be n;ctz-
    jitrfd t he breadt /; be bu ildig, or r..:._ 1!,
    otte rced, a11d the height oe rad. 7/mt
    e ame he ttnto t he g ate of t bt Jloufl), r;;_/Jicb
    looketb towards the eajl, and r;;_e;tt 11p tbc
    fuen jtcps AB. t!l!d t bt'
    t brc)hold of t he g ate, e D. eh OJJ{'
    rt'cd roa d, a:d t he Portcrs lit! le ct!JtJi'i',
    E F G, OJU' recd io11g, tmd oe rccd brotid;
    aud tbe arched bct.-..x.ee thc /itt/1
    c!Jtanbcrs, F H, .fi"ue cubil s: and t IJcjol!d
    lit tic crlttibcr, H I K, tt a ti road fl}/f/ t1
    1ccd lon<-c;; rmd tbc ardxd pr!Jjitgc, l L,_(';l'
    cubits: tmd tbt third lit tic c!Ji!illbcr L 1\l
    !'\ ({
    . '
    OLOMON. 34-5
    N, a rced tottg anda recd broad: ll?td tbr.
    r!Jrcjhold the grztc thcjJorc!J of
    (ii!C ::.-it!JiJ, P, O!lt rcecf: and !Je 1'/lr.a.fitr-
    fd the porch gate, Q R, eight cubit.r;
    Jl!d the pojls thercof, S T, s t, t::.o c116its;
    aiid the porch uf the Q_ R, 1-oas 1t-
    r:..ard,or towart! thr: in\)ard co1tJ'f;a11d tbt
    littte chambcrs, EF, HI, LM, f, h i, lm,
    were outward, orto thr: eafl; tbJ'cc on t his
    fde, and thrr:e O!t that Jide of tbe gatc.
    The'e was oe meafure of tbc thrce, antl
    one me afore of thc pojl s 011 th f/dc, rmd o1r
    tbat jide; and he mcaflrrcd the brcad:h of
    the door of tbe gate, Ce, or D d, te ot-
    bits; a1td the breadth of tbe gate wit!Jr.
    betwee!t tbe tittic: chambcrs, E e or F r:
    tbirteeJt cubit s; and t he timit, or mczrg JJ.
    orftep before t e titt te chamber s, E I\1, o;c
    mbit OJt this fide, alld the jlep, e m, O!C
    mbit OJi tbe other jide; a!ld the tittlc
    chambers, EFG, HIK, LMN, e fg.
    hik, 1m n, werefi:-: cubits broad 011 th
    fide, mtd fix cttbits road OTt that jidc:
    and he meajitred the 7)bolr: readtb of tbc
    gate, from the furthcr walt of onc lit-
    tic cbambcr to thc fitrthcr r;.;;rdt of ano-
    tbcr tittle chamber: the brcadtb, G <T,
    V
    or K k, or N n, was twenty aJtd fz'vc e u-
    bits througb; d?or, F H, door
    fh: aJtd be mcajitred tbe E F, H_T,
    altc/ L M, e f, h i, ad 1m, twCJJty nt!JJts
    bi;b; a.1:d rtt tbc pojls tbcre ,r:,,ltr:.r,
    or tll'Cbcd prljj;!_Jts, F H, I L, i'il, i 1,
    z 1''0ttiid


    _A De

    tton o the Crt
    '
    'J'CWid aon; a11d _(;o;; tc ca(lcrn fw
    1
    ;,,
    e{ t!JC at {/;(' f!J/rtl!ICC, C C, (O


    --.. :;rjlcnt fc of 1 !:e porcb t!Jc gtU{
    .-:._ifhl, T t, \:.'iTt (/(ircubits: tllldth{it:
    . . . -
    r:.;_crc 1/tZJ'f'O:;:.: -;.::-i Jo-:..;_J' {O t he fitt /e c!Jt!hl;.
    h'is, an r! t o t he t;t;rc /; '4;:,:it bi 11 t lx r.r rr!. ?'
    r <."' t:
    'Ou:d ttO!!l, tl!!d to thi' pof!.r;:
    t'Ic::;:;iado::..r ::.en J'O!tJLd rtbo11t -.;:;ithi::
    tlltd 11po:t ctzc!J pojl --..;_ne pa!m trre.r. .
    Tbc11 he brou bt rtJr lito tbc Olt".;.:arl.
    Colrt, rwd lo t Jcrc -:;.,ere: cbrtmrr.r, r!I!J:;

    a JtZI.Xllltllt r;_;._it/J jJd'S lljJOll it lll j'(
    co?trt rotmd aO!t, tbirty cbtwl.0cn
    Piate L 1tpon 1 be pat.;cct, jiljJport cd j,;
    tbe pdfar.r, te d)(lJJicr.r on C'l-'Ci'Y firlfi>
    n:apt t be r:;._cjlcr!l: tn:d t /;e prcmc:{:
    nt tcd llfJOil t be jho11/arrs or f/dcs b'(
    rr,atCJ be/o-:;.,, cvCJ)',garr ba&'!f!.fi'"c
    !Jcrs o; c.'\!Jcdra Oll ti/ bcr .frfe. /!;;r/
    1J1 {'(tj;n (' :! r he J'{'fl dt!J {) f t he o !1 t
    Cr);t, .fjo11z t /){ jon:-f1J;t tlx !v._:_ .
    . tu tbc jurc-froJJt of tbr: i::.;ar
    U;tot, rm h.rmdrcd c11hit s cajl--..;_ard. , .
    T br /;e [;'O l.'/!, lit 11n: 1:ort b--:.;.,ard, a.
    t lxe ';;.:a.r a ( f!! e 1 bflt loof.cd t o""u:-'rn
    e .
    be ort !J; !Jc 7'JJC'a_(ncd t IH /rsr !JthL'i ,
    (J, m:d tln rNit rwd t!JI'ii,."
    fL' rhr:mlns 1 t bree 011 t hi.r .
    t71! rl tln ce o" 1 /; .-1 t .fl'dc, a 11 d t lx j' r; ,
    : a;r/ 1 be p.J'tb t hr.rcof, llitl
    accon!i.l!g 1 o t be 1l1L'tljit c.r t /J1j ,
    l'; il.r /c11gt b 'Z:.-'tl.r jjry rubit.r, rlid , ,
    IJrc:u/tiJ Jt'vc tllld twnJ!_y : rmd ! .

    ...
    ....

    <lLOMON. 3f7
    ui11dows thereof. aJld the porch aJJd the
    palm-tret:'S thereof ~ e r e accordrg to the
    meafitres of the gate ~ h i h !ook.ed to the
    ea.fl, a11d tbf_y 'Z.oe!!t ttp to it by ftve1f.
    flt!ps: a11d its porch r.::..as before them,
    that is inward.. /htd there was a gate
    of the JtWard court over again.fl this
    gate of the north, as lt the gates to tbe
    te we.flward: rwd be mcajitred from gatr:
    to gate a11 btmdred cttbits.
    2 HA P.

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    '
    T R 'U S luvim; tnnnarcd thc Mo-
    ,
    34-9
    1urchy to thc 'Pcrfia!JS, ::md .
    fcvcn ycars, was il.lCcccdcd by his i.1n Cmn-
    byfcs, who rcigncd CYcn ycars Jnd fivc
    months, Jnd in thc thrcc bfl: ycars of his
    Rcig11 {ibducd Eg)1Jt: he \VlS fuccccdcd
    by l.tardl.r, or Serdis thc Afagtts, who
    fcioncd himfclf to be Smerdis thc brothcr
    "
    ofCambyfls.
    Smcrdis rcigncd fcvcn montlts, ::t11<l in
    the cighth month bcing difCovcrcd,
    hin, with J. grcat numhcr of thc

    io
    thc 'Pcrjians c1llcd thcir Prid1'l, and in mc-
    mory of this kcpt ::m annivcrbry <hy,
    which thcy c::tllcd, 1/Je Jlattgbtr:r the
    Thcn rcigncd Jv/araplJI!s ancl A1-
    t apbcnu:s J.ii:w d:1ys, and aft:cr thcm 'Da-
    'J"ts thc ftJn ot H_yjlaf}Hs, rhc ion of .dr-
    .falJJCIICJ", of thc .mily of Acbttmees,
    Z 3

    3 so
    Pel.fia, being chafen King by the neighing
    valer. of his horfe : befare he rcigncd bis * namc
    Max.l.9. was Oc bus. He feem<> on r"his accation to
    c. l..
    t Porph.
    de Ah{l.

