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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Chronographeion Syntomon</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name="author" content="Andrew Smith"> <META name="description" content="A translation of the Chronographeion Syntomon, a short Byzantine chronicle"> <META NAME="viewport" CONTENT="width=device-width"> <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="../styles.css"> </HEAD> <BODY CLASS="margins"> <A HREF="index.html"><IMG SRC="../back.jpg" ALT="back" ALIGN=RIGHT></A> <H1> Chronographeion Syntomon (Short Chronicle)</H1>     - Pages 65-67, 90-97, 100 This Byzantine compilation of chronological tables was probably written in about 870 A.D. The references in red are to the pages in Schoene's edition (Eusebius, Appendix IV). The era of the creation is used by most Byzantine chronicles to express fixed dates; according to their usual reckoning, the creation of the world occurred in 5508 B.C. The dates in this chronicle are rarely exactly correct, but the equivalent years B.C. or A.D. are shown here in green, as an approximate guide to the true date. <HR> Contents: <UL> <LI><A HREF="#65"> (65) How often and when were the people of Israel captured?</A> <LI><A HREF="#90"> (90) The kingdom of the Macedonians</A> <LI><A HREF="#91"> (91) The kingdom of the Ptolemaei in Egypt</A> <LI><A HREF="#92"> (92) The "fourth realm" - the kingdom of Syria</A> <LI><A HREF="#92"> (92) The kingdoms of the Lydians and Babylonians</A> <LI><A HREF="#93"> (93) The [old] kingdom of the Persians</A> <LI><A HREF="#94"> (94) The kingdoms of Judah and Israel</A> <LI><A HREF="#95"> (95) The high priests and kings of the Jews</A> <LI><A HREF="#96"> (96) The new kingdom of the Persians</A> <LI><A HREF="#97"> (97) The kings of the Saracens</A> <LI><A HREF="#100"> (100) The kingdom of the Egyptians</A> </UL> <HR> <A CLASS="ref" NAME="65">[65]</A> How often and when were the people of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/i/israel.html#1">Israel</A> captured? - - - - - <UL> <LI> 6. In the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/n/nero.html#1">Nero</A>, the emperor of the Romans. <LI> 7. In the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/v/vespasianus.html#1">Vespasianus</A>, the Roman general. <LI> 8. In the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#1">Ptolemy</A> the son of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/l/lagus.html#1">Lagus</A>, who captured Jerusalem by trickery and took the population back to Egypt. <LI> 9. In the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#4">Antiochus</A> Epiphanes, the king of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/assyria.html#1">Assyrians</A>, who forced them into idolatry. <LI> 10. In the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/pompeius.html#22">Pompeius</A> the Roman general, who besieged [Jerusalem] and made the Jews pay tribute, when <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/hyrcanus.html#2">Hyrcanus</A> was king and high priest. The kingdom of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/i/israel.html#2">Israel</A> came to an end with this Hyrcanus, and the Romans granted the title of king to <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/herodes.html#1">Herodes</A>, a foreigner. </UL> - - - - - Another account of the captures of Jerusalem: A description drawn from the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jewish.html#2">Jewish</A> Antiquities of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/josephus.html#1">Josephus</A>, and from the chronicles of Hippolytus the bishop of Rome, <A CLASS="ref" NAME="66">[66]</A> and from the [book of] Strategius the monk about the captures of Jerusalem. When and how often were the people of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/i/israel.html#1">Israel</A> captured? - - - - - <A CLASS="ref" NAME="67">[67]</A> The seventh capture happened in the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#1">Ptolemy</A> the son of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/l/lagus.html#1">Lagus</A>. He captured Jerusalem by trickery and took the population back to Egypt. The eighth capture happened in the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#4">Antiochus</A> Epiphanes, the king of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/syria.html#1">Syria</A>, who forced them to worship idols. The ninth capture happened in the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/pompeius.html#22">Pompeius</A> the Roman emperor. He besieged Jerusalem and made the Jews pay tribute, when <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/hyrcanus.html#2">Hyrcanus</A> was king and high priest. The kings and high priests of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/i/israel.html#1">Israel</A> came to and end with this [Hyrcanus], and <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/augustus.html#1">Augustus</A> the emperor of the Romans granted the title of king to <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/herodes.html#1">Herodes</A>, a foreigner, whose reign lasted until the coming of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jesus.html#1">Christ</A>. The tenth capture happened in the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/n/nero.html#1">Nero</A>, the emperor of the Romans, when Jerusalem was captured by the general Sabinus and by <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/g/gallus.html#15">Cassius</A>, governor of Syria. - - - - - <A CLASS="ref" NAME="86">[86]</A> 5. The kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/sicyon.html#1">Sicyonians</A>: It lasted for 759 years, starting from