544 C H R O N 
659 Cypfelus' ufurped the government of Corinth, and 
continued in it for thirty years. 
658 Byzantium built by a colony of the Argives, or, ac¬ 
cording to fome, the Athenians and others. 
651 A five years war between the Romans and Sabines 
begins. 
648 The Tra.yy.px.T.ov and the v.eAti; are both added to 
the Olympic games. The Thoth of this year of Na- 
bonaflar was on February 1, having Ihirted twenty- 
five days in 100 years. 
644 Pantaleon with his Pifans prevailed in the Olympiad, 
having excluded the Eleans, who therefore expunged 
it afterwards from their fafti, and called it the fecond 
Anolympiad. 
641 Anton king of Judah is treacheroufly put to death by 
his domeftic fervants. 
639 Politorium, a city of the Latins, taken and deftroyed 
by the Romans. 
632 The j-oAoi' 7 ira.iauv and the nav/i TraiSuv are both added 
to the Olympic games. 
631 The Fidenates and Sabines rebel againft the Romans, 
which war continues by intervals for ^bout fifty years. 
630 Cyrene is built by Battus, who begins that kingdom. 
629 The government of Corinth is ufurped by Periander, 
who holds it for forty-four years. Prufias in By- 
thynia built. 
628 The 7nvTa.Qy.0v is added to the Olympic games; 
but it was afterwards dilcontinued. 
627 Jeremiah the prophet; died, 577. 
626 Zephaniah the prophet flourifhed. 
625 Phraortes king of the Modes is killed in battle by the 
Affyrians. 
624 The Scythians invade Media, Lydia, See. and keep 
pofleffion of feveral provinces for twenty-eight years. 
623 Draco eftablifties his laws at Athens. 
621 A war between the Lydians and Milefians, which 
continues eleven years. The fourth eclipfe on re¬ 
cord, which was of the moon, on Saturday, April 22, 
five hours after midnight, according to the meridian 
of Alexandria. 
616 The Apioiani conquered by the Romans. The •zvy^o 
is added to the Olympic games. 
610 Necho began about this time the famous canal be¬ 
twixt the Nile and the Red Sea. 
Jofiah king of Judah is (lain in battle at Megiddo, in 
the fpring, by Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt. 
607 Alcaeus the poet lived about this time. 
606 Nineveh taken and deftroyed by the joint armies of 
Cyaxares and Nabopolaflar. 
605 The beginning of the captivity. 
604. By Necho’s order, fome Phenicians, about this time, 
failed from the Red Sea round Africa, and returned 
by the Mediterranean. 
600 Julian period 4114. Olympiad the 45th. Year of 
Nabonaffar, 148; of Rome, 154. 
600 Sappho the Lyric poetefs flourifhed. 
597 Jehoiachin king of Judah is carried away captive by 
Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon. 
596 The Scythians expelled from the Upper Afia by Cy¬ 
axares, after twenty-eight years pofleffion. 
594 Thales of Miletus, Solon archon and lawgiver of 
Athens, Ezekiel the prophet, and Anacharfis the 
Scythian, all flourifhed about this time. 
591 The Pythian games firft celebrated at Delphi, and 
continued on the fecond year of every Olympiad. 
590 The Lydian war begins betwixt Cyaxares and Haiy- 
attes, and continues fix years. 
587 The city of Jerufalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar, 
after a liege of eighteen months, June 9. 
586 The temple of Jerufalem is burnt on the feventn day 
of the fifth month. 
585 A battle upon the river Halys, betwixt Cyaxares and 
Kalyattes, interrupted by a total ecliple of the fun, 
May 28, which was predidfted by Thales : this occa- 
fioned the finifhing of the Lydian war. iEfop the 
mythologift flourifhed. 
O L O G [Before Christ. 
582 The Ifthmian games reftored, being celebrated the 
firft and third year of every Olympiad. 
572 Tyre taken by Nebuchadnezzar, after a fiege of thir¬ 
teen years. 
571 Apries king of Egj'pt dethroned by Nebuchadnezzar. 
568 Nemean games reftpred, being celebrated the firft 
and third year of every Olympiad. 
565 Bias of Priene, one of the feven wife men. 
562 The firft comedy at Athens acted upon a moveable 
fcaffold by Sufarion and Dolon. 
560 Pififtratus firft ufurped the tyranny of Athens, and 
held it two years. 
558 Daniel the prophet lived at this time. 
557 Pififtratus, after an expulfion, recovers the tyranny of 
Athens a fecond time. 
556 Pififtratus expelled again, and continues fo for ele¬ 
ven years. 
552 Camarina in Sicily taken and deftroyed by the Syra- 
cufans. 
549 Theogenes the poet flourifhed. 
348 Crcefus, after crofting the Halys by an artificial bridge 
contrived by Thales, is defeated by Cyrus. 
539 The Phoceans defert their native country and fettle 
in Gaul, where they build Marfeilles. 
538 The kingdom of Babylon finiffied ; that city being 
taken by Cyrus. Darius is made viceroy. 
537 Simonides of Cea the poet, and Pythagoras, lived 
about this time. 
536 Cyrus gives an edift for the return of the Jews, and 
the rebuilding the temple, whofe foundations were 
begun on the fecond month of the fecond year after 
their return. Jeffiua the fort of Jofedek the firft high 
prieft, and Zorobabel the Jevviftt leader. 
535 The firft tragedy was abted about this time at Athens 
on a waggon, by Thefpis. 
532 Anacreon the poet lived. 
528 Haggai and Zachariah the prophets flourifned at this 
time. , 
•526 Learning is greatly encouraged about this time at 
Athens, and a public library firft founded by Hippias 
and Hipparchus, tyrants of Athens. 
525 Cambyfes conquers Egypt, being affifted by Poly¬ 
crates with forty triremes. 
523 The fifth lunar ecliple on record, obferved at Baby¬ 
lon, on Wednefday July 16, one hour before mid¬ 
night, and above fix digits eclipfed on the north part 
of her difk. 
522 Polycrates tyrant of Samos is put to death by Oraetes. 
321 This year is counted the 227th arid 228th year of 
Nabonaffar, as one began January 1, the other De¬ 
cember 31. 
520 Confucius the Chinefe philofopher flourifhed. 
515 Temple of Jerufalem finifhed March 10, and the 
paffover celebrated April 18, 
513 Hipparchus the fon of Pififtratus, and one of the ty¬ 
rants of Athens, is put to death by Harmodius and 
Ariftogiton. 
512 Babylon revolts from Darius, but is recovered two 
years after by a ftratagem of Zopyrus. 
310 The tyranny of the Pi (ill rat id 32 finally abolifhed at 
Athens by the affiftance of the Lacedemonians. 
509 The confular government begins at Rome, Tarquin 
being expelled, with his whole family, on the 6th 
of the calends of March, or February 24, being the 
regifugium of their calendar. 
308 Sybaris deftroyed by thole of Crotona, who routed 
their army of 300,000 by one of 100,000 under Milo 
the Wreftler. 
506 Heraclitus of Ephefus, and Parmenides of Elea, phi- 
lolbpbers, flourifhed about this time. 
504 Sardis taken and burnt by the Athenians, which 
gave occafion to the Perfian invafion of Greece. 
503 The triumph called ovation is begun at Rome by 
Pofthumius,who entered the city with a myrtle crown. 
502 The fixth lunar ecliple on record, oblerved at Baby¬ 
lon on Monday November 19, twenty-four minutes 
before 
