466 Astronomical and Nautical Collections, 



Olympiadic Solstitial date of 



year. the beginning. 



413. p. 326, 01. CIV. 1. An eclipse of the sun. ©-363 



415. 01. CIV. 3. Tachos, king of Egypt, went 



through Arabia to meet Artaxerxes, who died this 

 year, after a reign of 43 years. — 361 



417. Ol. CV. 1. The reign of Philip began ; it 



lasted 24 years. 0—359 



420. Ol. CV. 4. Alexander born. Some say a 



year later. O— 356 



427. p. 327, 01. CVII. 3. Nectanebos, king of Egypt, 

 abdicates, and flies into Ethiopia. Artaxerxes 

 conquers the whole of Egypt. 



441. p. 238, Ol. CXI. 1. Philip is killed, having reigned 



24 years. ^—335 



442. Ol. CXI. 2. Alexander crosses into Asia. © -334 



446. p. 329, Ol. CXII. 2. Alexandria founded; an eclipse 

 of the moon ; battle of Arbela; beginning of the 

 periods of Calippus of Cyzicum. 0—330 



452. Ol. CXI II. 4. Alexander marries Statira. ©—324 



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453. Ol. CXIV. 1. Alexander issued a proclama- 

 tion before the opening of the Olympic games, for 

 the return of all the Grecian fugitives. He dies 

 in Babylon, having reigned 12 years and 7 months. 

 Diogenes, the cynic, died the same day. See N. 



552. 0-323 



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The proclamation was probably issued after the 

 king's actual death. 



[467. Phil. Tr. 1811. Mr. Baily makes the eclipse of Aga- 



thocles, mentioned by Diodorus, —309] 



602. p. 333, 01. CLI. 2. An eclipse of the moon, in the 



7th year of Philometor. © — 174 



Nab. 574. © -173y+37.51^ of course before" 



the solstice —173. The 7th of Philometor began 

 about the autumnal equinox —174. 

 692. p. 333, Ol. CLXXIII. 4. Troy taken by Sylla, 1100 



years after its capture by the Greeks. ^ — S4 



714. p. 336, 01. CLXXIX. 2. Cicero consul. Augustus 



born. ®— 62 



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729. p. 337, 01. CLXXXIII. 1. Battle of Pharsalia. ^ 



Siege of Alexandria. Epoch of Caesar's empire, 

 and of the era of the Antiochians, 0—47 



