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xiii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 15_o fourteen_o 1_o  _fw-fr 16_o xv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 17_o xvi_o 3_o  _fw-fr 18_o xvii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 19_o xviii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 20_o xix_o 6_o  _fw-fr 21_o xx_o vii_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxi_o 1_o  _fw-fr 23_o xxii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 24_o xxiii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxiv_o 4_o  _fw-fr 26_o xxv_o 5_o  _fw-fr 27_o xxvi_o 6_o  _fw-fr 28_o xxvii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 29_o â—xviii_n 1_o  _fw-fr 3â—_n xxix_o 2_o  _fw-fr §_o 6._o the_o word_n in_o 6._o in_o cap._n 12._o v._n 6._o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a passover_n of_o the_o time_n when_o they_o kill_v the_o lamb_n for_o the_o passover_n assembly_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n shall_v kill_v it_o betwixt_o the_o two_o evening_n have_v meet_v with_o various_a interpretation_n aben_n ezra_n understand_v by_o it_o the_o interval_n betwixt_o sunset_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o night_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v also_o rabbi_n david_n kimchi_n but_o since_o according_a to_o judaic_n to_o l._n 7._o c._n 17._o de_fw-fr bel._n 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same_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 6._o if_o therefore_o 3261_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v epochâ—_n any_o year_n give_v of_o the_o julian_n period_n to_o investigate_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epochâ—_n from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o if_o 3262_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o same_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v that_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n and_o if_o these_o several_a 3261_o and_o 3262_o year_n be_v add_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o beforenamed_n epocha_n the_o product_n will_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o temp_n 1._o l._n 9_o c._n â—5_n de_fw-fr doct_n temp_n dionysius_n petavius_n in_o opposition_n to_o caleb_n whâ—ther_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o sabba_n tick_n year_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n scaliger_n maintain_v that_o from_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n no_o exact_a computation_n can_v be_v make_v as_o to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v dubious_a whether_o the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v account_v from_o the_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o the_o forty_o six_o year_n after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o perspicuity_n of_o the_o word_n of_o caleb_n be_v a_o undeniable_a argument_n against_o petavius_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o land_n be_v a_o sabbatick_a year_n and_o that_o of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n the_o first_o of_o both_o the_o sabbatick_a and_o jubilean_a cycle_n §_o 2._o chron._n 2._o l._n 2._o chron._n laurentius_n codomannus_n 3._o codomannus_n l._n 3._o johannes_n ground_n different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o epocha_n of_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n temporarius_n in_o his_o chronological_a demonstration_n jacobus_n capellus_n and_o several_a other_o modern_a chronologer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o land_n be_v the_o forty_o after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israclite_n out_o of_o egypt_n at_o which_o time_n joshua_n be_v declare_v successor_n to_o moses_n they_o pass_v jordan_n and_o the_o manna_n cease_v but_o it_o seem_v very_o improbable_a to_o i_o that_o the_o jew_n shall_v immediate_o after_o their_o pass_v that_o river_n have_v begin_v to_o cultivate_v the_o ground_n before_o they_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o any_o considerable_a part_n of_o it_o and_o that_o in_o a_o fertile_a country_n where_o without_o question_n they_o find_v the_o city_n and_o country_n store_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n for_o their_o sustenance_n §_o 3._o in_o seder_n olam_n or_o the_o hebrew_n chronicle_n publish_v by_o genebrardus_n which_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n it_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n concern_v it_o among_o the_o jew_n the_o author_n pretend_v to_o evince_v that_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n be_v not_o make_v till_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o six_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o the_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n but_o they_o be_v mere_a jewish_a trifle_n not_o deserve_v a_o place_n here_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o 14._o in_o in_o jos_n c._n 13._o quaest_n 14._o serrarius_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 1._o this_o epocha_n be_v much_o involve_v in_o fable_n and_o poetical_a fiction_n the_o same_o must_v be_v careful_o distinguish_v from_o the_o true_a historical_a relation_n so_o that_o not_o all_o that_o
