Period. Julian Christ. Years before Persia. Kings of Captivity. After the of Judah. Joakim. 50 The Egyptians revolt from Darius. 51 Darius declares Xerxes his successor, and dies. 52 Xerxes confirms to the Jews all their privileges. 53 Reduceth Egypt. 1 Resolves on a war with the Greeks, and makes great preparations for it. 2 Enters into a league with the Carthaginians against the Greeks. 3 Comes with a prodigious army to Sardis, and there winters. 4 Passeth the Hellespont, marcheth into Greece, loseth the battle of Salamis, and returns with disgrace to Sardis. The Carthaginians vanquished in Sicily by Gelo. 5 The Persians vanquished at Platea and Mycale 6 Xerxes destroys the temple of Bel at Babylon. 8 Pausanius, suspected of treason by the Lacede- 9 Still carries on the treason for the betraying of Greece to Xerxes. 10 Is tried for it, and acquitted for want of full evidence. 11 Full discovery being made of his treason, he is put to death for it. 12 Themistocles being accused by the Lacedemonians of the same treason, is acquitted of it at Athens. 15 He makes many other conquests for the Atheni- 6 468 18 69 7 467 19 70 8 466 20 71 9. 465 17 18 72 73 4250 464 1463 2 462 3 461 4, 460 21 Artaxerxes Longimanus. 19 Xerxes slain by the treason of Artabanus. 74 21 Conquers his brother Hystaspes, and thereby be- 75 22 Hercon he makes a great feast for all his nobles, and divorceth Vashti his queen. 23 A collection of virgins made for the king, of which Esther was one. 24 Esther pleaseth the king, and becomes his concubine The Egyptians revolt, and make Inarus their king. Period. Julian Christ. Years before Persia. Kings of Captivity. After the |High Priests 9 455 4260 454 10 82 11 1453 2 452 25 Achemenides, brother of the king, being sent against the Egyptians, is vanquished and slain, and the remainder of his army besieged in Memphis. 26 Ezra sent to be governour of Judea. Esther is made queen. 27 Ezra separated the Jews from their strange wives. Mordecai discovers the treason of Bigtham and Teresh. 28 Artabazus and Megabyses raise the siege of Memphis, defeat Inarus, and besiege him and his Athenian auxiliaries in the island of Prosopitis. 29 83 30 They force Prosopitis, take Inarus prisoner, drive the Athenians out of Egypt, and again reduce all that country under the Persian king. 3 451 4 450 14 86 15 87 5 449 16 6 448 17 89 90 911 684 7 447 18 8446 19 9 445 20 92 4270 444 21 93 1443 Eliashib. 1 Haman plotteth the destruction of the Jews. 3 4 Cimon sent by the Athenians to Cyprus with a great fleet; 5 Where he beats the Persians both by sea and 6 Inarus crucified, and Megabyzus rebels. 9 Nehemiah sent governour to Judea, and rebuilds 10 Nehemiah repeoples Jerusalem, and proceeds to reform church and state in Judah Ezra pub22 94 11 lisheth his edition of the Hebrew Scriptures. 4 440 25 97 14 Megabyzus returns to the Persian court. 24 It came to Athens, and grievously afflicted that city. 5 429 36 108 25 About this time flourished Malachi the prophet. Period. Julian Christ. Years before Persia. Kings of Captivity After the of Judah. High Priests 26 Nehemiah comes again to Jerusalem with a new commission. Plato the philosopher born. 27 Nehemiah goes on farther to reform the Jewish 28 The plague again broke out at Athens, which He is slain by Sogdianus, and Sogdianus by Ochus, who with the crown assumes the name of Darius. 31 Darius (commonly called Darius Nothus) begins his reign. 32 Vanquisheth Arsites, his brother, and puts him to death. 33 3 421 4 420 116 5 419 6 119 5 118 35 Egypt. Kings of 6 418 Amyrtæus Joiadah. 234 Pisuthnes rebels against Darius in Lesser Asia, and is vanquished, and put to death by Tissaphernes, one of Darius' lieutenants. Darius, and 1 The Egyptians revolt from make Amyrtæus their king. 2 Tissaphernes and Pharabazus governours of 3 Lesser Asia for Darius. 131 5 137 14 Ps immitichus. 1 He marcheth towards Babylon, is vanquish- 2 Thimbro sent by the Lacedemonians into 54 Period. Julian Christ. Years before Persia. Kings of Captivity. After the of Judah. High Priests 4316 398 7 159 17 397 8 1401 18 396 9 141 18 19 395 10 142 4320 394 11 143 1393 12 144 Dercyllidas vigorously carries on the war against the Persians. 6 Agesilaus passeth into Asia, to carry on the war there against the Persians. 19 Z 1 Vanquisheth Tissaphernes, who is thereon put to death by Artaxerxes. 20 30 23 24 4 390 15 147 5. 389 16 148 6 388 17 149 222 456 25 26 Achoris. 2 Agesilaus called home to defend his country against a confederacy of the Greeks against them. Conon wins the victory of Cnidus. 3 Conon rebuilds the walls of Athens, and again restores that city. 4 The Lacedemonians renew the war in Asia against the Persians, but without success. 5 Artaxerxes makes great preparations for war against Cyprus. The Athenians send Chabrias to the assistance of Euagoras, king of Cyprus, who reduceth the whole island to him. 3 The peace of Antalcidas made between the Lacedemonians and the Persians. The Persians invade Cyprus with three hundred thousand men, 5 And make an absolute conquest of that island. 6 Artaxerxes invades the Cadusians with ill success. Aristotle born. 123 39 He makes great preparations for it. 9 375 30 162 4340 374 31 163 40 1 373 32 164 2 372 33 165 3 371 34 166 Johanan. 2 Invades Egypt, and is forced to return with ill success. The Lacedemonians beaten at Leuctra by the Thebans. 427 4350 364 1363 41 173 10 Johanan, high priest of the Jews, kills his brother Jeshua in the temple, for which the Persian governour lays a mulct upon the Jews for seven years. 9 11 12 106 Tachus. 42 174 11 1The battle of Mantinea between the Lacedemonians and the Thebans, in which the former lose the victory, and the latter their general Epaminondas. 2 Agesilaus goes into Egypt with an army, to assist Tachus. 44 176 13Z 1 He deserts Tachus, and makes Nectanebus 2 362 43 175 12 3 361 4 360 5 359 6 3581 179 Ochus. 14 Nectanebus. ས 7 20 8 9 10 11 The Cyprians and Phoenicians revolting from Ochus, are again reduced. Sidon taken and destroyed by Ochus. 12 Ochus invades Egypt, expels Nectanebus, and reduceth the whole country. Mentor made governour of Lesser Asia. Memnon his brother enters into the Persian service. Plato the philosopher dies. |