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CHRONOLOGY. 
Thefcus col lefts the twelve villages of Attica into 
one city, fettles a democracy, and renews the Ifth- 
mian games. 
Tola the -fifth judge of Ifrael for twenty-three years. 
The Theban war ofthefeven heroes againft Eteocles 
king of Thebes. 
The celebration of the Olympic games by Hercules. 
The rape of Helen by Thefeus. 
Jair the tixth judge of Ifrael for twenty-two years. 
The Ifraelites being given to idolatry, are delivered 
by God into the hands of the Philiftines and Ammo¬ 
nites. This is their fifth fervitude, and continues 
eighteen years. 
Of the Julian period 3514. 
The rape of Helen by Paris. 
The Trojan war begins, and continues ten years. 
Jephtha, the feventh judge of Ifrael for fix years ; 
he defeats the Ammonites, and rathly makes a vow, 
which deprives him of his daughter. He cbaftifes 
the infolence of the Ephraimites, having killed 
42,000 of them in a battle. 
Troy is taken and burnt by the Greeks on the night 
betwixt the nth and 12th of June, being the 23d 
and 24th of Thargelion, according to the marbles, 
and 408 years before the firft Olympiad. According 
to Apollodorus, ZEneas let fail'in the beginning of 
autumn for Thrace, where he wintered. 
Ibzan, the eighth judge of Ifrael, for feven years.— 
The twentieth Egyptian dynaity begins, being the 
third Diofpolitan ; it continues 178 years. The 
kingdom of the Latins begins the year under ZEneas, 
who builds Laviniunr. 
The Lydians are the firft after Minos who acquire 
the maritime power of the Mediterranean, accord¬ 
ing to Callor, in Eufebius. 
Elon, the ninth judge of Ifrael, for ten years. 
Abdon, the tenth judge of Ifrael, for eight years. 
Eli the high prieft, the eleventh judge of Ifrael, for 
forty years. 
The fixth fervitude of the Ifraelites under the 
Philiftines, which continues forty years. 
The city erf Alba-longa is built by Alcanius king 
of the Latins. 
Samfon kills a thoufand Philiftines with the jawbone 
of an afs. 
The migration of the ZEolian colonies eighty years 
before that of the Ionians. 
Samfon is betrayed to the Philiftines, being deprived 
of his itrength. Upon its return he pulled down 
the temple of Dagon on their heads, and with him- 
felf there perifhed more than he had ever killed be¬ 
fore. The Ifraelites being encouraged by the dif- 
after attack the Philiftines, but are defeated with 
the lofs of 4000 men. They fend then for the ark 
from Shiloh, renew the battle, but are again defeated 
with the Ibis of 30,000 men and of the ark. Eli 
hearing this, fell down, broke his neck, and died. 
Samuel, the twelfth and laft judge of Ifrael, for 
twenty-one years. The Philiitines, having placed the 
ark in the temple of Dagon, are fmitten with erne- 
rods, and fend it back after feven months pofieflion. 
%he Return of the Heraclida into Peloponnefus eighty 
years after the taking of Troy, and 328 before the 
firft Olympiad. 
The Heraclidre divide Peloponnefus, upon which 
the kingdom of Lacedemon begins under Euryf- 
thenes and Procles, the two tons of Ariftodemus. 
Of the Julian period 3614. 
The Philiftines are defeated by Samuel at Eben-ezer. 
The Ifraelites alk fora king, which is granted them, 
though with God’s difpleafure; and Saul is anointed 
by Samuel to be their king. 
Saul defeats the Philiftines ; before this they did not 
allow him a fmith in all his kingdom.—Saul is re- 
jefted of God for difobedience with regard to the 
2 
[Before Christ. 
Amalekites; and David, when' twenty-two years 
old, is anointed by Samuel to be king after Saul. 
1088 Here ends the kingdom of Sicyon ; Charidemus thft 
laft king. 
1070 The kingdom of Athens ends in Codrus, upon which 
they are governed by Archons. 
1062 David, finding that Saul fought his life, retires into 
the deferts of Judah. 
1058 The Pelafgi are the fecond who acquire the mari¬ 
time pow’er of the Mediterranean. 
1056 David retires among the Philiftines, who give him 
Ziklak, where he is one year and fix months. 
1055 Saul conlults the witch of Endor; and is totally de¬ 
feated by the Philiftines next day upon Mount Gil— 
boa. Three of his fons are llain, upon which he 
kills himfelf. 
1048 Jerufalem taken by David from the Jebufites, and 
made the feat of his kingdom. 
1044 The migration of the Ionian colonies from Greece 
fixty years after the return of the Heraclidae; they 
are properly fettled in this year, as they w’ere mov¬ 
ing for near thirty years before. 
1034 David is reproved by Nathan for his adultery, &c„ 
and repents. 
1023 Abfalom rebels againft DaVid, and takes Jerufalem j 
but is defeated and killed by Joab. 
1012 Solomon begins the building of the temple 480 years 
after the going out out from Egypt. 
1004 The temple is folemnly dedicated on Friday, Ofto- 
ber 30, 1000 years before Chrift.—The twenty-firlt 
Egyptian dynafty of the Tanites begins, and con¬ 
tinues 130 years. 
1000 Of the Julian period 3714. 
1000 The Thracians are the third who acquire the mari¬ 
time power of the Mediterranean about this time, 
and hold it for nineteen years. 
992 Solomon finifhes the building of his palace, which, 
with that of the temple, employed him twenty years. 
986 The city of Samos is built in the ifland of that name. 
975 The divifion of the kingdom of Judah and Ifrael. 
Jeroboam lets up two golden calves, one at Dan, and 
the other at Bethel, to prevent his fubjefts going to 
worlhip at Jerufalem. 
971 Selac king of Egypt takes Jerufalem, and carries off 
the trsafures of the temple and of the palace. 
941 Zerah the Ethiopian, with a million of men, totally 
defeated by king Ala, in the valley of Zephathah. 
940 Benhadad king of Syria, attacks Baala king of Ifrael, 
and takes feveral of his cities. 
926 Lycurgus, the Spartan law’-giver, is born 150 years 
before the firft Olympiad. 
924 Omri transferred the feat of the kingdom of Ifrael 
from Tirza to Samaria. 
916 The Rhodians are the fourth who acquire the mari¬ 
time power of the Mediterranean, and hold it for 
twenty-three years. Hefiod the poet flourilhed. 
907 Homer wrote his poems and fiourilhed about this 
time, according to tire marbles. \ 
900 Of the Julian period 3814. 
900 The end of the kingdom of Aflyria by the conqueft 
and death of Sardanapalus, is placed here by Juftin 
and others, though we have followed Eufebius. 
896 Elias the prophet is taken up into heaven. 
893 The Phrygians are the fourth who acquire the mari¬ 
time power of the Mediterranean, and hold it twenty- 
five years. 
884 Lycurgus, after ten years travelling, eftablifhes his 
body of laws in Lacedemon.—Iphitus, Lycurgus, and 
Cleofthenes, reftore the Olympic games at Elis, which 
was 108 years before what is vulgarly called the firlt 
Olympiad. 
878 Athalia queen of Judah is put to death by order of 
the high prieft Jehoiada, furnamed Johanan. 
874 The twenty-fecond Egyptian dynafty of the Buba- 
fites begins, and continues forty-nine years. 
869 Phidon, 
