Period.
Julian
Christ.
Years before
Persia.
Kings of
Captivity.
After the
of Judah.
High Priests
5 Eumenes marcheth to Susa, and is there joined by the governours of the eastern provinces. Aridaus slain by Olympias.
6 Antigonus marcheth into the East against Eu
7 Eumenes betrayed into the hands of Antigonus by his own soldiers. and put to death. Seleucus, Ptolemy, Cassander, and Lysimachus confederate against Antigonus.
8 Antigonus dispossesseth Ptolemy of Syria, Phœnicia, and Judea.
9 Antigonus leaveth Demetrius his son, with part of his army, in Phoenicia, and marcheth with the other against Cassander.
Period.
Julian
Christ.
Years before
of Judah.
High Priests
of Seleucus.
The Era
Syria.
Kings of
Egypt.
Kings of
1 Demetrius besiegeth Rhodes without suc
10 2 Seleucus having made himself master of all the provinces of Alexander's empire be- yond the Euphrates, invadeth India, and maketh peace with Sandrocottus.
3 Seleucus, Ptolemy, Cassander, and Lysima- chus confederate against Antigonus. 4 They vanquish and slay him at Ipsus in Phrygia.
5 After this victory, Ptolemy had Judea, Pha- nicia, and Cole-Syria, and Seleucus Up- per Syria, where he builds Antioch.
6 Demetrius gives his daughter, Stratonice, in marriage to Seleucus, and seizeth Ci- licia.
Cassander dies in Macedonia.
8 Pyrrhus marries Antigone, the daughter of Berenice, Ptolemy's best beloved wife, and by his assistance recovers his king- dom of Epirus.
9 Samaria wasted by Demetrius' soldiers from Tyre.
10 Ptolemy recovers Cyprus from Demetrius. 11 Demetrius made king of Macedon, and there reigns seven years.
20 12 Seleucus builds Seleucia on the Tigris. 13 Simon the Just, high priest of the Jews, dies, and is succeeded by Eleazar, his brother.
A. ACHORIS, king of Egypt, his wars with the Persians 253-260, his death 262.
Adoration paid to the king of Per-
sia by the Greeks 267. Era of the Seleucidæ, or of con- tracts 369, why called by the A- rabs, Taric Dilcarnain ib. of the creation of the world ib. of the Julian period ib. Agesilaus king of Sparta, his wars against the Persians 243, ill con- duct ib. his parley with Pharna- bazus 248, corruption ib. greedy of money 272, his treachery 273, makes Nectanebus king of Egypt 274, his death ib. Alcibiades put to death at the instiga- tion of the Lacedemonians 232. Alexander, the Great, his birth 279, victories in Greece 294, his army in Asia ib. victories there 295, sac- rifices to God at Jerusalem 303, his cruelty and vain glory 307, re- duces Egypt 308-310, his vanity and cruelty 311, 312, builds Alex- andria 311, punishes the Samari- tans for the death of Andromachus 318, masters the Persian empire 319, plunders Persepolis 321, burns it ib. his luxury there ib. weeps over Darius' dead body 323, his swift marches 324, builds another Alexandria 325, wars with the northern Asiatics 326, kills Clitus ib. Callisthenes 327, his vanity ib. march to India 328, conquests and return 328-330, his lust and cru- elty 333, his riches 334, his designs 338, his death 339, his burial 349. Alexandria built 311, now a village ib. settled 317, peopled with the Jews 372.
Amyrtæus reigns in the fens of Egypt
75, recovers the whole kingdom 204, 205, dies and is succeeded by his son 227. Angels of the churches, why the Asian bishops so called 175. Annius, a lying historian 401. Antalcidas the Lacedemonian, his bad peace with the Persians 251, 254, 255, starves himself to death ib. 266.
Antigonus, his government after Al- exander's death 344, his war 349, sets up for himself 353, wars with Eumenes 353-361, puts him to death 363, his greatness 364, wars with Seleucus 369, with Ptolemy 371, causes Alexander's sister to be murdered 383, his cruelty ib. takes the title of king 387, his ill nature 388, confederacy against him 391, routed and slain 393. Antioch built 395, ruined 397, why called Tetrapolis ib.