pretend_v to_o have_v be_v destroy_v by_o earthquake_n and_o inundation_n but_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o unreasonable_a to_o call_v to_o our_o aid_n the_o element_n to_o maintain_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o foreign_a egyptian_a priest_n in_o opposition_n to_o what_o have_v be_v assert_v for_o truth_n by_o so_o many_o greek_a and_o other_o historian_n §_o 2._o those_o that_o contradict_v the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n some_o argument_n for_o and_o against_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n troy_n allege_v also_o in_o their_o behalf_n that_o homer_n be_v both_o the_o first_o poet_n and_o author_n among_o the_o greek_n it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o the_o greek_a historian_n who_o name_n have_v be_v transmit_v to_o posterity_n have_v live_v some_o age_n after_o the_o trojan_a war_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o from_o thence_o to_o be_v infer_v that_o homer_n be_v either_o the_o first_o or_o the_o only_a author_n who_o have_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o expedition_n of_o the_o greek_n against_o the_o trojan_n a_o certain_a poet_n say_v hist_o say_v lib._n 14._o c._n 21._o var._n hist_o aelian_a who_o name_n be_v syagrus_n live_v after_o orpheus_n who_o first_o of_o all_o bring_v the_o trojan_a war_n into_o metre_n and_o what_o ovid_n say_v of_o macro_n be_v a_o sufficient_a argument_n that_o there_o be_v not_o want_v among_o the_o latin_n who_o endeavour_v to_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o homer_n in_o the_o trojan_a war._n these_o be_v his_o word_n tu_fw-la canis_fw-la aeterno_fw-la quicquid_fw-la restabat_fw-la homero_n ne_fw-la careant_fw-la summa_fw-la troica_fw-la bella_fw-la manu_fw-la §_o 3._o as_o there_o be_v some_o who_o reject_v the_o whole_a homer_n concern_v the_o authority_n of_o homer_n history_n of_o troy_n as_o fabulous_a so_o there_o be_v not_o want_v such_o as_o put_v homer_n in_o the_o same_o rank_n with_o other_o historian_n both_o be_v in_o my_o opinion_n in_o a_o error_n as_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o what_o be_v relate_v concern_v the_o wooden_a horse_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o only_o circumstantial_o describe_v by_o homer_n and_o virgil_n but_o also_o be_v use_v in_o a_o proverbial_a sense_n among_o the_o roman_a orator_n as_o be_v manifest_a from_o these_o word_n of_o tully_n out_o of_o the_o school_n of_o isocrates_n like_v out_o of_o the_o trojan_a horse_n come_v forth_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o great_a man_n yet_o at._n yet_o in_o at._n pausanias_n himself_o be_v very_o plain_a in_o tell_v the_o world_n that_o this_o horse_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o certain_a engine_n invent_v by_o one_o epeus_n a_o pattern_n of_o which_o stand_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o athens_n to_o batter_v the_o wall_n of_o strong_a city_n and_o he_o add_v that_o those_o who_o believe_v otherwise_o must_v needs_o look_v upon_o the_o trojan_n to_o have_v be_v the_o great_a fool_n and_o blockhead_n in_o the_o world_n neither_o do_v aen._n do_v l._n 2._o aen._n virgil_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v quite_o ignorant_a of_o it_o when_o he_o introduce_v laocoon_n speak_v these_o follow_a word_n aut_fw-la hoc_fw-la inclusi_fw-la ligno_fw-la occultantur_fw-la achivi_fw-la aut_fw-la haec_fw-la in_o nostros_fw-la fabricata_fw-la est_fw-la machina_fw-la muros_fw-la inspectura_n domos_fw-la venturaque_fw-la desuper_fw-la urbi_fw-la §_o 4._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o destruction_n kingdom_n troy_n be_v a_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o troy_n be_v comprehend_v only_o in_o one_o city_n but_o according_a to_o 13._o to_o l._n 13._o strabo_n the_o country_n under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o trojan_a king_n consist_v in_o nine_o large_a principality_n be_v call_v troja_n which_o be_v invade_v and_o conquer_v by_o the_o greek_n they_o at_o last_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o troy_n the_o capital_a city_n which_o have_v questionless_a introduce_v this_o mistake_n of_o convert_v this_o war_n which_o last_v in_o all_o ten_o year_n into_o a_o decennial_a siege_n §_o 5._o this_o epocha_n be_v so_o famous_a in_o most_o ancient_a ancient_n the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n be_v much_o celebrate_v among_o the_o ancient_n time_n that_o if_o we_o believe_v 1._o believe_v prâ—â—em_fw-la â—_o 1._o diodorus_n siculus_n this_o be_v the_o first_o term_n unto_o which_o the_o greek_a historian_n relate_v their_o most_o ancient_a and_o remarkable_a transaction_n and_o what_o have_v render_v this_o epocha_n the_o more_o famous_a to_o antiquity_n be_v that_o the_o conquest_n of_o troy_n be_v buy_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o many_o brave_a and_o great_a hero_n from_o whence_o be_v arisen_a the_o proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o