CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. B. C. 4004 Creation of the world. 2348 The deluge. 2247 Tower of Babel built, and confusion of languages. 2059 The Assyrian empire founded. 1996 Birth of Abraham, 1728 Joseph sold into Egypt. 1571 Moses born. 1556 Kingdom of Attica founded by Cecrops. 1493 Thebes built by Cadmus. 1452 The five books of Moses written, who dies the next year. 1406 Minos the Cretan lawgiver. 1356 Eleusinian mysteries introduced at Athens by Eu molpus. 1263 Argonautic expedition. 1225 Theban war. 1184 Troy taken. 1104 Return of the Heraclide to the Peloponnese. 1095 Saul made king of Israel. 1070 Codrus last king of Athens. 1044 Settlement of the Ionian colonies in Asia Minor. Age of Homer. 1004 Dedication of Solomon's temple. 975 Kingdoms of Israel and Judah divided. 907 Age of Hesiod. 896 Elijah taken up to heaven. 884 Lycurgus the Spartan lawgiver. 869 Carthage built. 820 Sardanapalus, last king of Assyria. Median empire founded. Ol. A. U. C. B. C. 776 Corœbus conquers at the Olympic games; from which time the regular dates of the Olympiads begin. 757 Isaiah begins to prophesy. 753 Rome founded, April 20. 743 First Messenian war; continues 19 years to the taking of Ithome. 721 Kingdom of Israel finished by the taking of Samaria by Salmanasar king of Assyria. 685 Second Messenian war; continues 14 years to the taking of Ira after a siege of 11 years. Age of Tyrtæus and Archilochus. 684 Annual Archons established at Athens. 659 Cypselus usurps the government of Corinth. 623 Draco the Athenian lawgiver. 604 Age of Arion, Pittacus, Alcæus, Sap- 587 Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar 577 Death of Jeremiah the prophet. 561 Pisistratus usurps the sovereign power 559 Persian empire founded upon the Median by Cyrus. Age of Anaximenes, Bias, Anaximander, Phalaris, and Cleobulus. 548 Croesus, last king of Lydia, conquered by Cyrus. Age of Theognis and Pherecydes. 539 Marseilles built by the Phocæans. Age of Pythagoras, Simonides, Thespis, Xenophanes, and Anacreon. 538 Babylon taken by Cyrus. 536 Edict of Cyrus for the return of the Jews, and rebuilding of the temple. f Ol. lxiii. 4. Ixiv. 4. A. U. C. B. C. 229 lxvii. 3. 244 lxvii. 4. 245 lxix. 1. 250 lxx. 3. 256 lxxi. 4. 261 lxxii. 3. 264 lxxv. 1. 274 lxxv. 2. 275 lxxv. 4. 277 lxxviii. 4. 289 lxxxi. 3. 300 lxxxiii. 1. 306 lxxxiii. 2. 307 lxxxiii. 4. 309 lxxxvii.2. 323 lxxxix. 4. 333 525 Egypt conquered by Cambyses. 509 Expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome. Rome. the first dictator created at 493 Secession of the Roman people to Mons Sacer. 490 Battle of Marathon. Age of Miltiades. 480 Battles of Thermopyla and Salamis. Age of Eschylus, Pindar, Anaxagoras, Zeuxis, Aristides, Themistocles, &c. 479 Battles of Platæa and Mycale on the 477 The 300 Fabii killed in one day. 454 The Romans send to Athens for Solon's 447 The Athenians defeated by the Bootians at Chæronea. 445 Age of Herodotus, Empedocles, Euripides, Phidias, &c. 431 Peloponnesian war begins, May 7., and continues 27 years. Age of Cratinus, Eupolis, Aristophanes, Meton, Democritus, Gorgias, Thucydides, Hippocrates, Malachi the last of the Prophets and the history of the Old Testament ends. 421 The fifty years' peace made between the Athenians and Lacedæmonians, xci. 1. 338 xciii. 4. 349 xciv. 1. 350 xciv. 4. 353 xcv. 1. 354 xcvi. 1. 358 xcvi. 2. 359 xcvi. 3. 360 xcvii. 3. 364 xcviii. 1. 366 c. 4. 377 cii. 2. 383 cii. 3. 384 ciii. 2. 387 civ. 2. 391 which is kept but 6 years and 10 months. 416 Scene of the Peloponnesian war removed to Sicily. The Agrarian law first moved at Rome. 405 Battle of Egos Potamos. Usurpation of Dionysius the elder. 404 Athens taken by Lysander, which puts an end to the Peloponnesian war. Age of Parrhasius, Protagoras, Lysias, Agathon, Cebes. 401 Cyrus the younger killed at Cunaxa. Retreat of the 10,000 Greeks. Expulsion of the thirty tyrants from Athens by Thrasybulus. 400 Socrates put to death. 396 Expedition of Agesilaus into Asia. Age of Xenophon, Zeuxis, Aristippus, and Archytas. 395 Corinthian war begun by the alliances of the Athenians, Thebans, Corinthians, and Argives, against the Lacedæmonians. 394 Conon defeats the Lacedæmonian fleet near Cnidus. The allies defeated by Agesilaus in the battle of Coronea. 390 Rome burnt by the Gauls. Age of Plato, Conon, Iphicrates, Camillus. 388 Peace of Antalcidas, which made the Greek cities in Asia Minor tributary to the Persians. 377 Lacedæmonians defeated off Naxus by Chabrias. Age of Isæus, Isocrates, Diogenes, &c. 371 The Lacedæmonians defeated by the 370 Messenians return to the Peloponnese, 363 Lacedæmonians defeated by Epaminon- A. U. C. B. C.! 392 362 Agesilaus goes into Egypt, and dies on his return home. 360 Athenians defeated at Methone by Philip of Macedon, being the first battle he gained in Greece. 357 Second sacred war begun; the Phocians having attacked the temple of Delphi. 353 Philip defeats the Phocians commanded by Onomarchus. 348 Philip puts an end to the sacred war. 343 Timoleon banishes Dionysius the younger, tyrant of Syracuse. Age of Speusippus, Protogenes, Aristotle, Æschines, Demosthenes, Phocion, &c. 338 Philip defeats the Athenians and their allies in the fatal battle of Charonea. 336 Philip killed by Pausanias. 335 Alexander destroys Thebes. 334 Alexander begins his Persian expedition. Battle of the Granicus. 333 Battle of Issus. 332 Tyre taken and destroyed by Alexander: Alexandria in Egypt founded by him. 331 Battle of Arbela. End of the Persian, and commencement of the Grecian empire. 327 Alexander's expedition against Porus. 323 Alexander dies, May 21. Kingdom of 320 Polyperchon publishes liberty to all 315 Eumenes delivered to Antigonus by his army. 312 Seleucus takes Babylon. Commence- |