Statistical Tables FOR REFERENCE. Designed for the Use of the Writer, the Speaker, the Student, the Business Man, and the Gen eral Reader. B. C. Table Showing the Principal Events of Ancient History. 2324 Alleged beginning of Chaldæan astro nomical observations sent by Callisthe- 2200 (circa). The Hia dynasty in China 2000 (circa). Cuneiform writing probably in B. C. 1075. Death of Samuel. 1056. Death of Saul and Jonathan. 1048. David takes Jerusalem. 1048 to 1006. Tyre flourishes under Hiram. 1042. The Ark removed to Jerusalem. 1023. The revolt of Absalom. 1015. Death of David. Accession of Solomon. 1012. Solomon's Temple begun. 1006. Completion and dedication of Solomon's Temple. 975. Death of Solomon. Revolt of the Ten Tribes. The kingdom of Israel established under Jeroboam. 971. Shishak, King of Egypt, captures and plunders Jerusalem. 957. Abijah, King of Judah, defeats the King of Israel. 906. Israel is afflicted with a famine predicted 901. The Syrians besiege Samaria. 897. Elijah translated to heaven. 896. Death of Ahab, King of Israel. 895. Miracles of Elisha the Prophet. 884. Legislation of Lycurgus at Sparta. 878. Carthage founded by Dido. 776. Commencement of the Olympiads. First authentic date in Greek history. 771. Palestine invaded by Pul, King of As- 597. Zedekiah made king over the remnant of 727. Religious reformation under Hezekiah, 569. Egypt conquered by Nebuchadnezzar. King of Judah. 721. Samaria taken by Sargon, King of Assy- 560. Pisistratus tyrant of Athens. 549. Death of Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum. 698. Manasseh, King of Judah. Gross idolatry 540-510. Era of Pythagoras. 507-506. Conquest of Thrace, Pæonia, and 460. Egypt revolts against Persia. Macedonia by Darius. 500. Burning of Sardis by the Ionians and Athenians. (The re volt is suppressed in 455.) Birth of Democritus and Hippocrates (both died in B. C. 357). 497. Battle of Lake Regillus. First authentic 459. Gorgias flourished. date in Roman history. 495. Birth of Sophocles (died B. C. 406). 494. Tribunes at Rome. 458. Commission of Ezra to rebuild Jerusalem. Birth of Lysias the orator (died 378). Cincinnatus dictator at Rome. 492. First Persian expedition, under Mardo- 457. Battle of Tanagra. nius against Greece. 490. Second Persian expedition, under Datis and Artaphernes. Victory of Miltiades at Marathon. 485. Accession of Xerxes, King of Persia. Gelon tyrant of Syracuse. 484. Recovery of Egypt by the Persians. Birth of Herodotus (died after B. C. 409). 483. Ostracism of Aristides the Just by the Athenians. 481. Expedition of Xerxes to Greece. 480. Battle of Thermopyla-fall of Leonidas. Battle of Salamis-victory of Themistocles. Xerxes destroys Athens. First invasion of Sicily by Carthage. Defeat of the Carthaginians by Gelon at HiBirth of Euripides (died B. C. mera. cena by the Argives. 466. Flight of Themistocles to Persia. Siege of Naxos. Battles at the Eurymedon. 465. Death of Xerxes. 423. Alcibiades begins to act in Athenian affairs. 418. Battle of Mantinea. 415. Expedition to Sicily under Nicias. 464. Revolt of the Helots at Sparta. Third 414. Siege of Syracuse. Messenian War, which lasts ten years. 413. Defeat and surrender of Nicias. 412. First treaty between Sparta and Persia. 367. Embassy of Pelopidas to Persia. Aristotle Constitution of the Four Hundred at goes to Athens, and remains with Plato twenty years. Athens. Intrigues of Alcibiades with the Persians. 