    nentta,
    ,. b
    .J ,
    ha ve rcformed rhc confiitution of thc .fofa-
    gi, making bis father their M :1ft-
    ter, or Arcbim<'zgtts; for Porpbyri!ts rclh
    us, t that the Magi 1cere a fort of 1JJC11 .fo
    .. .. CIJCrttb!c amogjl t he Pcriians, t!Jat D::t
    rius tbe fln H y laiiKs .-.:.,rote OJt t !H mo-
    11111llfllt of bis ;zt!Hr, amonQ,fl: othcr
    thing<>, tbat be bad been tbe ./lla.flrr tbe
    J\L1:j. 111 this rcform:1tion nf thc .11/lrlJ i,
    li_y(lafpes was afTifl:cd by Zoroaj!res: ;,
    Tbc Pcrlians at tbis day .fa)'
    jtl'lP[Y t!Jat Zoroafl:rcs !i.tN/ twder H yfia!".
    pes: and Apuleitts; Pythagorctm, amt,
    Regs [ex
    to loncm abdutosl do[forcs babuijjc
    Pofarnm JVagos, G prtecipue
    trem, ormzis divil arca11i /Jtijtitcw. By
    Zoroajlre.r's convcr.ling at B.zkYiOII, he
    fCcms ro lu ve borro\\'cd h 'i ski ll f1 o m thc
    Cbald,erw.r: for he \\as skillcd in Af1rono-
    my, ::tnd ufed thcir yur: i f!.: C11rr i!Ls,
    =FQ.<::urt, t ]lf,rgi noximi prztrim; CllJ"i!JL'iJ CtlJJL'-
    Ltb.w. b , . r.J
    c.
    3
    . tlllt: 1 rcL C/lt t jL'.'<:ilf./.JIJt a qu;.
    tttf_Jit'L'l'ttc.r_fl'rptL'rt:Jt m, p tci.!s tlJIJ:li-
    lis 7./tlati. diclts tot itts anni pan.r 1Jtt1Jit'-
    1'0: :tnJ J]JiJJItl/J!ts; SciCI!tirc Jll/1/ta C."(
    C/J,dd,rorllm r1rr il!! is rir1 !lit s addicl
    Lr;ror<'j/ro From hi; conrcrli:JL; in E:vc-
    ul pl.in..; he 'l rcckoncd :1 C!JaiJ,er/11, :lll
    J. a 'FoJ/(l/!. ;t lJ,t[/; ,,:;
    '
    '
    /,' !
    o the ERSIANS.
    3 SI
    S 11 i dtt s calls h i m* :l 'fJ ofo- Me de, and Eth Su:dJ> in
    tlut he \LlS thc .r/.:i!jitl of .Jljlro!lO- :'":o:i;:;'
    mr:rs, aJtd.fi'rjl twtbor of tbe 1/il'I'!Je tN
    rccei-z:cd r!J/JO!Jg tbem. This skill in
    Aflronomy he lud dciubtlcf; from rhc Chaf-
    rl'rlliS, hur I/!t.Jpn tLlvclled into ]r/ia,
    to be infl:rutcd by rhc C)mnoflf!Jd!s: ami
    thdc twn L'OIJj()y thcir :!nd Juthn-
    riry, inf1irmcd kt of Pridb cr .J!d-
    gi. idlruL:J t!Icm i11 1iiCh
    ami myi1crics of :md Philo1(,phy
    ,1.:; they lit to cfl:ablilh for thc H.eli-
    :1nd Ph iloJ(,phy of that Fmpirc; and
    rhclc infln:dcd orhcrs, 'till from a
    thcv g:-c\\' ro :1 nmltitude: H
    "' l.- L
    Suidrts tcll:; w;, tlut Zoroa/hc.r rrttvc rt.
    J (.)
    ctri:!aI'! to ;m;;e of' tbc J\!Llni: a11d
    .._, (_) ') o
    Ebtlttcilms; rlut lc J'tfo;mcd tlx rcfigio1t
    t!JC r.;.JJicb cfore ::vas dividcd
    i!lt!J s: and ./1'-:;atbias; that be Jt-
    1 rodccd t be t be Magi
    1 be P cr (i s. c.6,wg i 11g t hrir a llr i CJJt fltcrcd
    ritcs, a11rl iJt j(vcrai opinio;ts:
    Am;;r!I!!IS tcll:) us, Alagiwt r:l}( di-
    r7 a n 1 2. '
    7.'1//0}'/WI Clf flfJJJ, Ci(JiS c.. >'
    ji'ii'Jiti,t.f/u:!i.r priji'i.r m!tlla e: .. : Cba!cttl'O-
    'J '/111 ({ J'(il/1 iJ ]?,.:{ rtll/1/ S a ddidit .ZO?'Orl r

    tn.r: rll'il!tk 1 Rcx pr.'tdctijj/-
    ?JJ/ts 'J),;ii jJrt/11'; rui quum Jltpcrioru
    1 11di,t Jn:t ttjt'dcnt !ts pmctmct, ad 1/C
    'f!J?roj.:;;. vc!IL'rrtt joiitlldi!!cw,
    r ltJII.r 1 r.t!l'f 11 i 1/ Jt'!cntiis

    J/:-t.t:or:;irJ 111 gonrt pot W!lllll'; t'OJ'I!J'/1fjlll!
    Z 71101I!t
    3 sz


    monittt ratioes tmmdani mottts fidc ..
    rmn, purofque facrorum ritus qttantum
    cotligere potuit erttditus, ex his qttte didi-
    cit, afiqtta [c11jihtts. J,fagorum infitdit;
    qutC iffi Cltm diflipl/iJ pr!ftntielldi fu-
    t!tra,pcr fitaJJJ quifqtJe proge;Jirm, pojlc-
    ris d!tatlls tradtmt. ro per fceculrl
    'l'lll!ft:z ad prtC(ens, 1/Jla cadanq11r pro-
    .f'tpt mlllt it urlo crcata, 7Jcor1tm cult ibu.r
    dcdicatnr. Fcnmtquc,jij11jhmt rjl ere di,
    l'tiam ig;:cm ca'littts f,-zpfttm apttd fcfcmpi-
    tcrnis foctt!is cuj?odiri, cujtts portiOllfJJi
    exigttam ttt .fattjlam quo11dam A_{irl
    tins Regius dictmt: originis rz.
    vud 1tltn'JCrtts crat exi!is, tju[q11r
    Pcr.ficce potcjlatcs i11 fitciclldi r
    rcbus di"'itzis fo!crmtcr uteatur. Errzt
    '!fltC piacttlum aras adirc, "'d hojliam co; .
    trerfarc, atcqttam .A1ttglts conccptis
    catio7'1ihtts !ibtzmcnta diffimderct prtecttr ..
    foria. Verrmz auli prztt/!atim, lt am-
    j'litudi1lem gcnt is folidte coajfertmt
    1/IJ?nClt : i11babitalltrs 1tttl!rt mtt
    -:;or11nfirmitudi71cconmumitas, !cgiu.r
    jitis ttti pcrml]i, religio11is rcfpef!lt jiwt
    /Joorttti. So this Empirc W:l..S at firl: com-
    ofcd of mar:y nJ.tions, c:1ch ofwhich Iud
    1ithcrto its own rcligion : but now lly:
    tajj;cs :1nd Zoroaj!res col1ctcd wlu.t thcy
    ro be bdl, cfb b!ihcd it hy l.aw,
    and taught ir to othcrs, tiwi.: to ot!Jcrs,
    rill rhcir diki)lcs bcc:.lnlc 1 cnouP h
    1:1
    for thc PricHhooJ of thc wholc Empirc;
    aud
    o the
    E R SI A N S.
    3S3
    infl:ead of rhofc various old rcligions,
    they fcr up thcir own inl:itutions in thc
    whole Empire, much aftcr the nunner that
    Numa contri ved and inl:iruted the rcligion
    of the RomaJ:s: and this rcligion of rhe
    'Po:fia11 Empire was compocd part1y ofthc
    inbturions of thc Cba!dtt'a!l.r, in which
    ZoroaJtre.r wac; wcll skillcJ; :md of
    rhe nflitmionc; of rhe ancicnt Brachmrms,
    w ho :u e ti1ppofcd to derive cvcn thcir 111m e
    from the .Arabamans, nr f(ms of .Arabam.
    born of his fcconcl wife Kctttrah, inl:rut-
    cd by thcir fathcr in the worhip of O N E
    G O D without imagcs, and fcnt into thc
    cJl:, w hcrc Iljjlaj)es was infirutcd by
    their fuccdfors. About the famc time wirh
    l!y.flaJl'e.r .1nd Zoroaflres, lved alfo Ojta-
    ;w.r, anothcr cmincnt A fa tts: P lilty la-
    ces him unJcr Varitts !!)' t!f}cs, and tti-
    d,1.r m:-tkcc; him rhc followcr of Zoroaflres:
    he camc into Grecce wirh Xr:rxes, and
    fccms to be thc Otauesof I!erodot!!s, who
    difcovcrcd Swcrdis, and formcd rhc con-
    i)irJcy againfl him, and for that icrvicc was
    ho110urcd by thc conf})iLltors, :1nd cxcmpt
    fromfiibjctinnto 'Daritts.
    In rhc ftcrcJ commcnt:uy of rhe Per-
    fia!!. riLl'; r.I:clc words are afcribcJ ro Zoro-
    7
    ,11rt)s "' , v ., ., ., " - "Eufcb
    4.:JI , U t;"l EX:.UV H T:l; '.;-IV o 7rp:;.;.,
    mo _,':' , , , , Ptxp.
    'To.;, a"Y ., oJO;, u..oJ.';tO r.xro;, E
    1

