Before CEiR.rs'r.] C H R O N 
869 Phidon, king of Argos invented fcales and meafures, 
and coined"lilver, at JEgina.—The city of Carthage 
is built by queen Dido about this time. 
868 The Cyprians are the iixth who acquire the maritime 
power of the Mediterranean. 
855 Alladius king of the Latins, endeavouring to imitate 
thunder, is deftroyed by lightning. 
839 The army of Hazael king of Syria defolates great part 
of the kingdom of Judah. 
826 The Phoenicians are the feventh who acquire the ma¬ 
ritime power of the Mediterranean. 
S23 The twenty-third Egyptian dynally of the Tanites 
begins, and continues forty-four years. 
820 Niniveh. is taken, after three years fiege, by Arbaces 
and Beleiis, which finilhes the kingdom of Aflyria ; 
Sardanapalus burns himlelf to death ; the kingdom 
is fubdivided. 
814 The kingdom of Macedon begins, and continues 646 
years, till the battle of Pydna. 
807 Ahab js killed by the Syrians in the battle of Ra- 
moth Gilead, according to the prophecy of Micaiah; 
upon this the Moabites revolt, having been tribu¬ 
tary from the days of king David. 
3 oo Of the Julian period 3914. Jonah the prophet flou- 
rifhed. 
797 Tlje kingdom of Lydia begins, and continues 249 years. 
795 Amulius ufurps the kingdom of the Latins, letting 
afide his elder brother Numitor. 
787 Amos prophecies againft Jeroboam fecond king of If- 
rael.—The Egy ptians are the eighth who acquire the 
maritime power of the Mediterranean. 
786 The Corinthians fir 11 invent the fhips called Triremes. 
785 Hofea the prophet lived; died in 721. 
781 The twenty-fourth Egyptian dynafty of the Suites 
begins, and continues forty-four years. 
779 The race of kings end at Corinth, and are fucceeded 
by annual magiltrates called Prytanes. 
776 Coraebus conquers in the twenty-eightl/Olympiud, 
from their inftitution by Ipliitus, though vulgarly 
called the firft Olympiad ,3 which was celebrated on 
July 23, according to Scaliger. 
771 Azariah king of Judah, prefuming to burn incenfe, is 
ftruck with ieprofy, which continues till his death. 
770 Phul king of Alfyria invades the kingdom of Ilrael, 
but departs foon, being bribed by Menahem with 
1000 talents. 
760 Theopompus king of Lacedemon introduces five 
ephori into their government. 
7^8 Nahum the prophet lived. 
757 Ifaiah the prophet begins to prophefy, and continues 
it for above fixty years. 
754 Micah the prophet lived.—The decennial archons 
begin at Athens, Charops being the firlf. Numitor 
the fixteenth king of the Latins. 
753 The ^ra of the Building of Rome begins, according to 
Varro, April 20th or 12th of the calends of May.— 
The Milefians are the ninth who acquire the mari¬ 
time power of the Mediterranean. 
752 Daicles is crowned at the Olympic games, being the 
firft who had that honour. 
750 The rape of the Sabine virgins. Tatius king of the 
Sabines; died 742. 
748 This is called by the Eleans the firft Anolympiad, be- 
caufe the Pifans prefided in it, though it was rather 
in the eighth Olympiad from Iphitus. 
747 The Romans and Sabines make peace, and unite their 
Hates. The era of PlabonaJJ'ar begins, February 26. 
743 The firft Meflenian war betwixt them and the Lace¬ 
demonians begins, and continues nineteen years. 
738 Romulus tiiumphs over the Camerini. 
737 The twentieth Egyptian dynafty of the Ethiopians, 
begins, and continues forty-four years. 
736 , Eumelus the Corinthian poet.—Midas king of Phry¬ 
gia; died 697. 
734 The Carians, about this time, have the command of 
the Mediterranean. 
O L O G Y. 543 
732 Romulus triumphs over the Veientes. Syracufe built 
by a colony of Corinthians under Archias. 
731 Habakkuk the prophet flourilhed about this time. 
726 The Lacedemonians being defeated by Ariitodemus, 
allow their wives to proftitute themfelves in their ab- 
fence. 
724 The firft Meflenian war ended by the taking of Ithome, 
by which they become vaflals to the Lacedemonians. 
723 A colony of the Meflenians under Alcidamidas fettle 
at Regium. 
721 Samaria taken after three years fiege, and the king¬ 
dom of Ifrael finilhed by Salmanalar king of Aflyria. 
The firft eclipfe of the moon on record, according to 
Ptolemy, March 19, three hours twenty minutes be¬ 
fore midnight. 
720 The fecond and third eclipfes of the moon on record; 
the fecond on March 8, fifty minutes before mid¬ 
night; and the third on September 1, four hours 
twenty minutes before midnight, according to the 
meridian of Alexandria.—The SoX 1750? was added to 
the Olympic games ; and they firft run naked in the 
ftadium. 
717 Tyre is befieged in vain for about five years by Sal- 
manafar king of Aflyria. 
710 Senacherib’s army deftroyed by an angel in one night, 
to the amount of 185,000 men. 
709 An order of 12 priefts called Salii, inftituted by Numa. 
708 The GAov and the 7 rahr, added to the Olympic 
games. Ecbatuna built by Dejoces. 
707 The Lacedemonian baltards, called Parthenians, be¬ 
ing expelled Sparta, build Tarentum. 
703 Corcyra built by the Corinthians. 
700 Of the Julian period 4014. Of the era of Nabonaflar 
48. Firft year of the 20th Olympiad. Of Rome 34. 
696 Ifaiah the prophet is put to death by Manafles, being 
cut afunder by a law. 
693 The twenty-fixth Egyptian dynafty of the Suites 
begins. 
686 Archilochus the poet, and inventor of the Iambic 
verfe, flourilhed. 
685 The fecond Meflenian war begins, they rebelling 
againft the Lacedemonians, and continues fourteen 
years. 
684 The government of Athens under annual archons 
begins, Creon being the firft. 
683 Ariftomenes defeats the Lacedemonians near Caprus’s 
monument. 
682 The Lacedemonians defeat the Meflenians by the 
treachery of Ariftocrates king of the Arcadians, 
whom they bribed. 
680 Aflaradinus, or Eflarhadon, king of Aflyria, takes 
pofleffion of the kingdom of Babylon. The chariot 
race introduced at the Olympic games. 
678 Dejoces extends the Median empire to the river 
Halys. 
677 Manafles king of Judah is taken prifoner, and carried 
in chains to Babylon. 
676 The Lefbians acquire, about this time, the command 
of the Mediterranean, which they retain about fixty- 
nine years. 
675 The feftival games of the Carnia inftituted in Sparta 
about this time; they were annual in Augult, and 
continued nine days. 
673 Terpander added, about this time, three firings to 
the lyre, giving it leven when it formerly had but 
four firings. 
671 Ira taken by the Lacedemonians after a fiege of eleven 
years, which finilhes the fecond Meflenian war, when 
the Meflenians are expelled Peloponnefus. 
667 The combat between the three,Horatii and the three 
Curiatii. 
665 The city of Alba deftroyed. War between the Ro¬ 
mans and Fidenates. 
664 A lea-fight between the Corinthians and the inhabi¬ 
tants of Corcyra, 260 years before the end of the Pe- 
loponneftan war. 
659 Cypfelus 