the year of creation 3264 { 1744 B.C. }; the first king of the Sicyonians started to rule in the 78th year of Nachor. <OL> <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/aegialeus.html#1">Aegialeus</A> for 52 years <LI> Erops for 45 years <LI> Telchin for 20 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/apis.html#2">Apis</A> for 25 years <LI> Thelxion for 52 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/aegydrus.html#1">Aegydrus</A> for 34 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/t/thurimachus.html#1">Thurimachus</A> for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/l/leucippus.html#1">Leucippus</A> for 53 years <LI> Mesapus for 47 years <LI> Aratus for 49 years <LI> Plemmeus for 48 years <LI> Orthopolis for 63 years <LI> Marathius for 30 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/marathus.html#2">Marathus</A> for 20 years <LI> Chytreus for 58 years <LI> Corax for 30 years <LI> Epopous for 32 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/l/laomedon.html#1">Laomedon</A> for 36 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/sicyon.html#1">Sicyon</A> for 44 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/polybus.html#1">Polybus</A> for 45 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/i/inachus.html#1">Inachus</A> for 42 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/phaestus.html#2">Phaestus</A> for 8 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/adrastus.html#1">Adrastus</A> for 4 years <LI> Polyphides for 29 years <LI> Pelasgus for 16 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/z/zeuxippus.html#1">Zeuxippus</A> for 30 years </OL> [In total] 4,023 years { 985 B.C. }. - - - - - <A CLASS="ref" NAME="90">[90]</A> 14. The kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/macedonia.html#1">Macedonians</A>: It lasted for 493 years, starting from the 28th year of king <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/u/uzziah.html#1">Uzziah</A>; the first of the kings started to rule in the year of creation 4,694 { 814 B.C. }. <OL> <LI> Cranaus for 28 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/coenus.html#1">Coenus</A> for 12 years <LI> Tyrimias for 38 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/perdiccas.html#1">Perdiccas</A> for 51 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/argaeus.html#1">Argus</A> for 38 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/philippus.html#1">Philippus</A> for 39 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/aeropus.html#1">Aeropus</A> for 25 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alcetas.html#3">Alcetas</A> for 22 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/amyntas.html#1">Amyntas</A> for 50 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#1">Alexander</A> for 43 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/perdiccas.html#2">Perdiccas</A> for 28 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/archelaus.html#3">Archelaus</A> for 24 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/o/orestes.html#2">Orestes</A> for 3 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/aeropus.html#2">Archelaus</A> for 4 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/amyntas.html#2">Amyntas</A> for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/pausanias.html#4">Pausanias</A> for 1 year <LI> another <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/amyntas.html#3">Amyntas</A> for 6 years <LI> another Amyntas for 18 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#2">Alexander</A> for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#16">Ptolemy</A> for 4 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/perdiccas.html#3">Perdiccas</A> for 6 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/philippus.html#2">Philippus</A> for 27 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#3">Alexander</A> for 12 years </OL> [In total] 5,183 years { 325 B.C. }. After the death of Alexander, his empire was divided, according to his testament and the prediction of the prophet <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/daniel.html#1">Daniel</A>, into the four realms of heaven, as is described below. 15. The [first] realm of Alexander: <OL> <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/arrhidaeus.html#1">Philippus</A> the son of Alexander for 7 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/cassander.html#1">Cassander</A> for 19 years <LI> The sons of Cassander for 4 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/demetrius.html#1">Demetrius</A> for 6 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/l/lysimachus.html#1">Lysimachus</A> for 6 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#17">Ptolemy</A> Ceraunus for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/sosthenes.html#1">Sosthenes</A> for 2 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antigonus.html#2">Antigonus</A> for 15 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/demetrius.html#2">Demetrius</A> for 10 years <LI> <A CLASS="ref" NAME="91">[91]</A> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antigonus.html#3">Antigonus</A> for 15 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/philippus.html#5">Philippus</A> for 42 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/perseus.html#2">Perseus</A> for 10 years </OL> The kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/macedonia.html#1">Macedonians</A> came to an end in the 2nd year of the high priest <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/mattathias.html#1">Mattathias</A>, after lasting for 158 years. 