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Chrift (as appears by the Obfervations of 

 jilbatani^ publiftied in Numb. 204 of the Phi- 

 lofoph. TranfaEt.) and not that of the Death 

 of Alexander. This may be demonftrated 

 from the Infcription (^Pag. loi.) wherein 

 Alexander Severus is ftiled ®£OC • that is, 

 after the Death and Confecration of that Em- 

 peror, or after the Year of our Lord 234 ; 

 and from the Name of Julius^ who, when 

 this Infcription was put up, was Pr^felhus 

 Prdtorio^ (and could be no other than Julms 

 Phillppus Arabs who might be efteemed by 

 the Palmyreni as their Country-man,) it fol- 

 lows, that it was in the laft Year of Gordim 

 Anno Chrifii 242 or 243 : And that Emperor 

 being foon after Murder'd by the Treachery 

 of this Philip^ who fucceeded him : And his 

 Treafon coming afterwards to light, 'tis not 

 Itrange that his Name was purpofeiy effaced 

 in this Infcription. The Date thereof. Anno I 

 554, fhews the beginning of this Accompt 

 311 or 312 Years before Chrifl:, co-incident ^ 

 with the <L/£ra of Seleucus^ which was likewife 

 obferved by feveral other Cities in the 

 Eaft. 



I ftiall not undertake the part of a Critick 

 on thefe Infcriptions, but chufe rather to 

 leave them to the more profeffedly skilful in 

 that part of Learning, and fliall only make 

 ibme few Remarks on them, fuch as occurred 

 whilft they pafs'd through my Hands. 



I. That the more ancient of thefe Infcrip- 

 tions dated before the Year 500 , do no 

 where make ufe of Roman Pranomina^ which 

 yet are very frequent in them that follow 5, t 

 particularly JuUiu , Aurellus and Septimius^ 



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