express_v by_o catullus_n troja_n nefâ—s_fw-la common_a sepulchrum_fw-la europae_n asiaeque_fw-la troja_n virûm_fw-la &_o virtutum_fw-la omnium_fw-la acerba_fw-la cinis_fw-la §_o 6._o the_o chronologer_n disagree_v also_o as_o to_o the_o true_a time_n of_o this_o epocha_n for_o beside_o the_o various_a epochâ—_n different_a opinion_n concern_v this_o epochâ—_n opinion_n allege_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n porpoyrius_n have_v make_v the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n coincident_a with_o the_o reign_n of_o semiramis_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a 34._o contrary_a in_o chron._n cap._n 34._o johannes_n georgius_n herwart_n ab_fw-la hohenâ—urgh_n have_v put_v no_o more_o than_o seven_o age_n betwixt_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o christ_n but_o to_o set_v aside_o these_o extravagant_a notion_n there_o be_v three_o several_a opinion_n more_o which_o carry_v with_o they_o the_o great_a probability_n the_o first_o fix_v the_o take_n of_o troy_n in_o the_o 3530th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n which_o be_v also_o our_o opinion_n for_o reason_n allege_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n as_o well_o as_o of_o dionysius_n petavius_n and_o jacobus_n capellus_n the_o second_o be_v of_o josephus_n scaliger_n with_o his_o follower_n calvisius_n and_o emmius_n who_o affirm_v that_o troy_n be_v destroy_v in_o the_o year_n 3531_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n on_o the_o 22d_o of_o june_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2767._o the_o three_o opinion_n be_v of_o buntingus_n who_o maintain_v that_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2787_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 3532_o on_o the_o 21_o of_o june_n §_o 7._o as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o trojan_a history_n be_v involve_v in_o great_a obscurity_n so_o its_o time_n remain_v troy_n king_n of_o troy_n as_o yet_o undetermined_a we_o be_v ignorant_a how_o long_a teucrus_n reign_v over_o that_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o follow_a table_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o dardanus_n son-in-law_n to_o teucrus_n till_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n under_o priamus_n there_o be_v a_o continual_a succession_n from_o father_n to_o son_n of_o six_o king_n for_o 296_o year_n  _fw-fr year_n an._n pe._n jul._n 1._o king_n teucrus_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 2._o dardanus_z his_o son-in-law_n 65_o 3234_o 3._o erichtonius_fw-la his_o son_n 46_o 3299_o 4._o tros_n his_o son_n 49_o 3345_o 5._o ilus_n his_o son_n 40_o 3394_o 6._o laomedon_n his_o son_n 44_o 3434_o 7._o priamus_n his_o son_n 52_o 3478_o from_o dardanus_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 296_o 3530_o §_o 8._o there_o be_v also_o a_o great_a dispute_n who_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o troy_n or_o ilium_n troy_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o troy_n the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o ilus_n the_o son_n of_o tros_n be_v the_o founder_n of_o this_o city_n according_a to_o which_o supposition_n troy_n have_v not_o stand_v a_o age_n and_o a_o half_a of_o this_o opinion_n be_v 174._o be_v l._n 13._o geor._n de_fw-fr regn._n troj_fw-la p._n 174._o strabo_n and_o conon_n in_o photius_n reinerus_n reineccius_n with_o some_o other_o attribute_v it_o to_o tros_n other_o go_v back_o as_o far_o as_o to_o king_n dardanus_n to_o who_o they_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o have_v lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o ilium_n or_o troy_n with_o who_o consent_v aen._n consent_v l._n 5._o aen._n virgil_n when_o he_o say_v thus_o dardanus_n iliacae_fw-la primus_fw-la pater_fw-la vrbis_fw-la &_o auctor_fw-la electrâ_fw-la ut_fw-la graji_n perhibent_fw-la atlantide_n cretus_fw-la advehitur_fw-la teucros_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n and_o his_o successor_n in_o both_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o his_o age_n 3._o age_n 2_o sam._n 5._o v._n 4._o 3._o 2._o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n precede_v the_o death_n of_o david_n 40_o year_n 27._o year_n ibid._n chron._n 3._o v._o 4._o c._n 30._o v._n 27._o 3._o the_o 44th_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n or_o the_o four_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 480th_o year_n after_o the_o go_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n 1._o egypt_n 1_o