16. The second realm of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#3">Alexander</A> - the kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemaei.html#1">Ptolemaei</A> in Egypt: This kingdom lasted for 245 years, starting from the 2nd year of the high priest <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/o/onias.html#1">Onias</A>. <OL> <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#1">Ptolemy</A> the son of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/l/lagus.html#1">Lagus</A> for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#2">Ptolemy</A> Alexander for 38 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#3">Ptolemy</A> Alexas for 25 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#4">Ptolemy</A> Philopator for 17 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#5">Ptolemy</A> Epiphanes for 24 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#6">Ptolemy</A> Philometor for 35 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#8">Ptolemy</A> Euergetes for 29 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#9">Ptolemy</A> Phuscon for 17 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#10">Ptolemy</A> Alexander for 10 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#9">Ptolemy</A> the exile for 8 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#12">Ptolemy</A> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#12">Dionysus</A> for 30 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/cleopatra.html#7">Cleopatra</A> the daughter of Dionysus for 22 years </OL> In the year of creation 5,429 { 79 B.C. }, which was the 17th year of the high priest <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#27">Jannaeus</A>, the kingdom of the Ptolemaei was conquered by the Romans, when <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/augustus.html#1">Augustus</A> the emperor of the Romans captured Cleopatra. 17. The third realm of Alexander of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/macedonia.html#1">Macedonia</A>: It ruled over all of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/asia.html#2">Asia</A>, starting from the year of creation 5,190 { 318 B.C. }, which was the 2nd year of the high priest Onias. <OL> <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antigonus.html#1">Antigonus</A> for 18 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/demetrius.html#1">Demetrius</A> for 17 years </OL> Demetrius the king of Asia surrendered to <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/seleucus.html#1">Seleucus</A>. 18. The fourth realm of Alexander's kingdom: It lasted for 213 years, starting from the year of creation 5,197 { 311 B.C. }. <OL> <LI> Seleucus for 32 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#1">Antigonus</A> for 20 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#2">Antiochus</A> for 13 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/seleucus.html#2">Seleucus</A> for 21 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/seleucus.html#3">Seleucus</A> for 3 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#3">Antiochus</A> for 37 years <LI> <A CLASS="ref" NAME="92">[92]</A> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/seleucus.html#4">Seleucus</A> for 11 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#4">Antiochus</A> Epiphanes for 11 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#5">Antiochus</A> Eupator for 2 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/demetrius.html#3">Demetrius</A> for 12 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#21">Alexander</A> for 10 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/demetrius.html#4">Demetrius</A> for 3 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#6">Antiochus</A> son of Alexander for 9 years <LI> Demetrius for 4 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#8">Antiochus</A> Grypus for 12 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antiochus.html#9">Antiochus</A> Cyzicenus for 19 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/philippus.html#23">Philippus</A> for 1 year </OL> The kingdom of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/syria.html#1">Syria</A> came under the control of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemaei.html#1">Ptolemaei</A>, in [the year of creation] 5,410 { 98 B.C. }, which was the 7th year of king <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#10">Alexander</A>. 19. The kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/l/lydia.html#1">Lydians</A>: It lasted for 233 years, starting from the year of creation 4,730 { 778 B.C. }, which was the 11th year of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jotham.html#1">Jotham</A>. <OL> <LI> Ardoys for 36 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alyattes.html#1">Alyattes</A> for 14 years <LI> Meles for 12 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/candaules.html#1">Candaules</A> for 17 years <LI> Gyges for 36 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/ardys.html#2">Ardys</A> for 38 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/sadyattes.html#1">Sadyattes</A> for 15 years <LI> Alyattes for 49 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/croesus.html#1">Croesus</A> for 16 years </OL> The kingdom of the Lydians was conquered by the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/persia.html#1">Persians</A> in [the year of creation] 4,960 { 548 B.C. }, which was the 15th year of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/cyrus.html#1">Cyrus</A>, the king of the Persians. 