    1
    _ , . -4 , vang. ..
    o; y.x0.vv ay.xDwrara;, 4J,,OY'f.I.WV 4>po1'1f.L"- e, uJt.
    -a . v , ' ' ' ' ' 7
    TO!J' G;t 1:& )LJ --:rar"lp X.J :croo,o.XK o.:, '+'u,n ..
    t<o:, x) TiMw;, :Qrl:t 4Juctml1 .t./vo; 'Dett.r
    t
    '
    35+
    '
    accifttris capitr:: bic }71'!Jtts,
    corruptibi!is, tCtenms, il!gelli!!tJ, Jti;e
    partibus, OJnttibus aliis wo-
    deratoromnis bo11i. du!lis llOJl c,1pirndus,
    bo JJO rllm 0/J t mt .r, p; 11 rl e 11 ti u m pru de ll t
    fimus, teq i!rtt is a e }11(/ ir ite ftlre;s,
    ipjc fui doflor, 03 j'ojc7us G
    .ftljlci!S (:} jatri jJh)jt(:i 1!i!l[ 1/S i!t'VC/l(Ol' :
    .1nd thc lime was raught by O.flal!t.r, in hi,
    boo k Cllled O{/ a u uc!Jrt .r. T hi-; w :l. S thc
    Ancicnt G od of thc 'P erftrm JVla,z i, and
    thcy ,,orihiDccl him by kccping a pcrpctu::d
    f1rc for S.tcri ces upon Alur in thc ccn-
    rcr of a round arca, con1pa1Tcd with :l
    ditch, withoq,t any Temple in rhc pL:cc,Jod
    \Vithour pa ying .111 y wodbp to rhc dc.1d, or
    J.ny inugcs. Bur in J. fhort time thcy dccli-
    ncd from the worlhip of this Eterna!, Invi-
    fiblc God, to \Yorlhip thc Sun, and thc
    hrc, and JcaJ m en, J.nd inn!_';c:;, as thc E-
    'l'!Jl'JJciatiJ, ::l!1d CbrzfclteaJJs
    lud done bcirc: and from thdc i-
    on"' ::md thc prcrcndin[! to ion';,
    thc \\'ord'i Mrt and 1J,-z'lta, \\'hich
    (.1 (J
    r he: P r i cfls :111 d Re l i ion o f t be 'P ojt'illl .r,

    C.lll\C to be u k en ll :111 i! 1 nr,:.
    'J)arilt.r, or 'Darfl, hi; Rci;;n in.
    lpring, in thc ftxtccnth yc:tr cf thc Empirc
    o f t IJ e 'Po '('rw.r, Jl/m o r; 1: r,.(j.' 2. 2 7 , ,1IJ d
    . -
    3< ycar), by tbc li1W1imoll'i conknt:
    of all f11 Lhl kcfJnd yc.n
    of hi'> P. .. cign thc .'JI'-;,;,.r lJc:',,m lo bui!d thc
    Temple, by che proplid of 1
    alld
    o the pE R SI A N S.
    -and Zcc!Jariah, and finiihed it ln the fixth.
    He foughr rhe Cree/u ar JJ.1aratbo7t in Ofi-
    ober, AmJO NaboHa{{. 2 s8' ten ycars bcforc
    che bJ.ttcl at Salamis, and died in rhc fifth
    ycar following, in thc end of wintcr, or bc-
    of 1pring, A 1m o NaboiJ,1/. 26 3.
    Tbc ycars of Cawbyfts and 'Daritts Jre
    dcrcrmincd by rhrcc. Eclipks of rhc M oon
    1CCO!llcd by 'Ptof&my, {() t!ut thc:y C.ll1!F)t
    . -" ..
    be JdpurcJ: ami by rlwJc EclipJc-.;, and rhc
    Prophdcs nf Zccbarirtb com-
    urcd togcthcr, iris h:1t thc yors
    of 'Darin.r DC:2::11l ::tftcr thc dJy or thc
    c!c\ cnth ./ month. and rhc
    !. )lh cby uf Alril, ::l!1J by conic,lucnc:.: in
    J1!rli'tb or AJriJ.
    ) ... 'crx c.r, Ac!J fc h i ro_(cb, //e b.f-;,:.,cros, or
    0.\Jrl'CJ, fi.ccecdcd his bthcr 'J)ariu.r, and
    J;,)cnt rhc firft fi,-c )rcars of his RciC'n, J.nJ
    - '
    more. 11 prqurariom for his cx-
    r::-di.rion J:.;ainf1 rhc Creck.s: J.nd r!Ji.; cxpc-
    dltinn \Lh in rhc time nf thc Olympic
    (j J 111 e S, 11 t J C b Ji llll i 1 L! e f t !J C l r f1 ) C o f
    .._) . ) -'
    thc '7\lh Olympud, Ctt!litu bting _,cbo;t
    J t .//1 .6 (') _r ; a S :111 e h ro ll () 1 ()" e r" ; l ': re e. T he
    ' J 1
    355
    grcal lllllllOcr ()' v;hich he tire\\' Ol!t
    (lj' Sufi t<l im GnL'tl', .:Jj/Jj!:.'s .. . r .
    1 he Poct :l)': l\:rt..: v
    .... r,
    1 . .J
    /1 S11h.
    Tht Jl:lfh:->.c ur hi'> arllly m cr thc 1 !d-
    lt(:,.o/1! intll(: cnd of thc i't)urth yc;tl
    ol
    "Apud.
    Hieron. in
    viii.

    O the Enz irt
    of thc 74th Olympiad, th1t isinJu;te,
    1to NaboTtajJ 268, and too k up :.1 month;
    and in a.utumn, a.ftcr threc months more,
    on thc r6th day of the month .lv!tmycbio1t,
    at thc full moon, was the battcl at Satamis;
    and a lictlc afrcr that an Eclpfe of the
    lVIoon, w hich by thc C:licnbtion fcll on
    Ofiob. 2. His firl: yc:w thcrcforc bcgan i11
    ipring, .Antw Nabonaj( 26 3, abovc: he
    rcgncJ almofi: twcnty onc ycars by thc
    concnt of atl writcrs, and \Y as mnrthcrcd
    by Artabamts, captain of his gu:ulls ; to-
    w:.uds thc cncl o( wintcr, _J:mo .:...Vczbo11ajJ.
    2 8-f .
    .ArtabamtJ rcigncd crcn months, :1nd
    upon fuipicion of trcJ.on ag:linl: Xer:xcs,
    was hin by Artaxerxcs Lo11gimamts, thc
    ion of Xcrxcs .
    ../lrtaxerxes bcgan his Rcign in rhc au-
    tumnal halfycar, berwccn thc 4th ::md 9th
    'jewifhmonths, Nehem. i. 1. & ii. r. &
    v. 14. andE.:--:ra vii. 7, 8,
    ycar fcll in with thc fourth y( ar of thc 8 3d
    Olympiad, a e; ./Jfricatms * informs us, and
    thercforc his firt yc.u bcQ;J.Il w itbin :1 mont h
    or two ofthc autumnal Equinox, A11110 Na-
    bottaf{. 284- Tlmcydidcs rchtcc; that thc
    ncws of his dcath camc ro ./lt!Jc.r n \\in-
    ter, in thc cvcnth ycar of thc 'Pr:toponllL'
    j/rm th:u: is.Att. 4 Olymp. 88. and by
    thc Canon he rcigncd forty onc ycars, in-
    cluding thc Rcign of his prcdcccffilr Arta-
    baftlt.r, and di e<) t he m iddlc of win-
    tcr,
    o the
    '
    E R SI A N S.
    ttr, J1m10 Nabonaj{. 3 2) ftetmte: thc Pcr-
    jia1Js now call him Ardfchir and Baha-
    ma11, thc OricntJ.I Chril:ians .Artctbaftbt.
    Thcn rcigncd .Xcrxr:s two months, J.nd