Antipater conspires the death of Al- exander 341, dies 352. Apis the Egyptian god, killed by
Apollo of Tyre chained by them 300. Apollonius Tyanæus, history of him, a fable 409.
Arbela, Darius routed there 320, arbitrary power, the ill effects of
it 231. Argyraspides, why Alexander's sol- diers so called 355, betray Eume- nes 364. Aridæus, Alexander's bastard bro- ther, made king 342, an idiot ib. murdered 359.
Aristotle, how many lines his works
consisted of 112, his birth and life 288, his converse with a Jew 289, 295.
Arses has only the name of king of Persia 291, slain 292. Artaxerxes, his army routed in E- gypt 11, bribes the Lacedemoni- ans 12, his death 198. Artaxerxes Mnemon, why so called 229, his negotiations with the
Greeks 254, 262, 265, his inces- tuous marriages 275, death 276. Ashes, the manner of a death in Per- sia 200. See Maccabees xiii. Asphaltites, lake of Sodom, why so called 376.
Atheism punished by the Athenians 204.
Athenians assist the Egyptians 10, rout the Persians 12, their losses in Egypt 75-77, allowed two wives, and why 197, use a Per- sian ambassador honourably 198, vanquished by the Lacedemonians 228, put Socrates to death and
repent of it 240, assist Euagoras against Artaxerxes 253. Athens, plague there 188, 197, walls rebuilt by Conon 250, taken by Demetrius 385, 402. Azelmelic made king of Tyre by Alexander, and why 302.
Babylon taken by Alexander 320, by Demetrius 378, entirely ruined 405. See Elugo.
Bagdad, situation of it 405, where Selucia was 410, whence its name ib.
Bagoas, the Egyptian eunuch favour- ite to Ochus 290, why offended at him ib. his revenge 291, makes Darius king 292.
Bagorazus, his fidelity to Artaxerxes,
and death 199, 200. Bagoses, the Persian governour, lays a mulct on the Jews' sacrifices 270 Barsona, Memnon's widow, marries
Alexander 298, murdercd 381. Baruch, the book so called, what account of authority 28, note. Belus, temple of, at Babylon, Alex- ander's design to rebuild it 338. Bessus, his treason to Darius 322, declares himself king 324, pun- ished by Alexander 325. Betis, the eunuch, Alexander's cru- elty to him 307. Bible, the Jewish 105, 106, some books want the correctness of oth- ers 107, how read 108, how at first written 111.123, concordance made to it 114, of its vowels and pointing 124-145, wherein the Samaritan and Jewish differ 219, when it ends 225.
Bible, Christian, when divided into chapters 117, 118, books added to it after Ezra's time 412. Bible of Bononia, said to be Ezra's, a cheat 144.
Bigthan and Teresh, their conspiracy against king Ahasuerus 74, discov- ered by Mordecai ib.
Bitumen found in the lake of Sodom 376.
Boated to death, the manner of it in Persia 7.
Books of holy Scripture, how divided by the Jews 105-108.
Cabbalists, Jewish doctors so called 132.
Cabballa, what 133.
459, their manners 260, said to be part of the ten tribes ib. Cadytis, Jerusalem so called by He- rodotus 153.
Callisthenes the philosopher, killed by Alexander's order 328. Canon, Jewish, of Scripture, when completed 102-114, 411-414. Captains, Alexander's, assume the name of kings 343, 380 387, es- tablish four great monarchies 393, Daniel's prophecy of them fulfil- led ib.
Cassander, son of Antipater, suppos- ed to have poisoned Alexander 340, his designs against Alexander's children 353, puts his mother to death 359, and wife 380, and son ib. takes the title of king 387 di- visions among his family 403, 404. Cassius, his virtue 398 Chapters, the division of Scripture into them 114, why Scripture d'i- vided into chapters 115. Charrae Mesopotamia, the Haran of the Scripture 356, Abraham dwelt there ib. Crassus routed 357. Christ's coming, Daniel's prophecy of seventy weeks concerning it made clear 16-73, when they be- gin 24, 49, when completed ib. perplexed 67.
