SEYFFARTH ON THE THEORY OF THE MOON's MOTIONS. 407 



The plaJielary configuration (Solin. Pol. i. i8) referring to the 

 foundation of Rome demonstrates that Rome was founded in —75^? 

 and not, as Petavius imagined, in —753. (See Seebode, Jahn, 

 and Klotz's Archiv f. Philol. 184S, p. 596.) 



The Lectistemium (Liv. v. 13 ; Dion. xx. 9), viewing the Bruma 

 in —396, evidences that the tribuni Ginucius, Pomponius, etc., 

 ruled in —395 and not in —397. Petavius, having shortened the 

 history of the Roman kings by one year, arbitrarily intruded in 



— 331 a consular year, which is not to be found either in Livy 

 or other annalis's. (See " Berichtigungen," etc. p. 229.) 



The Lectistemium (Liv. xxii. 10) puts beyond any question that 

 the Coss. Geminus and Flaminius ruled in —215, and not in —216. 

 (See '-Berichtigungen," etc. p.' 226.) 



The Ara Albjni^ representing the nativity of Emperor Augus- 

 tus, demonstrates that Cicero was consul in —62, and not in — 63 ; 

 that, accordingly, Augustus was born one year later than Petavius 

 stated. (See ''Berichtigungen," etc. p. 239.) 



Ihe Puteolian Basis^ the nativity of Tiberius, refers his birth to 



— 40, and not to —42. Hence the consuls Blancus and Lepidus 

 officiated two years later than Petavius and his adherents pre- 

 sumed. (See "Bericht." etc. p. 223.) 



The Puteale Capitolinum refers the birth of Claudius to the year 



— 8. (See "Bericht." p. 244.) 



The Ara Gabinia, the nativity of Vespasian, states that he was 

 born in the year -|-9- ("Bericht." p. 20S.) 



The Ara Captfolina, the nativity of Caligula, argues that his birth 

 and the respective consuls Germanicus and Capito belong to the 

 year -{-14, and not, as Petavius brought out, to -\-i2. (See "Be- 

 richtigungen," etc. p. 226.) 



The Borghesian Candelabre {A fa) represents the nativity of Clau- 

 dius like the Puteale Capitolinum, but takes into view the preceding 

 vernal equinox, March 22, —7. (See " Bericht." etc. p. 248.) 



The nativity of Galba, represented in "Memoiresdes Sciences," 

 Paris, 1709, p. no, PI. i., refers to the year — i, Sept. 22. 



The nativity of Caesarion (Rosellini's Monum. del Egitto, vol. 

 iv., PI. cccxlix.) puts Caesarion's birth in —45 ; consequently, 

 Caesar's expugnation of Alexandria in the last month of —46, 

 and not in —47- 



All these astronomical monuments concur in demonstrating 