    Sogdialt fcvcn months, and Varitu No-
    !!J!ts, thc bJ.fhrd ion of .il.rtax,_'r:x:es, ninc-
    rccn years \Llllting tour or fivc months; and
    :Daritts dicd in fummcr, a littlc afrcr the
    cnd of rhc PelopomtejiaJt war, and in thc
    fm1c Olympic ycar, and by conklJUCncc in
    or 7wte, Am1o NaboJJafl 344 The
    I th of hi-; Rcign was coincidcnt in
    - .
    wintcnvith thc :!.cth of thc Pelopomu:fialt
    \Ll.r, ami thc ycars of t1nt w.u are htcd by
    cluratcrs, J.lld agrccd ?n by
    all Chronologcrs: thc \\"J.r !Jcgan in fpring
    .ilmt. 1. Oiymp. 87. laftcd 27 ycars, and.
    endcd r. 14 . .il.ll.4.0lymp. 93
    Thc ncxt Kiug \LlS Artaxcrxi's .L1!nr:-
    ,
    mo11, thc ion of 'lJaritts: he rcigncd forty
    1ix years, and dicd .fl.wo Nttbonajf. 390.
    Then reigned Artaxerxcs Oc/ms nvcnty
    onc ycars; .A1js, or rwo yc::us,
    'I.Jaritts Codowttlllltts our yc;.us, unto
    thc battlc of Arcfil, \\' hcrcby rhc 'Pafm
    Monarchy \\':1S rranfhrcd to thc Gred:.s,
    Olob. 2 . .1111. 417: but
    was not fhin umil a ycar anJ fume monrhs
    ;.lftcr.
    1 luvc hirhcrto fbred thc rimes of this
    Monarchy out of thc Cree!: ami L11tilt
    writcrs : fr rhc 'Jcu's know more
    of thc Babylo11m and Mcdo.Perjlfm
    - -
    pires
    3 S 7:
    -
    O the Ern ire
    ircs than w Iut rhcy h:wc out of rhc fa e red
    ooks of tbc old Tdb.ment; :md thcrcforc
    O\VIJ no more Kings, nor ycars of Kings,
    rhey can find in thofc books: rhcKings
    thcy rcckon are only JVe6!t(:ad1te zzar,
    E,;iimcrodacb, 'Daritts rhc
    Mcdc, rynts, A!Ja_(itcrus, ami 'Darius rhe
    'P n:f(m this laf1: 'J)arus thcy rcckon ro
    l)c rhc Artaxrrxes, in \\bofe Rcign Ezra
    Nebcmiab c1mc to .7 cr!!foicm, ac-
    counting Arta.Ycr . .....:fs :1 common namc of
    .._
    thc iVcucbadczzrtr,
    -
    thcyy, rcigncd forty five ycars, 2 1\tg-
    '-XY. 27. three ycars, Va1t.
    viii. I. and thcrefore Evilmcrodach twcn-
    ty thrcc, ro makc up thdcvenry ycars cap-
    tivity; cxcluJing thc firfl: ycar of Nebtt-
    dJr!dJiczzar, in w hich rhcy fa y re Pro-
    phd)' of rhcc,enry ycars wJ.c; givcn. To
    Dari11s the Me de they ailign onc yc:u., or
    mofl but rwo, 1Jall. ix. I. to Cyrus
    rhrcc yc:us incomplcre, <JJa!l. x. 1. ro .A-
    bafrtcr:t.r rwclvc ye:1rs 'till thc cafl:ing of
    Ejlh. iii. 7 o onc ycar more 'till thc
    7cws fino te their cncmics, Eji!J. i x. I o and
    onc ycar more 'till .E,jlbcr and filordccai
    \note thc fccoml Ietter fi.)r the kccping of
    P11rim, ix. 29. in al! fourrccn ycars:
    to'Dari 1/J' thc 'P cr:f/a thcy allot th i rty
    t\\'O or rarher thirry ix years, Nc!Jcm xiii.
    6. f() tlnt thc'PnjiwEmpirciioom thc build-
    of rhc Temple in rhc fcconLl ycar of
    ?J:rri;s 1-(vf!a_fj)cs, ilourifhcd only thirry
    iur

    o the

    ERSIANS.
    ;,ur ycars, tmtiL1/c.\,z;tder thc Great ovcr-
    thcN ir:: t hm rhc 'Jc-.;._s reckon in thcir

    !p .. ':Hcr Chroniclc, Scdcr ()f,zm Ra!JtZh.
    '
    :/ fJ_fcplms, out or rhc Ltcrcd and othcr
    books, rcckom o ni y thcfc 1\ ingsof'Perjz
    G) '.'t.r, C't! 111 'f)m t s ll_y(lajj; is,
    .... Yrrxc.r, A11 t?xl'rxc.r, J.nd 'Darius: and
    taL;. i 11 r r h i ' ')) I7J. i l.f' '\. h o \ \':1 S 7] {{ J' i S N f)-
    ,..,
    t b !t .r,- re be <: 1 e :111 d r he L1I11 e 1\ in g \\' i t h t he
    1.1[1- '/),'i'JrtJ, wi10m A!txalfdcr rhc Grcar
    o-. crumc; h\- of this he
    ..
    Sa/;,-71/at 1add!ta :1livc ,,hcn
    AltxaJtdcr che GrcJ.t O\Trthrcw thc :Pcr-
    ji(m Empirc Thm al! thc .Jc-.;._s concludc
    thc Pcrjia;t Empirc \Vith Artaxnxcs Lo-
    "J!Jall1ts, and '1Jari11s Not!Jlts, allo\\'irl:rna
    0
    more Kings of 'PCJ)l, than rhcy found in
    thc books of F,-:::;ra ::md iVci.Jemiaf,; and rc-
    ro rhc Rcigns of rhi"
    .and this 7Jzrills, \\ hatC\'Cr thcy mct \'>ith
    in profmc htlory conccming rhc
    h.. of rhc hmc Iumcs: Jo a<; ro rakc Ar-

    1 ttxcr.\c.r Lu,.g imtll!tt.r. Artaxcrxcs Allle-
    'J!!OI!, /Ir! ttXrl' Yt.r Ocb!l.r, t()r onc .and
    thc hmc /ll'lil.\'CJ'.'Y.'t'.r; ami 'Dari!i.r JVo-
    tb:.r.alld '/)arls ('or!.Whl!J:!!t.r, t()r onc J.nd
    thc hmc '!Jt!r!t.r; and ],zd(:'llrt, and Siiii('(JJ!
    j;'(!!l.r. f'nr orlC' r :1c hrnc H Pricl1.
    ']'IJ(,Jc Jc .... r \\ lw roo!\. /-Jcr./dfor rhc Jllt:f
    f>d,, :1:;d \\ere rhcncc calicd 1 hror!itm.r,
    kcrn to thcir opiri<lil 11 )011
    thc ic\'Cill \r \\cck...; oJ' ycar<;, which t 1cy
    J(,utHl bct\':ccnthc R ofCynts :.mJ tlur
    . ) -
    ul'
    3 59
    360
    of He roe!: bur aCrcnv-ards. in appl ying the
    Prophcfy to Tbeudas, .'Jttclas of G_aJi-
    lcc, and at lcngth to Barcbocha, thcy icctn
    to ]uve fhortcncd thc Rcign of thc King-
    dom of 'Pcr!ia. Thdc accounts being vc-
    ry impcrfctt, it was nccc{[uy to havc re-
    caude to thc rccords ofthe Gree/u and La-
    til:es, and to thc Canon recitcd by Pt
    P.JY, f()r hting thc times of this Empirc.
    \V hich bcing done, wc ha re a be: ter ground
    !(1r undcrfbnding thc hil:ory of thc _'lews
    tCt down in thc books of Ezra and
    mi ah, :md it ; for this hifi:ory lur-
    lgfuffcrcd by wants fome illufl:rari-
    on: and fi dl: 1 fiull fl:arc the hil:ory of thc
    .1 ews undcr Zerubabel. in thc Reigns of
    )rus, Cmtb}fes, and 'Darius HyJta.fPes.
    This hii1ory is conuincd p:utly in the
    thrcc firfl: cluptcrs of thc book of Ezra,
    and firfl: fi ve vedes of rhc fourth; and
    1 y in thc book of 1Vc!Jcmiab, ti-o m thc ;th
    verle ofthc kvenrh chaptcr to the 9th vcrk
    of thc twclfrh: for .1._Vthcmiab copicd :tll
    r h i-> out of r he Chronic les of thc .7 c-;;:;s,
    w rittcn bcforc his days; :1'>. nuy by
    rcading rhc pbcc, anJ tbat thc
    Prich :md Le\ irc..; who rhe l't 1\ c-
    IUnt 011 thc 24th lLly of rl1l'
    J.\'d;n;t. x. wcrc ver\' ::une ith thof(..:
    \rho rcturncd from i:1 t!1 irll
    . '
    '
    'Cll" <Ji-' (
    1
    '-rs f\r "
    1
    ! .,.., .,.!-; " 1 1
    1
    t
    1
    . 1ll
    ' ) 1 , . ( 1 l ti. . '\ ' . 't .... t 1 J . l \.
    - -
    t bofe who k.tkJ ;r: ri:i" will h.:.:
    pt!CCi\'1:-c\ hv l !J
    1
    .; j; <;'
    th...:ir '[';::;;
    o the
    The Priefis whore-
    turneJ.
    J..YdJo;;i ah. E z rtt

    11. 2.
    St:rtzjflb.
    *
    ']rrrm i ab.
    _E;:::,rct
    *
    ./lmariah.
    J11alt?tcb: or ~
    lictt, Neb. xii.
    2, 14-
    Jfttt t ujh.
    Sbec!Jaiab orSbe-
    baJJiab, JVeb.

