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Period.

Julian

Christ.

Years before

Persia.

Kings of

Captivity.

After the

of Judah.

High Priests

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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

menes.

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.

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Period.

Julian

Christ.

Years before

of Judah.

High Priests

of Seleucus.

The Era

Syria.

Kings of

Egypt.

Kings of

4410 304

11 303

12 302

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Ptolemy Soter.

1 Demetrius besiegeth Rhodes without suc

cess.

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.

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14 300

15 299

16 298

17 297

18 296

19 295
4420 294

1 293

2 292

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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

Ochus 290.

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.

B.

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.

C.

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

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ed 352.

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.

433

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

400.

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.

E.

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,

413.

Day, hours of, how reckoned by the Euagoras king of Salamine, pardoned

Jews 173.

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
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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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