1_o pekajah_n  _fw-fr 2_o 3956_o 52_o 1_o pekah_n  _fw-fr 20_o chron._n year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o place_n of_o scripture_n jud._n israel_n 40_o  _fw-fr 2_o sam._n v._o 4._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 4._o c._n 30._o v._n 27._o 40_o 20_o 1_o reg._n xi_o 42._o 17_o  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n fourteen_o 21._o 3_o  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n xv._o 1._o 2_o chr._n xiii_o 1._o 40_o  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n xv._o 9_o  _fw-fr 1_o 1_o reg._n xv._o 25._o  _fw-fr 23_o 1_o reg._n xv._o 33._o  _fw-fr 1_o 1_o reg._n xvi_o 8._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n xvi_o 15._o 16._o  _fw-fr 11_o 1_o reg._n xvi_o 23._o  _fw-fr 19_o 1_o reg._n xvi_o 29._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n xxii_o 41_o 42._o  _fw-fr 1_o 1_o reg._n xxii_o 52._o  _fw-fr 12_o 2_o reg._n iii_o 1._o 7_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n viii_o 16._o 1_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n viii_o 25._o 6_o 28_o 2_o reg._n xi_o 1_o 2_o 3._o c._n ix_o 12._o 35_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xii_o 1._o  _fw-fr 14_o 2_o reg._n xiii_o 1._o  _fw-fr 15_o 2_o reg._n xiii_o 10._o 40_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n fourteen_o 1._o  _fw-fr 63_o 2_o reg._n fourteen_o 23._o 52_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xv._o 1._o  _fw-fr 1_o 2_o reg._n xv._o 8._o  _fw-fr 0_o 2_o reg._n xv._o 13._o  _fw-fr 11_o 2_o reg._n xv._o 17._o  _fw-fr 2_o 2_o reg._n xv._o 23._o  _fw-fr 28_o 2_o reg._n xâ—_n â—7_n an._n p._n j._n succession_n of_o the_o king_n scrip._n year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o of_o judah_n of_o israel_n jud._n israel_n 3958_o 1_o jothram_n 2_o 16_o  _fw-fr 3973_o 1_o ahaz_n 17_o 16_o  _fw-fr 3984_o 12_o 1_o hosea_n  _fw-fr 9_o 3986_o 1_o hezekiah_n 3_o 29_o  _fw-fr 3991_o 6_o finis_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4015_o 1_o manasseh_n  _fw-fr 55_o  _fw-fr 4070_o 1_o ammon_n  _fw-fr 2_o  _fw-fr 4072_o 1_o josiah_n  _fw-fr 31_o  _fw-fr 410â—_n 1_o jehoahaz_n  _fw-fr 55_o  _fw-fr 4103_o 1_o jehojakim_n  _fw-fr 2_o  _fw-fr 4106_o 4_o 1_o nebuchad_n 31_o  _fw-fr 4114_o 1_o jehoiachim_n 8_o nebuchad_n 3_o m._n  _fw-fr 4114_o 1_o zedekiah_n  _fw-fr 11_o  _fw-fr 4124_o 11_o â—9_n nebuch_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr chron._n year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o place_n of_o scripture_n jud._n israel_n 15_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xv._o 32._o 13_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xvi_o 1._o  _fw-fr 7_o 2_o reg._n xvii_o 1._o 29_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xviii_o 1._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xviii_o 10._o 11._o 55_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xxi_o 1._o 2_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xxi_o 19_o 13_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xxii_o 1._o 0_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xxiii_o 31._o 10_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xxiii_o 36._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr jer._n xxv_o 1._o 0_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xxiv_o 12_o 8._o 10_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xxv_o 18._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xxv_o 38._o jer._n lii_o 12._o 29._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n the_o exact_a time_n of_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n must_v be_v determine_v according_a to_o the_o sacred_a history_n where_o we_o read_v these_o follow_a word_n 10._o word_n 1_o reg._n 6._o v._n 1._o 10._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o year_n after_o the_o child_n be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o solomon_n reign_n over_o israel_n in_o the_o month_n zif_fw-mi which_o be_v the_o second_o month_n that_o he_o begin_v to_o build_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o interval_n betwixt_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o time_n of_o david_n on_o which_o depend_v the_o computation_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n ought_v to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o genealogy_n of_o david_n describe_v in_o ruth_n 4._o 20._o seq_n 1_o chron._n 11._o 11._o matth._n 1._o 5._o where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o nashon_fw-mi who_o live_v and_o die_v whilst_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o the_o desert_n 12._o desert_n numb_a 1._o v._n 7._o c._n 7._o â—_o 12._o beget_v salmon_n salmon_n beget_v boatz_n and_o boatz_n beget_v obed_n obed_n beget_v jesse_n and_o jesse_n david_n this_o interval_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v regulate_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o not_o to_o be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o word_n of_o 26._o of_o judg._n 11._o v._o 26._o jephtha_n whilst_o israel_n dwell_v in_o heshbon_n and_o her_o town_n and_o in_o aroer_n and_o her_o town_n and_o in_o all_o the_o city_n that_o be_v along_o by_o the_o coast_n of_o arnon_n three_o hundred_o year_n why_o therefore_o do_v you_o not_o recover_v they_o within_o that_o time_n which_o computation_n of_o jephtha_n according_a to_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o time_n of_o servitude_n and_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o judge_n to_o be_v account_v by_o its_o self_n be_v absolute_o false_a betwixt_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n the_o first_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o temple_n till_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o