Astronomical and Nautical Collections 467 



Olympisdio Solstitial date of 



year^ ^^^ beginning. 



731. Ol. CLXXXIII. 3. End of the History of 



Diodorus. Caesar corrects the Roman year. Q. — 45 



735. 01. CLXXXIV. 3. Battle of Philippi. ®-41 



737. 01. CLXXXV. 1. Herod called king of 



the Jews. g-39 



746. Ol. CLXXXVII. 2. Battle of Actium, "to- 

 wards the middle of the Olympiad," that is, to- 

 wards the end of the year. ^—30 



747. Ol. CLXXXVII. 3. Anthony kills himself, g -29 



748. 4. Octavius triumphs over 

 Egypt. 0-28 



771. Ol. CXCIII. 3. Herod dies, and Archelaus 



succeeds him. © — 5 



789. p. 338, Ol. CXCVIII. 1. Augustus dies. $ + 13 



808. p. 339, Ol. ecu. 4. Passion of our Saviour Christ. <j>+32 



816. 01. CCIV. I. Death of Tiberius. $+40 



835, p. 340, Ol. CCIX. 3 Nero puts to death Agrip- 

 pina. An eclipse of the sun, during which the 

 stars are seen. S + ^^ 



844. Ol. CCXI. 4. Nero destroys himself, and 



is succeeded by Galba. ® +^9 



855. Ol. CCXIV. 3. Vespasian succeeded by 



Titus. Herculaneum and Pompeii destroyed by 

 an eruption of Vesuvius. ^+79 



876. p. 341, Ol. CCXIX. 4. End of the Chronicle of 



Justus of Tiberias, which begins with Moses. ^©4-100 



892. Ol. CCXXIII. 4. Trajan dies, after a reign 



of 19 J years. His bones are deposited in his 

 column. $4-116 



916. p. 342, Ol. CCXXIX. 4. So far the Olympiads 

 were written by Phlegon ofTralles, a freedman 

 of Adrian, in 16 books. 



979. p. 343, Ol. CCXLV. 3. Secular games celebrated. $ + 203 



992. 01. CCXLIX. Heliodorus conquers in the 



stadium. $ + 216 



Date of the Letter o/ Manumission. Hier. 46. 



*' Constantius Augustus VII. ; and Constantius the 

 most Illustrious Caesar 111. Tybi 17 ; the XIII Indic- 

 tion. 