20. The kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/b/babylon.html#1">Babylonians</A>: It lasted for 175 years, starting from the year of creation 4,745 { 763 B.C. }, which was the 11th year of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/ahaz.html#1">Ahaz</A> the king of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/judah.html#3">Judah</A>. <OL> <LI> Baladam for 19 years <LI> Marathius son of Baladam for 31 years <LI> Moges for 20 years <LI> Nabondinus for 36 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/n/nabopolassar.html#1">Nabupallasar</A> for 20 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/n/nebuchadnezzar.html#1">Nabuchodonosor</A> for 44 years <LI> Marodac for 2 years <LI> Baltasar for 4 years </OL> The kingdom of the Babylonians was conquered by the Persians in [the year of creation] 4,920 { 588 B.C. }, which was the 44th year of the captivity of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/i/israel.html#1">Israel</A>, and the 16th year of Dareius, the king of the Persians. 21. The kingdom of the Persians: It lasted for 229 years, starting from the year of creation 4,948 { 560 B.C. }, which was the [..] year of the captivity of Israel. <OL> <LI> <A CLASS="ref" NAME="93">[93]</A> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/cyrus.html#1">Cyrus</A> for 32 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/cambyses.html#1">Cambyses</A> for 8 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardiya">Smerdis</A> the magus for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/dareius.html#1">Dareius</A> for 36 years In his reign, the high priests began to rule the Jews <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/x/xerxes.html#1">Xerxes</A> the great for 21 years <LI> Asthas for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/artaxerxes.html#3">Ochus</A> for 20 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/arses.html#1">Arses</A> son of Ochus for 4 years </OL> [Lastly,] <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/dareius.html#3">Dareius</A> who was defeated by <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#3">Alexander</A>. The kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/persia.html#1">Persians</A> was conquered by the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/macedonia.html#1">Macedonians</A> in [the year of creation] 5,177 { 331 B.C. }. <A CLASS="ref" NAME="94">[94]</A> 22. The kingdom of the Jews [Judah]: It lasted for 515 years, starting from the year of creation 4,375 { 1133 B.C. }. <OL> <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/samuel.html#1">Samuel</A> the priest with <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/saul.html#1">Saul</A> for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/david.html#1">David</A> for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/solomon.html#1">Solomon</A> for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/r/rehoboam.html#1">Rehoboam</A> for 17 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/abijah.html#1">Abijah</A> for 3 years <LI> Asaph for 41 years <LI> Jehoshaphat for 25 years <LI> Jehoram for 8 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/ahaziah.html#1">Ahaziah</A> for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/athaliah.html#1">Athaliah</A> mother of Ahaziah for 7 years <LI> Joash for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/amaziah.html#1">Amaziah</A> for 9 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/u/uzziah.html#1">Uzziah</A> for 52 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jotham.html#1">Jotham</A> for 16 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/ahaz.html#1">Ahaz</A> for 16 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/hezekiah.html#1">Hezekiah</A> for 29 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/manasseh.html#1">Manasseh</A> for 56 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/amon.html#1">Amon</A> for 2 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/josiah.html#1">Josiah</A> for 31 years <LI> Ahaz [Jehoahaz] for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jehoiakim.html#1">Jehoiakim</A> for 11 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jehoiachin.html#1">Jehoiachin</A> for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/z/zedekiah.html#1">Zedekiah</A> for 11 years </OL> The kingdom of the Jews was conquered by the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/b/babylon.html#1">Babylonians</A> in [the year of creation] 4,890 { 618 B.C. }. 23. The kingdom of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/i/israel.html#2">Israel</A>: From the time of Jeroboam, when the kingdom [of the Jews] was split into two, these kings ruled Israel for a total of 243 years, starting from the year of creation 4,496 { 1012 B.C. }. <OL> <LI> Jeroboam for 22 years <LI> Nadab for 2 years <LI> Baasha for 24 years <LI> Elah for 2 years <LI> Omri for 14 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahab">Ahab</A> for 52 years In his reign, the son of Ader [Ben-Hadad], king of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/damascus.html#1">Damascus</A>, attacked <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/samaria.html#1">Samaria</A> with 36 other kings, but was defeated by Ahab, king of Israel, and fled. <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahaziah_of_Israel">Ahaziah</A> for 2 years <LI> Joram for 12 years <LI> <A CLASS="ref" NAME="95">[95]</A> Jehu for 28 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehoahaz_of_Israel">Jehoahaz</A> for 17 years <LI> Jehoash for 16 years <LI> Jeroboam for 41 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/z/zechariah.html#1">Zechariah</A> and Shallum for 1 year <LI> Menahem for 12 years <LI> Pekahiah for 2 years <LI> Pekah for 20 years <LI> Hoshea for 9 years </OL> The kingdom of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/i/israel.html#2">Israel</A> was conquered by the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/assyria.html#1">Assyrians</A> in [the year of creation] 4,739 { 769 B.C. }, when <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/ahaz.html#1">Ahaz</A> was king of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/judah.html#3">Judah</A>. 