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'HE reigns of Philip king of Macedon, and Alex

volume, contain the fpace of thirty-fix years; the reign of the former including twenty-four, and that of the latter, twelve. They extend from the first year of the CVth Olympiad, or the year of the world 3644, to the first year of the CXIVth Olympiad, which anfwers to the year of the world 3680.

The kings who reigned during that time in Perfia, were, Artaxerxes Ochus, Arfes, and Darius Codomannus. The Perfian empire expired with the laft.

We know not any thing concerning the tranfactions of the Jews during thefe thirty-fix years, except what we are told by Jofephus, book xi. chap. 7. and 8. of his Antiquities of the Jews, under the highpriefts John or Johanan, and Jaddus. Thefe will be mentioned in the courfe of this hiftory, with which that of the Jews is intermixed.

The above-mentioned fpace of thirty-fix years (with refpect to the Roman hiftory) extends from the 393d to the 429th year from the foundation of Rome. The great men, who made the most confpicuous figure among the Romans during that fpace of time, were Appius Claudius the dictator, T. Quinctius Capitolinus, Tit. Manlius Torquatus, L. Papirius Curfor, M. Valerius Cornivus, Q. Fabius Maximus, and the two Decii, who devoted themfelves to death for the fake of their country.

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