409. Second invasion of Sicily by the Cartha Philip King of Macedon. Thirty Tyrants. Spartan supremacy. Death of Alcibiades. seized by Phocians. Dion to Sicily. Expedition of ment at Athens. Amphipolis Peloponnesian War. Government of the 357. Phocian (or Sacred War) begins. Delphi 403. Thrasybulus restores democratic govern- 356. Birth of Alexander the Great. Temple 402. Birth of Phocion (died 317). of Diana at Ephesus burnt. Dion expels Dionysius from Syracuse. 401. Expedition of Cyrus the younger. Battle 355. End of the Social War. Independence of Cunaxa. Death of Cyrus. Retreat of the Ten Thousand. 401-384. Ctesias flourished. 400. Malachi. 399. Death of Socrates. 398. Campaign and Peace of Dercyllidas. 393. The Long Walls of Athens restored. Greek cities in 384. Birth of Aristotle. 382. Seizure of the Cadmea at Thebes by Phœdibas. Olynthian War begins (ends 379). Birth of Demosthenes 338. 380 (circa). Death of Aristophanes. 379. Recovery of the Cadmea by Pelopidas. 372. Peace between Athens and Sparta. Philip general of the Amphyctionic League. Battle of Charonea. Greece subjugated. 337-335. The Latin War. Supremacy of Rome over Latium. 336. Murder of Philip. Accession of Alexander the Great. Accession of Darius Codomanus. tans at Leuctra. Foundation of Mega- 335. Alexander destroys Thebes; is chosen lopolis. 370. Jason of Pheræ assassinated. generalissimo of the Greeks. 334. Battle of the Granicus. B. C. B. C. 333. Battle of Isus. Damascus taken and 274. Battle of Beneventum. Pyrrhus defeated, Tyre besieged by Alexander. leaves Italy. 269. Silver money first coined at Rome. 265. Rome supreme over all Italy. 260-230 (circa). Reign of Asoka in India. 255. Defeat and capture of Regulus by the Carthaginians. Evacuation of Africa. 323. Death of Alexander at Babylon. Second Samnite War; lasts twenty-one years. 321. First war among the "successors of Alexander." The Romans surrender 250 (circa). Parthia becomes an independen kingdom under Arsaces. The Thsin dynasty in China founded. 320. Ptolemy takes Jerusalem. Jewish settle- 241. Defeat of Carthaginians by Catulus at the ments in Egypt and Cyrene. 315. Thebes rebuilt by Cassander. 314. Palestine under Antigonus. 313. Samnite victory at Lautulæ. Ægates Insulæ. End of the First 240. The plays of Livius Andronicus exhibited 312. Battle of Gaza. Victory of Ptolemy and 238. Seleucus over Demetrius Poliorcetes. Date of the decree of Canopus; tablet of Pyrrhus King of Epirus. Appius Clau- 237. Conquest of Spain attempted by the dius censor. Appian Way and Aque ducts begun. 304. Siege of Rhodes by Demetrius. ander's dominions. 300 (circa). Chandrogupta (Sandracottus) reigns in India; makes a treaty with Seleucus. Foundation of Antioch by Seleucus. Carthaginians. Seizure of Sardinia and 235. The gates of the Temple of Janus at 226. Reforms of Cleomenes at Sparta. 299. Athens besieged and taken by Demetrius. 219. Antiochus overruns Palestine. Siege of 298-290. Third Samnite War. 295. Battle of Sentinum. 287. Birth of Archimedes (died 212). 286. The Hortensian Law passed at Rome; plebiscita declared binding on the whole people. 284 ¿circa). Alexandrian Library founded by Ptolemy Soter. Saguntum by Hannibal. Second Punie 218. Hannibal marches from Spain across the 217. Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy. Battles of the Ticinus and the Trebia. Hannibal passes the Apennines. Battle of Trasimene. The two Scipios sent tu Spain. 280. Achæan League established. Invasion 216. Battle of Cannæ. Alliance of Hanniba of Italy by Pyrrhus. Birth of Chrys sippus (died 207). with Philip II. of Macedonia. 215. Great Wall of China built. 279. Irruption of the Gauls into Greece. First 214-212. Siege and capture of Syracuse b |