24. The high priests of the Jews: The high priests ruled for [483] years until the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jesus.html#1">Christ</A>, starting in the year of creation 4,997 { 511 B.C. }, which was the 9th year of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/d/dareius.html#1">Dareius</A> the king of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/persia.html#1">Persians</A>, 50 years after the return of the Jews. <OL> <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jesus.html#2">Jesus</A> son of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/josedec.html#1">Josedec</A> for 30 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jacimus.html#1">Jacob</A> for 30 years <LI> Elias for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jodae.html#1">Jodae</A> for 36 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/johanan.html#1">John</A> for 32 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jaddus.html#1">Jaddus</A> for 18 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/o/onias.html#1">Onias</A> for 21 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/simon.html#1">Simon</A> for 11 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/e/eleazar.html#1">Eleazar</A> for 32 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/manasses.html#1">Manasses</A> for 26 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/simon.html#2">Simon</A> for 23 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/o/onias.html#2">Onias</A> for 25 years <LI> another <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/o/onias.html#3">Onias</A> for 19 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/mattathias.html#1">Mattathias</A> for 3 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/judas.html#1">Judas</A> Maccabaeus for 13 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jonathan.html#1">Jonathan</A> for 9 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/simon.html#3">Simon</A> for 22 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/hyrcanus.html#1">Hyrcanus</A> for 26 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/aristobulus.html#1">Aristobulus</A> for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#27">Jannaeus</A> for 34 years </OL> [In total] 5,480 years { 28 B.C. }. 25. The gentile kings of the Jews After the high priests came to an end with <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/hyrcanus.html#2">Hyrcanus</A>, <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/herodes.html#1">Herodes</A> the son of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/antipater.html#14">Antipater</A> was appointed by <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/augustus.html#1">Augustus</A> Caesar to be the first gentile king of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/judaea.html#1">Judaea</A>; he reigned for 26 years. In the 23rd year of Herodes, which was the 42nd year of Augustus, Christ our lord and god was born. <OL> <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/archelaus.html#9">Archelaus</A> the son of Herodes for 9 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/herodes.html#2">Herodes</A> the tetrach, the brother of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/h/herodes.html#1">Herodes</A> for 26 years <LI> <A CLASS="ref" NAME="96">[96]</A> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/agrippa.html#1">Agrippa</A> the elder for 4 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippa_II">Agrippa</A> the younger for 25 years </OL> Then the kingdom of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/judaea.html#1">Judaea</A> came to an end. [It lasted] for 95 years; in total, 5,570 years { 63 A.D. }. 26. The new kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/persia.html#1">Persians</A>: The Magusaean dynasty, which flourished after the time of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jesus.html#1">Christ</A>, starting from the year of creation 5,733 { 226 A.D. }, which was the first year of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/severus.html#2">Alexander</A>, son of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/mamaea.html#1">Mamaea</A>. <OL> <LI> Artaxaris { <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/ardashir.html#1">Ardashir I</A> } for 15 years <LI> Maguses { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapur_I">Shapur I</A> } for 31 years <LI> Ormisdas { Hormizd I } for 1 year <LI> Vararanes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_I">Bahram I</A> } for 3 years <LI> Vararanes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_II">Bahram II</A> } for 7 years <LI> Vararanes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_III">Bahram III</A> } for 1 year <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/n/narses.html#1">Narses</A> for 18 years <LI> Ormisdates { Hormizd II } for 6 years <LI> Sabor { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapur_II">Shapur II</A> } for 7 years <LI> Artaxes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/ardashir.html#2">Ardashir II</A> } for 4 years <LI> Sabor son of Artaxes { Shapur III } for 5 years <LI> Vararanes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_IV">Bahram IV</A> } for 11 years <LI> Isdegerdes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazdegerd_I">Yazdegerd I</A> } for 21 years <LI> another