israel_n of_o which_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o ezek._n 4._o 5._o be_v compute_v 37_o year_n because_o 10._o because_o 2_o chron_n 9_o v._o 10._o solomon_n reign_v 40_o year_n and_o the_o general_a defection_n of_o israel_n happen_v under_o 26._o under_o 1_o reg._n 12._o v._n 26._o jeroboam_n the_o first_o year_n after_o solomon_n be_v death_n the_o first_o temple_n be_v build_v by_o 3â—_n by_o 1_o reg._n 6._o v._o 3â—_n solomon_n in_o seven_o year_n and_o in_o the_o elevenh_v year_n in_o the_o month_n bullaker_n which_o be_v the_o eight_o month_n be_v the_o house_n finish_v throughout_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o and_o according_a to_o all_o the_o fashion_n of_o it_o so_o be_v he_o seven_o year_n in_o building_n of_o it_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n till_o its_o destruction_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4124_o and_o 8_o month_n be_v 427_o year_n and_o 6_o month_n which_o interval_n be_v calculate_v from_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n till_o the_o last_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n and_o chronicle_n in_o which_o opinion_n agree_v with_o we_o not_o only_o most_o of_o the_o jewish_a interpreter_n but_o also_o among_o the_o modern_a chronologer_n josepus_n scaliger_n henricus_n buntingus_n sethus_n calvisius_n michael_n moestlinus_n henricus_n philippi_n jacobus_n hainlinus_n and_o many_o more_o from_o these_o character_n may_v be_v collect_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n according_a to_o which_o solomon_n lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 3697_o in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n cycl_n ☉_o 12._o ☽_o 2._o and_o complete_v the_o whole_a structure_n in_o the_o 3704th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 8._o ☽_o 18._o in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n 8._o if_o therefore_o 3696_o year_n and_o 4_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n epocha_n any_o certain_a year_n give_v of_o the_o jul._n period_n to_o find_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o if_o in_o like_a manner_n 3703_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o same_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n demonstrate_v the_o year_n since_o the_o finish_n of_o the_o structure_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n but_o if_o to_o the_o year_n of_o either_o of_o these_o two_o epocha_n the_o beforementioned_a sum_v be_v add_v the_o product_n correspond_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o there_o be_v not_o a_o few_o among_o the_o interpreter_n year_n different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o 480_o year_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o calculation_n of_o the_o 480_o year_n compute_v 6._o compute_v a_o reg._n 6._o to_o have_v be_v betwixt_o the_o time_n of_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n till_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o solomon_n be_v erroneous_a serrarius_n make_v this_o interval_n instead_o of_o 480_o 680_o year_n other_o will_v have_v it_o 580_o year_n among_o who_o be_v melchior_n canus_n johannes_n walterus_n nicholaus_fw-la raimarus_n and_o hugo_n grotius_n but_o beside_o that_o this_o pretend_a adulteration_n of_o the_o original_a text_n be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o providence_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n this_o computation_n of_o 480_o year_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o joint_a consent_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n the_o greek_a of_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n the_o latin_a and_o other_o translation_n §_o 2._o other_o who_o be_v not_o so_o forward_o in_o contradict_v
of_o nabonnedus_n according_a to_o berosus_n 3._o from_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o cambyses_n according_a to_o the_o celestial_a character_n mention_v by_o ptolemy_n be_v account_v 9_o year_n 4._o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n till_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n be_v account_v by_o ptolemy_n 209_o year_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n mention_v in_o profane_a history_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 4176th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 4._o ☽_o 15._o if_o therefore_o 4175_o year_n be_v add_v to_o any_o certain_a year_n epocha_n to_o find_v out_o the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n according_a to_o the_o calculation_n of_o the_o profane_a historian_n the_o product_n will_v show_v the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n and_o if_o the_o say_v 4175_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o know_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n will_v show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n §_o 1._o there_o be_v some_o who_o do_v it_o allow_v of_o any_o same_o whether_o the_o babylonian_a and_o persian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n be_v the_o same_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o persian_a