Chronicles, book of, more modern than the rest 412. Clearchus leads a Grecian army to assist Cyrus against Artaxerxes 232, 334, slain 235. Cleopatra, Alexander's sister, mur-
dered by order of Antigonus 383. Cleophis queen of the Assacans, pros- titutes herself to Alexander 329, has a son and successor by him ib. Clitus killed by Alexander 326. Coans refuse to deliver Hippocrates to Artaxerxes 190. Concordance, Latin, the first that was made 114.
Concordance, Hebrew, when made, 116.
Conquerors, their detestable charac- ter 308.
Conon the Athenian, his friendship to Euagoras of Salamine 238, com- mands Artaxerxes' fleet 241, his men not paid 245, he complains of it 246, beats the Lacedemonian fleet 249, rebuilds the walls of Athens 250, put to death 252. Crassus, his riches 79.
Cadusians subjected by Artaxerxes Craterus sent by Alexander to lead
Cyrus, son of Darius Nothus, made governour of Lesser Asia 227, as- sists the Lacedemonians against the Athenians ib. his pride and cruelty 228, plots against Artax- erxes Mnemon 230, pardoned ib. new designs against his brother Artaxerxes 232, slain 234. D.
Damascus taken by Alexander 298, the rich plunder there ib. Daniel, book of, the prophecy of sev
énty weeks relating to the Messiah made clear 17, contains three bran- ches 50.
Daniel, his prophecy of our Saviour 17. prophecy of Alexander 305,320, 324, of his successors 343, 393. Daphne, city of, its lewdness 398. Daric, its value 15, note. Darius Nothus his reign 200-230, his brother Arsites' rebellion 201, other troubles 202, his cruelty ib. impolicy 203. a fine saying of his - at his death 230.
Darius Codomannus made king by
Bagoas 292, puts Bagoas to death 293, his mean post before he was king ib. routed by Alexander 296, 298 seized by Bessus 322, mur- dered 323.
Darius, son of Artaxerxes Mnemon, his rebellion 275.
Datames. Artaxerxes' general, his character 260.
David, his riches 79.
Athens 385, his victory over Ptol- emy's brother 386, has the title of king 387, his imprisonment and death 393, his saying to Seleucus
Demetrius Phalereus' character 385, gets the kingdom of Macedon 404. Democritus, founder of the atomical philosophy 204, atheistical ib. Dercyllidas the Lacedemonian, com. mands against the Persians in Asia 237, 240, in danger 242 Deuteronomy, not all written by Mo- ses 119-122.
Diagoras, the Median, condemned at Athens for Atheism 204.
Diodorus Siculus, whence he took his history 239.
Diviner, Egyptian, a story of one 374. Doctors. Jewish, their titles 102.
Ebal, Mount, disputes between the Jews and Samaritans about it 222- 225.
Egypt, rebels against Artaxerxes 10, reduced 77, revolts from Darius Nothus 203, reduced 226, 263, in- vaded by the Persians ib. civil wars there 273, conquered by Ochus king of Persia 287, history of it ib.. reduced by Alexander 308–316. Eliashib the high priest, his profana-
tion of the temple 192, death 205. Elugo, a village in Asia 407, Babylon stood there ib.
Epaminondas, his death and charac- ter 271.
Epicurus, when he appeared 381. Erostratus burns the temple of Eph- esus, and why 279.
Esdras, a book too absurd for the Papists 103, written before Jose- phus 31, note.
Esther, her birth and education 9, first concubine to Artaxerxes Lon- gimanus 10. befriends Ezra in his commission to return to Jerusalem 13, made queen 14, her favourable reception by the king 82-86, pro- motes Nehemiah by her interest 147, 148.
Esther, book of, by whom written,
Day, hours of, how reckoned by the Euagoras king of Salamine, pardoned
Decree for the destruction of the Jews, procured by Haman 77. Deists, Epicureans 381. 382. Demetrius, son of Antigonus, beaten by Ptolemy 367, his victory over Cilles 371, his generosity ib. takes VOL. II.
by Artaxerxes at the request of Conon 238, his war with the Per. sians 252-259, murdered 265. Euagoras king of Salamine, put to death 284. Eumenes, one of Alexander's cap- tains, seizes Cappadocia and Paph.
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