    :X 11. 3 , Lf- .
    *

    Re!Jifm, or Harim,
    ib. 3, 1).
    J.fcrcmotb.
    Jddo.
    *
    Cmetbo: or GiJt-
    uethoJJ, Neh. xii.
    4, I 6.
    *
    *
    'Aijab

    t/it111J"'

    E R SI A N S.
    The Priel:s w ho fea-
    lcd.
    Scrctjah.

    A ztZJi ab.
    'Jae mi ab.
    Lzra. J'(chcm. 8.
    P aJhur.
    Amariab.
    Malchijczb.
    Hatttt!h.

    J'hebanitd.
    }.Jaliucb.
    llarim.
    ]\feremotb.
    Obadiah or 0/;dia.
    'DaJJict.
    Gitmet!Hm.
    Barttch.
    lt!ejhulfam.
    Abijab .

    ]tf ij (IJIJ 11,
    - .
    361
    '

    O t!Je Ern ire
    __ , r a (l :1 i ,1/7.
    .
    Yhnn t?J ab.
    - l'/h !! /l.
    '
    p iJ:lllf.
    Aadmit''!.
    ,\ frrc/; itt/; ;'\':.11'/J
    r/1: cf,.- b: o r I!odacz. z a/),
    . f' .. Q ..
    . >Z.; 1! !!. + ') ('(., 111, 9
    , ' ('(' { f ., 1g
    ....... ,u;--.-, ...
    .L
    Maazab.
    B i!gai.
    Sbr:majab.
    ]cjhtta.
    J? t 1t1t.
    K admir!
    S!xha iah
    flodtjtziJ
    T he

    ]1jhua, 1\arfmicl, :md


    d.nia/; or .'f;tdab, hcrc mcntioncd, are l"C-.
    l.oncd chicfthers among thc pcoplc w ho
    Jctmncd with Zcruba&cl, lJzrrz ii. 4" .
    .. uu.lrhcy::rfTilcd8.swcllinlaying thc foun-
    (btion of the Tcm le, Ezra iii. 9 as in
    rcading thc la w, an making and icaling thc
    covcnJ.nt, Nehem. viii. 7. & ix. 5. & x
    9' 1 o.
    Comparing thcrcfore thc books of Ezra
    and Nebemiah togcthcr; thc hil:ory of thc
    .'! C';;..'S unckr Cyrtts, CambJ'ftS, and cnari-
    1/S 1-f)jrlljpis, i'l rhar rhcy rcturncd fi-om
    optivity under Zerubbabd, in thc ftrn
    yrar of c_yr!fs, wirh thc Holy V dlCls and
    a commiflion to build rhc Temple; a1h\
    el m( ro and .711da!J. e\ cry onc
    ro his city, :md dwclr in thcir cicics l!Ili il
    icvcnth month; and thcn coming to 7cnt
    {c'dl'w, firil built thc Altar, on 1 h:
    iril.

    o the ERSIAN S.
    firfl: da y of the 1eventh month begau to oi-
    fer the daily burnt-offerings, and in the
    book of the Law, and they kept a folemn
    tlfl:, :.md fealed a Covenant ; and
    ward the Rulers of rhc people d welr at J
    rufalem, and rhe refl of the people allots
    ro dwell onc in ten at Jerufolem, and rhe
    refl: in the cties of 'Judah: and in rhe fe-
    cond ear of their corning, in the iCcond
    monr 1, which was fix years befare the
    dearh of Cyrus, they laid rhe foumhrion of
    theTem le; burtbead,verfaries of Judlh
    trottble tbem t buiidi11 , and hired cotm-
    ftllors agaifl tbem aii t Je days of Cyms,
    and Ionger, eve1r 1mtil tbe Reig1t of Darius
    Kittg o/ Perfia : but in rhe fCcond year of
    11is Reign, by the prophcfying of Haggai
    and Zechariah, thcy retnrncd ro the work,
    and by the help of a new decree from 'Da-
    ri11s, fini1hed it on rhc thrd d::y of the
    month ildar, in the lxth
    and kept thc Dcdic:J.tion withjoy, and che
    PafTovcr, and F caf!: ofUnlcavencJ
    Now tbs 'Daritts W:lS not v.a:us ]\Tu-
    tbus, but Darius llyjlafpis, as J g:1tbcr by
    contidcring rhat the iecond ycar of tls
    Darts was thc fCventieth of thc indigna-
    tion againfl: .ferujaft>m, and thc of
    Jl!dah which indignation commcnccd \\ irh
    rhc invafion of Jcrttjtdern, aml rhc cirics of
    ]11d1th by Nebttchctdllez::::,ar, in thc ninrh
    ycnof Zcdr:kJilh, Lecb. i. 12.]cr. xxxi,.
    1. 7 2. z.. & xxx.ix. 1. anJ Lbat thc {(ntn h
    A a 1. ycar
    ,\

    ycar of t his 7Jarius, was the fcventieth
    -'
    from the burning of thc Temple in thc elc-
    vcnth ycar of Zcdek ia,b, Zccb. vii. ) . &
    'fer. lii. 12. borh \'i'hich are cxatly truc nf
    Hyjla_fp: thatin the fccond
    of th1-; rhcre wcrc mcn living
    hrl Temple, Hagg. ii. 3.
    "hcrc::ts rhc iccnnd yc:u of Dm-itts No-
    t!Ju.r \\'a e; 166 ycars aftcr tl1c dcfob.tion of
    rhc Tc11lplc ;nd Ciry. And furthcr, ifrhc
    of thc Temple be dcfcrrcd ro thc
    fi,th ycarof Darill.r Notbus, Jr:jhurz and
    muf't h:wc he en thc onc H i() h-
    o
    Pridt, thc othcr C aptain of the pcoplc ;w
    Jmndrcd and cightecn ycars tog:rhcr, bc-
    f:dcs thcir agcs befo re; w hich s furcly ton
    for in thc firfl: ycJ.r of Cyrus rhc chicf
    wcrc Soajab, Jtremiah, Ezra,
    Alllariah, .Alrzlittch, Shrcba!!iah, Reh!tm,
    J11cn:motb, lddo, Gmctba, .Abijab,
    min, Alaadiab, Shfntq}tlb, Joia-
    ri, ]edaiah, Salttt, Amok, Hiik.itdJ,
    thc:fc wcrc Pricils in thc days
    of Jc.fhua, :1nd rhc cldcfl: fons of rhem aL
    itfcqjab rhc ion of Sr:rajah, Hananiab
    l he fon of ]cremb, Me/h!tilrtm thc fnn
    o
    of Ezra, &c. wcrc chicf Pricfls in thc
    {bys of Joialm the ion of Jc/hlla: ]\
    7
    t
    7
    /Jun. xii. and rhcrcforc thc
    hood of was but of an
    '
    lcngth.
    .
    '-
    o the
    E R SI A N S.
    1 ha ve now fbt:?d thc hifl-ory ofthc ."/e::_s
    in_ thc Rcigns ofC)rus, Cmnb;fe.r, :md 'Da-
    'J"/IIS ir rcnnins that l ftatc thcir
    hifl:ory in rhc Rci.rns of .Xerxc.r, :.llld Ar.
    . '
    taxcl'xc.r LoJigtlfl!Jlls: f(H 1 pbcc rhe hir
    -ton ofE;:::,'tl a m! J.\"l'Jt'!ta!J in t he H.ciun oC
    .
    thi-; A7'frt.Yexcs, :111d not in of Ar
    taxerxes JJIJJemou : fr during :",!1 t]J('
    '
    "Pcrfm 1\lonarchv, until rhc LiJt7JtZrllt.!
    .
    mcntioncd in Scriprurc, \\' hom I ro be
    'Darius 1Vot!ms, thcrc \\'Crc fix Hi,)h-