and_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n but_o maintain_v that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o persia_n media_n assyria_n and_o babylon_n which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o all_o the_o best_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o i_o how_o some_o among_o the_o learned_a can_v be_v misguide_v into_o this_o opinion_n §_o 2._o there_o be_v some_o who_o affirm_v that_o balthasar_n babylon_n whether_o balthasar_n be_v the_o last_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v the_o last_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o be_v vanquish_v by_o cyrus_n in_o conjunction_n with_o darius_n the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n be_v misguide_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o ant._n of_o lib._n 10._o c._n 12._o ant._n josepus_n who_o word_n be_v as_o follow_v abilamerodach_n die_v in_o the_o 18_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n niglisar_n who_o reign_v 40_o year_n after_o his_o death_n succeed_v his_o son_n labosordach_n who_o die_v about_o 9_o month_n after_o the_o kingdom_n be_v devolve_v to_o balthasar_n who_o the_o babylonian_n call_v naboandel_n he_o be_v engage_v in_o a_o bloody_a war_n against_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n and_o darius_n king_n of_o media_n and_o whilst_o he_o be_v besiege_v in_o babylon_n be_v surprise_v by_o a_o most_o prodigious_a vision_n and_o not_o long_o after_o both_o balthasar_n and_o the_o city_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n who_o take_v babylon_n in_o the_o 17_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o balthasar_n etc._n etc._n but_o josephus_n be_v mistake_v in_o this_o relation_n as_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o the_o fragment_n of_o the_o true_a berosus_n insert_v by_o app._n by_o lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la app._n josephus_n himself_o for_o labosordach_n mention_v by_o josephus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o balthasar_n neither_o happen_v the_o conquest_n of_o cyrus_n under_o his_o reign_n neither_o do_v darius_n the_o median_a conquer_v the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n but_o according_a to_o berosus_n and_o megasthenes_n be_v declare_v king_n of_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n §_o 3._o it_o be_v also_o call_v in_o question_n by_o some_o whether_o darius_n the_o median_a mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n nabonnidus_n whether_o darius_n medus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nabonnidus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nabonnidus_n mention_v by_o herodotus_n and_o other_o historian_n because_o that_o nabonnidus_n be_v call_v by_o berosus_n the_o babylonian_a but_o darius_n be_v surname_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o median_a but_o since_o darius_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o immediate_a successor_n of_o belsazar_n who_o in_o profane_a history_n be_v call_v labosoradach_n and_o that_o the_o other_o historian_n have_v make_v nabonnidus_n or_o laponytus_n as_o herodotus_n call_v he_o it_o seem_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o these_o two_o name_n belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n especial_o since_o megasthenes_n say_v of_o the_o babylonian_n they_o declare_v nabonnichus_n a_o foreigner_n their_o king_n §_o 4._o henricus_fw-la buntingus_n with_o some_o other_o medus_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o xenophon_n concern_v darius_n medus_n rely_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o xenophon_n will_v make_v this_o darius_n medus_n the_o same_o with_o cyaxares_n mention_v in_o profane_a history_n but_o concern_v the_o authority_n of_o xenophon_n we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o before_o §_o 5._o there_o be_v also_o many_o learned_a author_n who_o be_v mislead_v by_o josephus_n will_v have_v this_o astyages_n darius_n medus_n be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o astyages_n darius_n to_o have_v be_v the_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o astyages_n and_o uncle_n to_o cyrus_n but_o though_o darius_n be_v original_o of_o media_n 1._o media_n dâ—n_n 9_o ver_fw-la 1._o yet_o he_o be_v not_o call_v king_n of_o media_n but_o of_o chaldaea_n and_o justin_n sufficient_o contradict_v this_o opinion_n when_o he_o say_v astyages_n have_v no_o male_a issue_n §_o 6._o according_a to_o berosus_n who_o fragment_n be_v insert_v by_o josephus_n cyrus_n after_o he_o have_v vanquish_v babylon_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n darius_n besiege_v the_o city_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v well_o provide_v with_o provision_n sufficient_a to_o sustain_v a_o long_a siege_n the_o inhabitant_n bid_v defiance_n to_o the_o persian_n who_o at_o last_o have_v find_v mean_n to_o drain_v the_o river_n of_o euphrates_n which_o run_v through_o the_o city_n by_o divert_v its_o course_n into_o the_o adjacent_a marsh_n surprise_v the_o city_n herodotus_n relate_v that_o the_o persian_n the_o better_a to_o put_v