Vararanes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_V">Bahram V</A> } for 20 years <LI> another Isdegerdes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazdegerd_II">Yazdegerd II</A> } for 17 years <LI> Perozes { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroz_I">Peroz</A> } for 24 years <LI> Valas { Balash } for 4 years <LI> Coades { Kavadh I } for 11 years <LI> Zamasphes son of Perozes { Jamasp } for 4 years <LI> Coades again   for 30 years <LI> Chosdroes son of Coades { Chosroes I } for 48 years <LI> Ormisdas { Hormizd IV } for 15 years <LI> Chosdroes the great { Chosroes II } for 39 years <LI> Seroes with his son Artaxes { Kavadh II & <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/ardashir.html#3">Ardashir III</A> } for 1 year <LI> Sarbarus { Shahrbaraz } for 1 year <LI> Borane daughter of Chosdroes { Boran } for 1 year </OL> The kingdom of the Persians was transferred to the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/s/saracens.html#1">Saracens</A> in the year of creation 6,131 { 624 A.D. }; and the rule of the Saracens began in the 13th year of Heracleius. 27. The kings of the Saracens: <OL> <LI> Beginning with Muameth { Mohammed } for 9 years <LI> Abubacharus { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr">Abu Bakr</A> } for 3 years <LI> Umar { Omar I } for 12 years <LI> Uthman { Othman } for 10 years <LI> <A CLASS="ref" NAME="97">[97]</A> anarchy and war   for 4 years <LI> Mabias { Mu'awiya } for 19 years <LI> Hezit { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_I">Yazid I</A> } for 3 years <LI> Marva { Marwan I } for 1 year <LI> Abdemelech { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Abd_al-Malik">Abd-al-Malik</A> } for 21 years <LI> Iulit { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Walid_I">Al-Walid I</A> } for 10 years <LI> Suleiman for 3 years <LI> Umar { Omar II } for 2 years <LI> Izith { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_II">Yazid II</A> } for 3 years <LI> Isan { Hisham } for 19 years <LI> Ulit { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Walid_II">Al-Walid II</A> } for 1 year <LI> Izitolipsus { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_III">Yazid III</A> } for 1 year <LI> Marva { Marwan II } for 6 years <LI> Abulabas { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As-Saffah ">Abu'l-Abbas</A> } for 4 years <LI> Abugiaphar { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ja%27far_al-Mansur">Abu Ja'far</A> } for 21 years <LI> Maadi his son { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mahdi ">Al-Mahdi</A> } for 10 years <LI> Muse his son { <A CLASS="help" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hadi">Musa al-Hadi</A> } for 1 year <LI> Aaron his brother { Harun al-Rashid } for 20 years <LI> anarchy and war against their sons   for 7 years up until the 11th year of the current indiction { (?) 818 A.D. } </OL> Now god will cut down the years of their rule, and will raise up the horn of the kingdom of the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/christians.html#1">Christians</A> against them. { The chronicle continues with some more lists of rulers, extracted from the writings of Epiphanius, archbishop of Constantia in <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/cyprus.html#1">Cyprus</A>. } - - - - - <A CLASS="ref" NAME="100">[100]</A> The kingdom of the Egyptians: <OL> <LI> Then, <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/alexander.html#3">Alexander</A> of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/macedonia.html#1">Macedonia</A> ruled for 12 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#1">Ptolemy</A> son of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/l/lagus.html#1">Lagus</A> for 40 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#2">Ptolemy</A> Philadelphus for 27 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#3">Ptolemy</A> Euergetes for 24 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#4">Ptolemy</A> Philopator for 21 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#5">Ptolemy</A> Epiphanes for 22 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#6">Ptolemy</A> Philometor for 34 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#8">Ptolemy</A> Euergetes for 29 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#9">Ptolemy</A> Soter for 15 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#10">Ptolemy</A> Alexander for 12 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#9">Ptolemy</A> Philippus for 8 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/p/ptolemy.html#12">Ptolemy</A> Dionysus for 30 years <LI> <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/c/cleopatra.html#7">Cleopatra</A> for 22 years </OL> In total, the <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/m/macedonia.html#1">Macedonians</A> ruled for 292 years, from Alexander until Cleopatra. Then <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/augustus.html#1">Augustus</A> was emperor at Rome, and killed Cleopatra in the [38th] year of his reign. Augustus reigned for another 4 years after the death of Cleopatra. The total number of years from <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/a/adam.html#1">Adam</A> until here is 5,500. And this was when the ever-present, the saviour of all and the expectation of the nations, our lord <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/j/jesus.html#1">Jesus</A> Christ the consubstantial son of <A CLASS="help" HREF="../names/g/god.html#1">God</A>, came to earth in the 42nd year of Augustus. After this, Augustus reigned for another 15 years. <HR> <A HREF="../index.html">Attalus' home page</A>   |   29.02.16    |   <A HREF="../info/comments.html">Any comments?</A> </BODY> </HTML>