    Pridls in contiHu.l l uccciTi on of hrhcr
    1n, na me! y, jc/h u a, .'J oi abrtl, Eii ,zjh i/;,
    1r;i,zda, 7 l/atbrtll, 1rzdd!ta, and rhc k-
    Ycnth Hi,h-Pr\c11 Qias the ion of
    '-
    1addua, and thc cighrh \Y as Simcolt ']1jfus,
    rhc f(m afOnas, and rhc ninth \vas Elea::::.-
    /1.'1' thc youngcr brothcr of Siweo!l. Now,
    at a mc:.1.n -rcckonin;, \\'C lloulJ allow about
    2 7 or 28 years onl y ro G cncration by
    cldcft ions o fa Lunil y, oncGcncLltion wi::!1
    anothcr, as abovc; but ifin rhis utc \\'C :t!-
    low 30 yc:us ro a CicncLttion, ami nuy ft1T-
    thcr fi1ppofe rlur }(/hu a, at thc rcrun; ,)fthc
    capri\'iry in thc irfl: ye.u of rhc Ernpirc ot
    rhc 'Pn:/tim.r, \\':t'-: abour 30 or 40 ycarsold;
    joia/;.int \\'ill he of abour rlur i:1 rlw
    1 Gth ycar uf 'J)mlu.r F'-l!tt//uiJ
    in rhc tcnth of.Xl'J'.\.'C.r, ]o!tzdtl i :t
    19th ycu of Al'lt!X(r:u.r
    .7 011at btlll in thc g th yc::n of 'J)art.r J\'o-
    t bu, .7 addlttl in tbe 1 tl b yc.t, oLArt ..
    . "\ ...... '
    ,1._ " '
    .\' {' J

    xes lvbtemon, 011iasin thc 3d yearof
    taxerxes Ochus, and Simeon Jufltu two
    ycars bcforc thc death of Alexander the
    G rcat and this rcckoning, as it is according
    to tl1c courfe of nature, fo it agrees perfetly
    we' i \\'ith hitory ; for thus Eliajhib rnight
    he High-Prcl, andhave grandfons, before
    rhe icventh year of Artaxerxes Longima-
    tttt.r, Ezra x. 6. and withont exceedng thc
    age which many old men atta in unto, con-
    ritme H igh-Priel: 'till aftcr the 3 2d year of
    thatKing, Nebem. xiii. 6,
    fon Jobtuta1l, or ]OJtathan, might have a
    .....
    charaber in the Temple in the fcventh year
    of that King, Ezrtt x. 6. :md be High-
    Prieft before Ezra wrotc the fons of Le"v
    in rhe book ofCbro!!icles; lv.'cbem. xii. 2
    -
    and n his High-Priefihood, he might fby
    hi'l younger brothcr Jeftts in the Temple,
    befnre the end of thc Rcign of Artaxerxc_r
    )v!Jtemon : 'Joftph . .A m iq. l. xi. c. 7 and
    Jadrc'tta might be High-Pridl bcforc rhc
    Lieath of Sattbaliar, Jrdcph. ih. :md bcfre
    the death of Nebemiab, Nrf,em. xii. 22.
    and alfo befare the cnd ofthc R cign ofVa.
    rtts Nothus ; and he mit;ht thcrcby givc oc-
    caion ro Joflpbus and thc lattcr Jews,
    w ho too k this King forthc bl: Darius. to
    fa11 into an opinion that .Sa11bal1at, Jad-
    dua, and Mrma.fleh thc younger brother of
    Jaddua, 1ivcd till thc cnd ot thc Rcign of
    thc 1al: 'Dariu.s: Jofc;b. Jttiq.I. xi. e.
    "7 !,.)
    1 o o)


    o the

    ::md the [d fi1ana_!fcb might m1rry
    .i\.tcajf; thc daughter of Sa11batlat, and fr
    rlur oRen ce be chaCd from Ncbcmiab, bc-
    torc thc cnd of the Rcign of Arta"ynxt.'j'
    LollJ!,iJfums; NebeJ!l. xiii. 28 . .fofi'Pb
    .A11tir. l. xi. c. 7, and Stmbal!rtt migl;:
    1t t!ut rir:1e be Satr.1j'a of .J'mnmi<T, ::md in.
    rhc R cinn of'Dmj us 1.\'ot !Jll.r, or foon :h::,
    {1
    bui:d thc Temple of thc S!lmmita;: 1 in
    Jl!out Gerizim, hi" i<m-in-Ll'.\'
    1ta,/e!J, thc firt of tlut Tcm
    '
    pk; Jofi:pb. ib. 0'liih'UJJ yu(lti-'
    be High-Pricl: "hcn rbc Pn:(itn!
    wasinL1dcd by ./Jk:v:m/Jtr rhc Cir'-\lt". ;l;
    rhc .'Je"'..l.-s re m.:-i(nt, .'Jom,t fol. 69. 1. L ibc
    Jucba.fis. . Gedrz/iczb, &..::.. anJ. t\.n that
    he mighr be L1.kcn by fome of rhc
    ]eus for the fa me Hi rh- Pricb.vith J.zd-
    .J
    d11a, and be dcad fom(' time b:::-forc thc book
    ofErc lcfia.fl itu.r \V ,le;; writ i11 Hcbrcr;;; :1t Jc-
    ruflzlt'm, by thc gundbrhcr of him, w ho
    in the 38th ye:u of thc lEr::t of
    that is in thc 77rl ye:.lr alter rhc
    dcarh of Atcxa11dcr thc Grcat, mct \\'itb
    copy of ir in and rhc1c tranlhrcd ::
    in ro G rrek, eh. 5 -=-'. 0 t -I' n; 1 .
    and Elc:a:;::,m, thc brl)thcr fic-
    c.c!Tor of Sm'oJJ, migln C:ll!!C r he L:1 w ro
    be tranhrcd into Grcek, in thc
    o f thc R cinn of'P tolcm' lf s 'P bi/rzdcto!J.i:
    b r
    .fofcpb. /lntiq.l. xii. c. 2. anJ OJJias r:1c
    fon ofSiJm:o11 J!!Jilfs, wlw w;s J :u
    A a+ LJ.thcr;
    fathcr's dcath, and by wa;
    in his fathcr's old agG, be fo o!d
    jn rhc Rcign ofPtolemtetts Ettergeu s, as ro
    ha' e bis follics cxcuicd ro rhar King. by rc-
    prdcnting tlut he was rhcn grown childiJh
    \\irh old agc, 'Joftph Alltiq. l. xii. c.+ I11
    r hi s nunncr t he ad10ns of all t hcle H igh-
    Pridb ii.Iit with thc Rcions of rhc Kings,
    0 ...
    \rithout :ll1y itraining from the courlc ol
    naturc: and ro this rcckoning thc-
    d.l\s of Ezra and ])..."'d.Jcrnitth fJ.ll in with
    .1
    thc Rcign ofthc firfi ./lrtzxaxes; for Ez-
    ,.a and :j'\rbfJJJi,/J f1ourihcd in rhc H igh-
    rricflhood ofE!i,dhib, E:::n1 x. 6. A'eb.
    I. & xiii. 4 But if Eliajhib, Ezra, md
    NcheJrtird.J be placcd in thc Reign of thc 2.d
    '.Artaxerxc s, fine e rhcy livcd bcyond thc 3 2d
    year oL1rt axerxt'S,f..
    1
    eh. xiii. 1-8, thcrc mul
    iK at lc:1l u)o ycars allotted to the thrcc
    fidl High-Pricls, and but 41- ro rhe four or
    fiyc lafl:, :1 di\'ifion too uncqu:1l : for the
    High- Pricfl:hoods of ,7r}h11a, .'loiakim,
    and wcre bur of an ordin:1ry
    lcnf',th, thJt of }fjhua fcll in with eme Gc-
    ncrarion orr1c chicfPricfl:s, :1nd that of 7o-
    ittl:am with thc ncxt Gcncr:1tion as \\'C I ve
    ihcwcJ alreaJy; Jnd tlut of Eiiajhib tell
    lll \V ith thc third e cncration; f(n at rhc dc-
    dicarion of rhc wJI, Zl'Cbrtrirzb thc l(lll of
    _7oa! tbc f(m of Sbcmaiah, \\'JS onc
    ofrhc Pridl:-;, ]\TI'!Jcrn. xii. 3 ). and Jr}ffathmt
    :1ll d h i s t h e r Sb l' J ;u t1 ,, w e JT e 1 ) 111 111 p o-
    nrics Lo Joitzkiw. ;:l!ld bis dJcr jt/l'rt,.,.
    J\.'cb.
    o the

    E R SI A N S.
    :.'7eb. xii. 6. I 8. J obfcrve furthcr that in the
    firft yc:1r of C)'1'tts, and Bani, or
    R imm i, wcrc eh icffat hcrs of thc Le'vitc.r,
    ;'\!e IJ e m. v i i . 7 . I ) . & E::::, r a i i . 2 . 1 o . & i i i . 9 .
    ..1nd tiJat 'fozabad rhc ion of Jejbua, and
    Nottdittb rhcfon of Rmui, werc chicf Le-
    vires in rhc fCvcnth ycar of ./lrt tt.Yrr.\-
    n, whcn E'zra camc ro 7r:rllfltlcm, E'zra
    viii. fo that this Artaxcrxc.r bcrran his
    p ' - -""!
    Rcign befo re the cnd ofrhc 1ccond (; cncL1-
    tion: and tlut he rcigncd in rhc rime of thc
    third Gcncration is confl:mcd by rwo in-
    fbnccs more. for Aiclf,l!!!m;! he ion nf He-