their_o design_n in_o execution_n have_v pitch_v upon_o a_o day_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o festival_n among_o the_o babylonian_n they_o be_v bufy_v in_o dance_v and_o other_o jollity_n the_o prophet_n 27._o prophet_n cap._n 44_o v._n 27._o isaiah_n seem_v to_o have_v foretell_v this_o derivation_n of_o the_o river_n of_o euphrates_n when_o he_o say_v of_o cyrus_n that_o say_v to_o the_o deep_a be_v dry_a and_o i_o will_v dry_v up_o thy_o river_n as_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o their_o king_n be_v foretell_v by_o 31._o by_o c._n 51._o v._n 31._o jeremiah_n one_o post_n shall_v run_v to_o meet_v another_o and_o one_o messenger_n to_o meet_v another_o to_o show_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n that_o his_o city_n be_v take_v at_o one_o end_v and_o that_o the_o passage_n be_v stopâ—_n and_o the_o reed_n they_o have_v burn_v with_o fire_n and_o the_o man_n of_o war_n be_v affright_v etc._n etc._n §_o 7._o there_o be_v also_o a_o contest_v among_o the_o chronologer_n croesus_n whether_o cyrus_n conquer_v babylon_n before_o croesus_n whether_o cyrus_n conquer_v the_o babylonian_a empire_n after_o he_o have_v vanquish_v croesus_n or_o before_o justin_n relate_v that_o croesus_n assist_v the_o babylonian_n against_o cyrus_n who_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n march_v into_o lydia_n against_o croesus_n who_o be_v vanquish_v and_o take_v prisoner_n by_o he_o but_o herodotus_n say_v express_o that_o cyrus_n vanquish_v croesus_n before_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n and_o eusebius_n chronic._n eusebius_n chronic._n and_o julius_n solinus_n cap._n 7._o agree_v in_o opinion_n that_o the_o conquest_n of_o lydia_n happen_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 58th_o olympiad_n 26._o olympiad_n c._n 25._o v._n 26._o jeremiah_n seem_v to_o favour_v the_o last_o when_o after_o he_o have_v mention_v all_o the_o other_o king_n before_o he_o say_v thus_o of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sheshach_n shall_v drink_v after_o they_o §_o 8._o some_o of_o the_o chronologer_n make_v the_o first_o scripture_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cores_fw-la mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n coincident_a with_o the_o same_o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o first_o year_n of_o cores_fw-la they_o allege_v in_o their_o behalf_n that_o to_o reckon_v backward_o from_o the_o four_o year_n of_o king_n jehoiachim_n when_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n complete_v exact_o the_o time_n of_o 70_o year_n and_o that_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n by_o cyrus_n and_o his_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o their_o captivity_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o 12._o of_o c._n 25._o v._n 12._o jeremiah_n
10_o year_n of_o this_o war_n the_o greek_n as_o thucydides_n relate_v make_v a_o truce_n which_o be_v very_o ill_o observe_v §_o 4._o the_o annual_a magistracy_n of_o the_o archontes_n war._n the_o name_n of_o the_o athenian_a archontes_n and_o lacedaemonian_a ephori_fw-la during_o this_o war._n at_o athens_n and_o of_o the_o lacedaemonian_a ephori_fw-la have_v both_o their_o beginning_n about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aestival_n solstice_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o several_a archontes_n and_o ephori_fw-la be_v look_v upon_o as_o so_o many_o character_n in_o the_o history_n of_o this_o war_n we_o have_v for_o the_o more_o perspicuity_n sake_n insert_v their_o name_n in_o the_o follow_a catalogue_n each_o in_o his_o due_a order_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o each_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n when_o these_o archontes_n and_o ephori_fw-la begin_v their_o magistracy_n be_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o summer_n solstice_n ann._n bell._n archontes_n ephori_fw-la an._n pe._n jul._n i._o pythodorus_n aenesias_n 4282_o ii_o euthydemus_n brasidas_n 4283_o iii_o apollodorus_n isanor_n 4284_o iu._n epaminon_n sostratidas_n 4285_o v._n diotimus_n exarchus_n 4286_o vi._n euclides_n agesistratus_fw-la 4287_o vii_o euthydemus_n angenidas_n 4288_o viii_o stratocles_n onomacles_n 4289_o ix_o isarchus_n zeuxippus_n 4290_o x._o aminias_n pityas_n 4291_o xi_o alcaeus_n phstolas_n 4292_o xii_o aristion_n clinomach_n 4293_o xiii_o astyphilius_n ilarchus_n 4294_o fourteen_o archias_n leon._n 4295_o xv._o antiphon_n chaeridas_fw-la 4296_o xvi_o euphemus_n patesiades_n 4297_o xvii_o aristomnestus_fw-la cleosthenes_n 4298_o xviii_o chabrias_n lycarius_n 4299_o xix_o pisander_n eperatus_n 4300_o xx._n cleocritus_n onomantius_n 4301_o xxi_o callias_n alexippidas_n 4302_o xxii_o glalicippus_n theopomp_n 4303_o xxiii_o glaucippus_n isias_n 4304_o xxiv_o diocles._n aracus_n 4305_o xxv_o euctemon_n evarchippus_n 4306_o xxvi_o antigenes_n pantacles_n 4307_o xxvii_o callias_n 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by_o his_o death_n that_o the_o tyranr_n may_v not_o defile_v that_o sacred_a and_o religious_a septenary_n number_n by_o enter_v into_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 