CHAP. III. 



Comparative Chronology. ' 



COMPARATIVE Chronology is that branch of the 

 sciences which treats of the comparison of different aeras, 

 and is of the greatest importance in facilitating the study 



of history. Our limits will not permit us to enter so- 

 fully into this subject as we could have wished ; but by 

 treating it in a tabular form, we shall be able to con- 

 dense into one view the most important and useful in- 

 formation. 



The following Table will point out the relation be- 

 tween the principal aeras which are used in history ; 

 omitting the minor iras in p. 413, which are very sel- 

 dom employed by historians : 



The creation of the world corresponds to 



( The year 4004 before Christ. 

 ) The year 710 of the Julian Period. 

 ~\ The year 3251 before the foundation of Rome. 

 V The year 5996 before the French ./Era. 



{The year 776 before Christ. 

 The year 322$ of the Creation of the World. 

 The year 23 before the foundation of Rome. 

 The year 3938 of the Julian Period. 

 The year 2568 before the French .(Era. 



{The year 753 before Christ. 

 The year 3251 of the Creation of the World. 

 The year 4 of the 6th Olympiad. 

 The year 3961 of the Julian Period. 

 The year 2545 before the French JEn. 



{The year 4004 of the Creation of the World. 

 The year 1 of the 195th Olympiad. 

 The year 753 of the foundation of Rome. 

 Tht; year 4714 of the Julian period. 

 The year 1792 of the French JEra. 



The foundation of Rome corresponds to 



The vulgar, or Christ ian aera, cormponds to 



The Hegira corresponds to- 



r The year 622 of the Christian Mra. 



1 The year 4626 of the Creation of the World. 



The year 3 of the 348th Olympiad. 



The year 1375 of the foundation of Rome. 

 i The year 5336 of the Julian Period. 

 I The year 1206 before the French 