    'l'fC !Jia!J, th e fon o f .fi/ e jhc .::..:abe e hm d A Z/l-
    Tiab rhcfon of J1faafria, rhc fim of /llla-
    1tiab, v:crc fathcrs of thcir hodcs :1t rhc rc-
    p::liringofthc \\'all; J\'c/J{'m. iii. 4, 23. :1nd
    rhcir gr::lnJLlthcrs, lricjha:::-abecl and 1-la-
    1lflllirtb, illbkribcd rhc Covc:unt in rhc
    Rcignof(yru.r: JVc/Jrtr!. x.21, 23. YcJ.
    J\'t!Jl'JIIttdJ, rlns hmc NdJL'JJJittb thc fon of
    J-fc/;/itl!J, \Lts rhc Ti;jh.zt!M, and iio-
    icriucd ir, Ncbcm. x. r, & \'iii. 9, & Ezra
    ii. 2., 63. andthercforc in thc 32.d yc:u of
    .JItaxl'r.\'L'J" ]lfcmrm, he wdl r8o
    ycars olJ, an .l6C ftm:ly too grc:lt. Thc
    hmc nuy be Ldd of l:_;:::...rrt if he \\'.lS rh 1c
    Pricfl and S.:nbc whorcad rhc L:-tw, JVL-
    /J('m. viii. for he is thcftln of Scr.1Jtb, rhc
    f(m o fA ;..jrtJ i.d;, t he fn o f Iii il:. it1/J, t he In
    &c. F.zr,1 vii. r. and this Scnt
    ja!J \\'Cill it1to et)tiviry :.lt rhc of
    thc Temple, aud \LtS thcrc JLtin, r
    ' . I ' . ! . ..1 .

    '
    vi. 14. 2 King. xxv. 18. and from his
    to the twenricth ycar of Jlrtaxer.-.:es
    mon, is above 200 ycars; an agc too great
    for Ezra.
    I confider furrher thatEz. chap. iv.namcs
    Cyrtts, * Daritts, AhafiterttS, and Artax-
    erxes, in continua! arder, as fucceffors to
    one another, and thcfe names agrec to Cy-
    rtts, *, 'lJarius Hyflaf.Pis, Xcrxes, and
    J1rtaxerxes Lo1tgimamts, and tono other
    Kings of Perjia: fome rakc this .Artaxer-
    xes to be not thc Succeffor, but rhe Predc-
    cefor of Darizts Hyjlafpis, not conidcr-
    ing that in bis Rcign thc .7ew.r wcre bufy in
    buildin the City and thc Wall, Ezraiv.
    12. an by conicquence had finilhed rhe
    Temple befare. Ezra defcribes firl: how
    the people ofthe bnd hindered the building
    of the Tem le all the Days of Cyrus, and
    further, unti thc Reign of Dariu.r; and af-
    ter the Temple was built, how rhey hinder-
    the buildin of the City in the Reign of
    !.Jlhafuerus an Artaxerxes, and then rc-
    turns back ro the fiory of rhc Temple in
    the Rcign of Cyrtts and Daritts; and this is
    confinncd by comparing the book of Ezra
    with thc book of Efdras: for ifin thc boa k
    of Ezra you omit rhc l:ory of Aba fltcr!i.r
    and Artaxcr:'(:es, and in rhat of J,jdrcts
    you omit the hmc fiory of AJ'taxcrxcs,
    and that of thc tluce wiiC mcn, thc rwo

    '

    the
    ...
    E R SI A N S.
    311
    will agrce : and therefore the book of
    bjdras, if yo u except the frory ofthe three
    wife men, was onginally copied from au- .
    thentic writings ofSacrcd Authority. Now
    the frory of Jlrtaxerxes, which, with that
    of Ahafoertts, in thc book of Ezra inter-
    rupts the l:ory of Daritts, doth not inter-
    ru t it in the book of E[dras, but is there
    in erted in ro the l:ory of Cyrtts, between
    the Ifi and 2d chapter of Ezra and all the
    reft of the ftory of e rtts, and that of
    Dartts, is told in the ook of Efdras in
    continua! ordcr, without any interruption:
    fo that Daritts which in thc book of Ezra
    precedes Ahafiterus and Artaxerxes, and
    the 'Darius w hich in thc fa me book follows
    rhem, is, by the book of Efdras, one and
    the fame 'Darius; and 1 take thc book of
    Efdras ro be the befl intcrpreter ofthe book
    ofEzra, fo the'DarittS mentioned between
    Cyrus and Ahafiterus, is 'Darius Hyflaf-
    p; and therefore Ahafiterzts and Artax-
    erxes who fi.ccced him, are Xerxes and
    .ilrtaxerxes Lo11gmamu; and theJews
    \vho carne up from Artaxerxes to Jerufo-
    !cm, and bcgan to builJ the ciry and the
    wall, Ezra iv. 13. are Ezra with his com-
    r
    ::mions: which beino underfl:ood, rhe hi-
    n
    l:ory of rhe yews in the Reign of rhefe
    Kings will be as follows.
    Jrer rhc Temple was built, and Darius
    1-{y(lajpis dcad, rhc cncmies of the
    ia thc bcginnine; of thc Rcign of hi.c;
    fuccelfor
    fccefor ..A!.Ja(ttTtts or Xerxes, wrore
    to him an accubrion o.1gainl: them ; E:::::;r(z
    iv. 6. but in rhdeventh year ofhisfucceTor
    Artaxerxes, Ezra and his companions
    wcnt tlp from BabyloJt with Ot1crings and
    Veffcls for thc Temple, and po\\er ro bc-
    fl:ow on it out of the King's Trcafurc wbat
    :hould be requifitc; Ezra vii. whcncc thc
    Temple is faid ro be finifl1cd, according to
    tbe comma11dme11t of Cyrus, and Darius,
    and Artaxerxes Ki11g of Perfta: Ezra Yi.
    14. Thcir commiilion was alfo ro cr M:tgi-
    :fl:rates and J udges o ver the land, and thcrc-
    by bccoming a new Bod y Politic, thcy cal-
    Icd a great Council or Sanhcdrim to icparatc
    the pco le from l:range wives; and thcy
    \V ere al o encouragcd to attempt thc Luild
    ing of Jer11fizlem with its wall: and thencc
    Ezra hith in his praycr, that God bad ex-
    tended mere)' unto them in tbe jight of tbc
    Ki11gsojPerfta, a11d givcn them tl revtviJg
    to jet up tbe of tbeir God, fittd to
    repair tbe defolatious thercof, a11d to
    give tl:em a ff/ AL L itt J udah, ecvc;t
    itt J crufalcm. Ezra ix. 9. But w hcn
    thcy had bcgun ro rcpair thc thcir
    encmics wrotc againfl: thcm to /lrtax-
    erxrr: Re it k11owu, ay thcy, uuto tbc
    Ritt'<,, that tbc ]cwswhicb came ttp jlrJm
    ( .
    tbce to tts, are cometmto Jcrublcm, uit-
    dillg tbc rebettious mrd tbu bad ot_y,
    ([Jtd
    o t !Je p E R S I A N S.
    - .
    (/!!d !Jave Jet ttp thf' attd
    joim:d the fo1t1ulrztions, &c. And the
    1\.ing \vrotc back that rhc .fc:;:.:s ihould
    ccak :1nd thc city not bui!t, nntil a110-
    rhcr comm1ndmcnt lll)Uld he gi\cn from
    him: whcrcnpon rheir cncn1ic' up to
    Jcrub!em, rwd Jil(!de tbcm by fartt?
    tllld power; Fza iv. bnr i:1 c:1c rwcn-
    ticth ycar of rhc Kin;. h:.::Jr-
    ing rhat rhe Jc-;.;.,s tn 2!1-1 ich. ,;
    awl diihcf._, :1nd rlut rlt1: \11!1 of -:t,'t!
    J
    fidcm, rhat \\'all which lud !'CCil 11C\\' :y
    rcuircd by Ezrtt, -:::..tLs rrf'-' do::.:.
    a.d tf,_ (rates therc!Jf" ltl'li! :;.:i//; (irc;
    (_} j
    he obt:1inc(
    1
    !cave of rhc 1\ w
    ' -
    huild thc ,:try, and rhc Govcrnor's houk,
    J\_.,.ehem. 1. 3 & ii. 6, 8, 17. com-
    ing to Jerufolcm thc mc ycar, he con-
    rinucd nvclvc ycars, built thc w:1ll ;
    and bcing oppofcd by Stmbal!ttf, To!na
    aml Gcjhcm, he pcrfiftcd in thc work
    "ith grc:1r rcfo{ution ami paticitcc, unril
    rhc brcachcs wcre up: thcn SmJ-
    I){zfht and Gcjbem fCnt mc!Tcngcrs unto
    him fivc times to hindcr him from fet-
    t ing up thc doors upon thc ga.tcs: bur
    notwithfianding he pcrfifl:cd in thc \rork..
    until rhc doors wcrc allo fct up: fo th(
    \Llll f1nilhcd in thc cight anJ twen
    ticth ycar of thc King, J(}JZ'Jb. AtJtic.
    l. xi. e 5'. in rhc fi \'C ;md rwemierh
    J:l. y

