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A Chronological Table, From Earliest Time Up to Date: Athens

B. C. 769 Syracuse built by Archius of Corinth. 767 Sardanapalus King of Assyria. 760 The Ephori popular Magistrates, instituted at Lacedæmon. Elatus the first of the Ephori. 757 Hylates King of Lydia. 754 Decennial Archons elected at Athens. Charops the first Archon. 752 THE FOUNDATION OF ROME BY ROMULUS. 748 Rape of the Sabines. 747 The Era of Nabonassar made use of by Ptolemy.

Xth Olympiad. 738 Candaules King of Lydia. 724 Hezekiah tenth King of Judah. 721 Salmanazer takes Samaria, and carries the ten tribes into captivity, which puts an end to the Israelitish kingdom. 718 Gyges King of Lydia. 715 NUMA POMPILIUS, second King of Rome. 711 Sennacherib, King of Assyria, invades Judæa. 710 Dejoces King of Media. 708 Habakkuk prophesied. 703 Corcyra founded by the Corinthians. 700 XXth Olympiad. 696 Manesseh sixteenth King of Judah. 688 Judith kills Holofernes, the Assyrian General. 684 Annual Archons elected at Athens. 681 Esarhaddon unites the Kingdoms of Babylon and Assyria. 672 TULLUS HOSTILIUS, third King of Rome. 670 Psammeticus King of Egypt. 667 The combat between the Horatii and Curiatii. 660 XXXth Olympiad. 658 Byzantium founded by Pausanias King of Sparta. - -

Phraortes King of Media. 640 ANCUS MARTIUS, fourth King of Rome. 637 The forty years of Ezekiel began. 636 Periander Tyrant of Corinth. -

Nabopolasser, father of Nebuchadnezzar, begins to reign at Babylon. 624 Draco, Archon and Legislator of Athens. 620 XLth Olympiad. 616 TARQUINIUS PRISCUS, fifth King of Rome. 606 Nebuchadnezzar takes Jerusalem, and carries the Jews into captivity. 601 Battle between the Medes and Lydians, who were separated by a great eclipse of the sun, predicted by Thales. (Newton Chron. 585.) End of the Assyrian Empire.-Nineveh taken by Nebuchadnezzar. B. C. 600 Jeremiah prophesied. 599 Birth of Cyrus the Great. 594 Solon, Archon and Legislator of Athens. 591 Pythian Games established at Delphi. 580 Lth Olympiad. 578 SERVIUS TULLIUS, sixth King of Rome. 572 Nebuchadnezzar subdues Egypt. 571 Phalaris Tyrant of Agrigentum. * 562 Comedies first exhibited at Athens by Susarion and Dolon.

Cræsus reigns in Lydia. 551 Confucius, the Chinese Philosopher, born. 550 Pisistratus Tyrant of Athens. 548 The ancient Temple of Delphos burnt by the Pisistratidæ. 540 LXth Olympiad. 538 Babylon taken by Cyrus. - End of the Babylonian Empire. 536 Cyrus ascends the throne of Persia. - He puts an end to the Jewish captivity which had lasted seventy years. 535 Tragedies first acted at Athens by Thespis. 534 TARQUINIUS SUPERBUS, seventh King of Rome.