542 CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



fifth Roman emperor. The name of Aurelianus occurs on coins issued in Egypt, as also the name 

 of an unsuccessful aspirant Domitianus. — From this time (Zoega, Tochon, and Sharpe), the precious 

 metals disappear from the Egyptian coinage : except that in one or more instances, the Roman 

 Legion in Egypt coined silver into money for their own pay_. 



"The same year" (Euseb., and Clint., see also Nicolas), Paulus of Samosata deposed by a 

 synod, for denying the divinity of Christ ; and after an order for his removal procured from Aureli- 

 anus, the ordination of Domnus as " sixteenth " bishop of Antioch. 



"The same year" (Alst.), compilation of the " Codex Gregorianus." Containing laws enacted 

 from " 117 to 261," under the reign of Hadrian to that of Gallienus. 



" 271, January " (Vopiso, and Clint.), the Marcomanni entering Italy and laying waste the coun- 

 try around Mediolanum (Milan), letter from Aurelianus directing the consultation of the Sibylline 

 books. Soon afterwards, the Marcomanni defeated in three battles, and expelled by Aurelianus. 

 Peace was also granted by him to the Vandals (Dexipp. p. 17) ; and returning to Rome, he com- 

 menced rebuilding the city wall. 



"272 A. D " (Japanese chron. transl. Nicholai, and Bickmore), the Ainos bringing presents for 

 the first time acknowledge the Japanese authorities as their rulers. 



" The same year" (Vopisc, and Clint.), Aurelianus leading an army, by the way of the Danube 

 and Byzantium, against Palmyra and queen Zenobia. A letter from Zenobia " in the Syrian language, 

 translated into Greek" by the historian Nicomachus (Vopisc, and Clint). 



" The same year " (Agath., and Clint.), Sapor succeeded by Hormisdas (Hoormuz), third Sasanid 

 king of Persia. 



" In the reign of Aurelianus" (Sharpe), the church of St. Mary built at Alexandria; and the 

 first public seri'ice of Christianity in Egypt probably held within its walls. 



"273 A. D." (Agath., and Clint.), Hormisdas succeeded by Varararn, fourth Sasanid king of 

 Persia. 



"The same year" (Hieronym., and Clint.), Domnus succeeded by Timaeus, "seventeenth" 

 bishop of Antioch. 



"The same year" (Vopisc, and Clint), Zenobia defeated, and while fleeing from Palmyra on 

 " dromadas " {camels) taken prisoner by Aurelianus. 



"In or about this year" (I'ercev. i. 107), Abdhaa succeeded by Abd-Kelal, now tobba of Yemen. 

 — He was converted to Christianity by a Syrian stranger, but kept his change of religion secret ; 

 until at length his subjects discovering the fact put both him and the Syrian to death "about 297." 

 He was the first Christian convert known in Yemen, according to the concurrent testimony of Ori- 

 ental writers. 



" In this year" (Abyss, chron., and C. Mull, geogr. min. p. xcvii), El-Herka succeeded by Za- 

 Beesi Tsawesa, now king of Abyssinia. — He reigned " one " year 



"274 A. D." (Vopisc, and Clint.), Tetricus of Gaul vanquished by Aurelianus; and afterwards 

 led at Rome in a triumphal procession in company with Zenobia and " Axomitae " (Sm. geogr. diet.), 

 captive " Gotthi, Alani, Roxolani, Sarmati, Franci, Suevi, Vandali," and " Germani." Dacia how- 

 ever was abandoned as part of the Roman Empire by Aurelianus : who next commenced a temple 

 to the sun. 



About this time, "273 to 275 A. D." (Sharistan, and Clint, iv. p. 307), Manes, a Persian teacher 

 of religious dogmas and the founder of the Manichaean sect, put to death by king Varararn. Manes 

 denied the death on the cross: — an opinion afterwards adopted by Mohammed, and maintained by 

 his followers to the present day. 



"275, Jan. 5th" (Pont., and Clint.), next after Felix, Eutychianus ordained twenty-fifth bishop 

 of Rome. 



"Before March 25th" (Clint.), Aurelianus succeeded by Tacitus, thirty-sixth Roman emperor. 

 The name of Tacitus occurs on coins issued in Egypt. 



"276, April nth" (Clint.), Tacitus succeeded by Florianus, thirty-seventh Roman emperor. 

 In the East, Florianus was not acknowledged ; and his name has not been found in Egypt. 



" Beginning of July" (Euseb., Zosim., and Clint.), Florianus succeeded by Probus, thirty-eighth 

 Roman emperor. The name of Probus occurs on coins issued in Egypt. 



"The same year" (Agath., and Clint.), Varararn succeeded by Varararn II., fifth Sasanid king 

 of Persia. 



In this year (= 543 B. C. — "818 y. 9 m. 20 days" in the Mahavamsa xxxvii.), Dette-tissa 

 succeeded by Mahasana, now king of Ceylon. 



"277 A. D." (Vopisc, Zosim., and Clint.), in Gaul, campaign of Probus against the " Logiones, 

 Franci, Burgundi, Vandili," and other tribes to the number of "nine : " as many vanquished kings 

 being enumerated by Probus in his letter to the Senate. 



Campanula hybrida of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. Called in Britain Venus' 



