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tion and laws established ; a Corinthian colony founded 

 Syracuse; the Draconian system of laws promulgated at 

 Athens ; then abrogated by those of Solon. Among other im- 

 portant events were the invasion of Greece by the Persians; 

 their defeat at Marathon, and death of Xerxes; the retreat 

 of the ten thousand ; the defeat of Darius at Issus by Alex- 

 ander as already stated; and, lastly, the break up, B.C. 301,* 

 of the empire founded by the last-named great conqueror. 



11. Rome. — Four centuries after the third Chinese dynasty 

 began Rome was founded. During the four centunes then 

 to follow the events to be specially noted include the union 

 of the Romans and the Sabines ; the administration of Numa; 

 the war against the Albans ; the duel between the Horatii 

 and Cm-atii and defeat of the latter ; the war against, and 

 overthrow of the Sabines ; the expulsion of Tarquin ; the 

 proclamation of an aristocratic republic, B.C. 509 ; the capture 

 of Rome by the Gauls under Brennus ; the first Punic war ; 

 the formation of the Via Appia, and of canals through the 

 Pontine marshes. 



12. Britain. — Youngest of nations of antiquity becomes 

 alluded to, and takes its place in history. 



Such then, in brief, are some of the hmdraarks by which 

 an attempt is made in this paper to indicate the position, in 

 contemporary history within the periods mentioned, held by 

 that of ancient China.f 



NOTES. 



Note 1, page 1. 



The Deluge. — Various dates are assigned thereto, there being 

 much difference of opinion as to its precise epoch. It is fixed by 

 the learned author of I'Art de verifier les Bates B.C. 3308 ; by the 

 Septuagint text at B.C. 3246. Besides that given in the note here 

 referred to, there are others, among them B.C. 2348 (Helps to the 

 Study of the Bible) and B.C. 2400 (Schmitz's Ancient History). All 

 these have only an approximate value, and in so far as they are 

 now referred to, that is the sense assigned to them. On this 

 subject, in relation to Chinese Chronology, see Da Halde, vol. i, 



* As a result of the battle of Ipsus in Phrygia. See Ancient History, 

 by Schmitz, p. 340. 

 t See Note 5. 