    374-
    day of the monrh Elttl, or fixth month,
    in fifry and two days after the breaches
    were made up, and rhey began ro work
    upon the gares. While the timber for the
    gares was preparing _and feafonin , they
    made up the breaches of the wal ; both
    wcre \Yorks of time, and are not jointly
    to be reckoncd within 52. days: this is
    the time of rhe lal: work of the wall, the
    \vork of fetng up rhc gates after the t i m ~
    ber wasfc:oncd and thc brcachcs made up.
    When he had fer up the gates, he dcdicated
    the wall with great olcmniry, and appoin-
    tcd Officcrs ovcr the chambcrs for tbc
    Treajitre, for the Ojfert:gs, for the
    Firji-Frttits, a1td for the Tztbes, lo ga-
    tber into them out ~ the fields of the
    citie.r, the portions appoi1tted by the law
    for the Priejts and Levites; a1td the
    Singers a11d tbe Porters kr:pt the word
    of tbeirGod; Nchem. xii. but the peopte
    i;J the city were but few, aud the hott-
    fes -:L'ere u11built: Nehem. vii. 1, 4 and
    in tbis condition he lcft Jerufalem in thc
    3 2d year of the King; and aftcr f()me time
    :returnin back from the King, he refor-
    med fue abuics as had bcen committcd
    in his abfence. Nebem. xiii. In the mean
    time, thc Gcncalogics of thc Pricl:s and
    Lcvires were recordcd in thc book of the
    Chro1Jicles, in thc days of Etiajbib, Joi-
    . adab,

    o the E R. S 1 A N S.
    adah, ']onatha1t, and ']addtta, until the
    Reign of rhe nexr King Daritts No-
    tbtts, whom Nehemiab calls Dariu..r the
    Per(iaJt: Nehem. xii. 11, 22, 23. whence

    ir follows rhar Nebt!miah was Governor
    of rhc Jews until thc Reign of Darius
    Nothtts. And hcrc cnds thc flcred Hiftory
    of rhe ]_ews.
    Thc hifiorics of thc Per(ta11s now ex-
    t:mt in thc Eaft, n:precnt rhat the old-
    (idl: Dynafticc; of rhc Kings of Perfia.
    were thoe whom thcy call Pifibdadi-
    tll!s and Kllia1litles, and thar thc Dynafly
    of rhe K airmides immediately fl.ICcecdcd
    that of thc 'P ifi:hdadtaJts. Thcy derive
    the name I<airmides from rhe word I<ai,
    which, they fay, in thc old Perjimt bn-
    guagc fign;fied a Gi:mt or great King ;
    and they call rhc firl: four Kings of this
    Dynafl:y, Kai-Cobad, ](ai-Ccuts, Kai-
    Cofrocs, and Loborajp, and by LohorafP
    mean Kai-Axcres, or Cyaxeres: for thcy
    ay that Lohorajp was the firl: of their
    Kings who rcd11ced thcir armies to aood
    ordcr and dikipline, and flerodottts a rms
    rhe hmc thing of C)'axeres: and they
    C1y furthcr, that Loborafp went eal:-
    \\"ard, and many Provinces of
    Pcrfa, and rhat onc of his Generals,

    whom rhc Hcbrews call NebuchadtJez-
    zar, thc Jlrabm.r BocktaHaffar, and
    others
    375
    376
    O the Em ire
    '
    othcrs Raham and Gttdar.r, wcnt
    ward, and conqucrcd ::dl S)ria, and Jtt-
    dtt'a, and took the city of 7tntjaicm,
    :J.mi JdlroycJ ir: thcy fCcm to call JVe-
    bttc/;ad1lezzar rhc GcncrJ.I of LohorafP,
    bccauiC he afTifl:cd him in fome of his
    wars. Thc fifrh King of this Dynafl:y,
    they call k)j2'/;tajp, and by this name
    mc:ln fomctimcs Dari?ts ldcdus, and
    iomctimc') Darius 1-{yjlafpe s: for thcy
    hy t_!ut he \LlS contcmpor:lry ro,... Ozair
    or .l!.zra, to .Larad!!JI or Zoroajl-
    -rcs, thc LcLlifhtor of thc G/;cbers or
    L)
    firC-\\orfhippers, and. chb!ifhcd his dot-
    rincs throughout PnJt; ::tnd bcrc
    tbcy take him for D.1rius ll}jla[pes:
    rhcy hy alfo that he \Lls conrcmpoLu-y
    ro Jeremia/;, ::md to Drm id, and tlur
    J1c \LI.S rhc ion ami fccdTor of Lobo-
    tajp, and l1crc rhcy ukc him t(H Dari-
    tts thc lv!ede. Thc ixth 1\.ing of thc
    1\..aiaNides, rhcy c:1ll Bahama11, :1nd tcll
    n,;; tlut Baama;t wa'> .ilrdfd.r Diraz..
    tlut is Auaxerxes Lo11g na!ln.r, fo c;Il-
    lcd from thc grcat cxtcnt of ht-; powcr :
    and yct thcy y rhat Ba/)(wum wcnt
    wcfl:ward into .111cflpotamia and Syria,
    and COilllucrcd Beljhazzar thc J(m of ]\.,.e-
    lmchadczzar, and aavc thc Kingdom to
    :-> ""
    Cvrus his Licntcnant-G en eral o ver 111c-
    -
    di a; and hcre t bcv takc Brtbmnmt f()r
    ..
    Da-
    E R S IA N S.
    377
    'Darius Afedus. Next aftcr Ardfcbir
    7Jiraz, they place Homai a Quccn, the
    mother of Daritu I:t."'othus, tho' really
    1hc did not reign: and rhc nvo ncxt and
    lail Kings of thc 1\aianides, thcy call
    Darab thc bafl:ard fon of /lrdfihir Di-
    raz, and Darab who \Ll" conqucrcd by
    A[ca?tder Roumi, that i.s Darilts No-
    thttJ', and DariJ(s \\' ho was conqucred
    by Alexandcr thc Greck: and thc Kinas
    bctwecn thefc two Daritu's they o m i ~
    a'> they do allo ()1'!!s, Cambxfts, and
    Xerxes. Thc Dynafl:y of thc R aia-
    ?Jides, was rhcrctorc thar of thc Medes
    aud Perjia11s, bcginning with thc de-
    fction ofthc .Afedes from the /I(J)'rialts, ia
    the cnd of thc Rcign of Scm;acberib,
    and cnding with the conqucfl: of Perjia
    by .Alexatider thc Grcat. But thcir ac-
    <.:ount of this Dyna11:y is vcry irn crfct,
    1iJmc K ingc; bcing omittcd, and or crs bc-
    ing confounded with onc anorhcr: and
    thcir Chronology of tbis Dynafi:y is fiill
    wor1e; for to rhc firfl: King rhey affign
    a. Rcigu of 120 ycars, to the fccond
    a Rcign of 1 ;o ycars, to thc third a
    Rcign of 6o ycars, to thc tourth a Rcign
    of n.o ycars, ro thc fifth as much, and
    JtO the fixth a Rcign of 1 1 2.. ycars.
    This Dynafl:y bcing rhc Monarchy
    of rhe Medes an<l Perft'altJ ; rhc Dy-
    nafl:y of the 1_.Jiflbdadimu which imme-
    diarely preceded ir, rnufl be that of thc
    n o ~ U y ~

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    j
    tr.e,
    e .
    AJ[yrim1s: and according to the
    tal hifiorians this was the oldefl: Kw-
    vino- a thoufand years a-piccc, and onc of
    rhcfn reigning fivc hund.rcd ycars, ano-
    thcr fcven hundrcd ycars, and anorhcr a
    thoufaad ycars .
    W e nccd not thcn wondcr, rhar the
    Egyptiat?s luvc maJe the Kings in thc
    rft Dynaf1y of thcir 1\1onarchy, tlur
    \Vhich was fcJ.tcd :1t Tlxbes in thc days
    of Da:r..:id, So!omo-1!, and Re/Jobottm, o
    vcry :.mcicnt and fo long livcd; flncc thc
    Perficws havc done thc likc ro rhcir
    Kings', who begau ro reign in AJl)'rirt,
    two hundrcd yc:us afrcr the dcarh of
    Solomo11; and thc S;rws of Dll?Jltlfcus
    havc done the like ro rheir Kings .Adm
    and Hazael, who reigned an hundred
    ycars aftcr che dcath of Solomol, wo-
    jbipi11g tbem as Gods, a;d
    their aztjquit)', and ttot kTto-:;:_j , bit'.
    Jofephus, tbat tbey 1.i?Hre bttt 1110 o_
    AnJ all rhcfc nations h:.wc m:.Jg-
    nificd their Antiquirics io
    wc necd nor wondcr that the Gneks Jnd
    Lrztines havc made thcir fidl: K.ings ;l lir
    tlc oldcr than the truth.

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