Entered, according to an Act of Congress, in the year 1831, in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 1895 JOSEPH W. J. NILES Printer, Market-st. Baltimore. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. B. C. 4004 2348 Creation of the world. The deluge. 2247 Tower of Babel built, and confusion of languages. The Assyrian empire founded. Birth of Abraham. 2059 1996 1493 1452 Thebes built by Cadmus. The five books of Moses written, who dies the next year. 1406 Minos the Cretan lawgiver. 1356 Elusinian mysteries introduced at Athens by Eumolpus. 1263 Aygonautic expedition. 1225 Theban war. 1184 Troy taken. 1104 1095 1070 1044 1004 Return of the Heraclide to the Peloponnese. Saul made king of Israel. Codrus last king of Athens. Settlement of the Ionian colonies in Asia Minor. Age of Homer. Dedication of Solomon's temple. 975 Kingdoms of Israel and Judah divided. 907 Age of Hesiod. 820 Sardanapalus, last king of Assyria. Median empire founded. Ol. i. 1. v. 4. vi. 4. A.U.C.B.C. 776 Corabus 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 684 Annual Archons established at Athens. 604 Age of Arion, Pittacus, Alcæus, Sappho. 587 Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar king of 577 Death of Jeremiah the prophet. 562 First comedy acted at Athens by Susarion and Dolon. 561 Pisistratus usurps the sovereign power at Athens. 559 Persian empire founded upon the Median by des. 539 Marseilles built by the Phocæans. Age of Pythagoras, Simonides, Thespis, Xenophanes, and Anacreon. 438 Babylon taken by Cyrus. 536 Edict of Cyrus for the return of the Jews, 521 Darius Hystaspes, king of Persia. Age of Athens. 509 Expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome. End of the regal, and establishment of the 504 Sardis burnt by the Athenians, which 490 Battle of Marathon. Age of Miltiades. 479 Battles of Platea and Mycale on the same 477 The 300 Fabii killed in one day. 465 Third Messenian war; continues 10 years. 447 The Athenians defeated by the Boeotians, at 445 Age of Heroditus, Empedocles, Euripides, Phidias, &c. 431 Peloponnesian war begins, May 7, and con- 421 The fifty years' peace made between the 405 Battle of Egos Potamos. Usurpation of 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. B. C. 396 Expedition of Agesilaus into Asia. Age of 395 Corinthian war begun by the alliances of 390 Rome burnt by the Gauls: Age of Plato, 388 Peace of Antalcidas, which made the Greek 377 Lacedæmonians defeated off Naxus by Cha- 371 The Lacedæonians defeated by the Thebans, 367 One of the consuls at Rome elected from the 363 Lacedæmonians defeated by Epaminondas at the battle of Mantinea. Death of Epaminondas a year after that of Pelopidas. 362 Agesilaus goes into Egypt, and dies on his return home. 360 Athenians defeated at Methone by Philip of 357 Second sacred war began; the Phocians hav- Onomarchus! 348 Philip puts an end to the sacred war. 338 Philip defeats the Athenians and their allies in the fatal battle of Chæronea. 334 Alexander begins his Persian expedition. 333 Battle of Issus. 332 Tyre taken and destroyed by Alexander: Alexander in Egypt founded by him. |