6._o the_o tyrant_n maxentius_n be_v slay_v when_o constantine_n and_o licinius_n be_v both_o the_o 2_o do_v time_n roman_n consuis_fw-la in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o 272_o do_v olympiad_n according_a to_o st._n hierome_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o autumn_n say_v nazarius_n at_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o winter_n about_o the_o month_n of_o october_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 312._o 7._o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o decennalia_fw-la of_o constantine_n the_o great_a that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o appoint_v his_o son_n constantine_n surname_v junior_n caesar_n according_a to_o const_n to_o l._n 4._o c._n 40._o de_fw-fr vit._n const_n eusebius_n and_o the_o chron._n alexandrinum_n mention_n that_o it_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 316_o when_o sabinus_n and_o ruffinus_n be_v roman_n consul_n 8._o the_o same_o year_n that_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n be_v finish_v be_v coincident_a with_o the_o year_n when_o constantine_n the_o great_a celebrate_v the_o vicennalia_fw-la be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o 21_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n see_v const_n see_v l._n 3._o c._n 14._o l._n 4._o c._n 47._o de_fw-fr vit._n const_n euseb_n 12._o euseb_n l._n 1._o c._n 12._o socrates_n 24._o socrates_n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o sozomenus_n and_o ishmael_n ibn_n ali_n a_o mahometan_a writer_n by_o chr._n by_o l._n 1._o p._n 102._o de_fw-fr ann._n chr._n langius_n 9_o concern_v the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n say_v 9_o say_v l._n 1._o c._n 9_o socrates_n it_o be_v call_v together_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o annal_n on_o the_o 22d_o day_n of_o may_n when_o paulinus_n and_o julianus_n be_v roman_n consul_n in_o the_o 636th_o year_n after_o the_o reign_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o aera_fw-la of_o the_o seleucides_n and_o the_o edict_n publish_v by_o constantine_n the_o great_a show_n these_o character_n to_o direct_v we_o to_o the_o 325th_o year_n of_o christ_n 10._o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n do_v not_o last_v much_o above_o one_o year_n and_o according_a to_o annal._n to_o in_o annal._n eutychius_n all_o the_o bishop_n be_v meet_v in_o the_o city_n of_o nicaea_n within_o the_o space_n of_o one_o year_n and_o two_o month_n 11._o the_o beforementioned_a vicennalia_fw-la be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v celebrate_v by_o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o the_o 2_o do_v year_n of_o the_o 276th_o olympiad_n when_o constantine_n be_v the_o seven_o time_n and_o constantius_n roman_n consul_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 326._o see_v eus_n in_o chron._n fast_o sic._n 12._o in_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a when_o dalmatius_n be_v proclaim_v caesar_n constantius_n the_o 6_o time_n and_o albinus_n be_v roman_n consul_n according_a to_o st._n alexandr_n st._n chron._n alexandr_n jerome_n 13._o constantine_n the_o great_a die_v on_o the_o 20_o day_n of_o may_n be_v then_o witsunday_n according_a to_o constant_n to_o lib._n 4._o c._n 53._o &_o 64._o in_o vit._n constant_n eusebius_n and_o the_o chron._n alexandrinum_n when_o felicianus_fw-la and_o titianus_n be_v roman_n consul_n consult_v sozomen_n chron._n alexandrinum_n and_o tripart_n and_o hist_o tripart_n idacin_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o 278th_o olympiad_n at_o the_o age_n of_o 65_o year_n see_v chron._n alexandr_n 14._o from_o the_o death_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a to_o count_v backward_o to_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v compute_v about_o 31_o year_n according_a to_o 12._o to_o l._n 1._o c._n 12._o socrates_n 30_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n according_a to_o idacius_n and_o chr._n and_o in_o chr._n st._n jerome_n 30_o year_n 9_o month_n and_o 27_o day_n according_a to_o fast_o to_o in_o fast_o onuphrius_n 15._o the_o 341st_o year_n of_o christ_n when_o marcellus_n and_o probinus_n be_v roman_n consul_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 5_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n be_v hold_v the_o council_n of_o antiochia_n see_v q_o socrates_n eccles_n socrates_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o hist_o eccles_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a first_o that_o constantius_n chlorus_n die_v and_o be_v succeed_v in_o the_o empire_n by_o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5019_o cycl_n ☉_o 7._o ☽_o 3._o on_o the_o 25_o day_n of_o july_n second_o that_o maxentius_n be_v vanquish_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5025_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o september_n three_o that_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5038_o on_o the_o 22_o do_v day_n of_o may_n and_o last_v till_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5039_o in_o july_n at_o which_o time_n constantine_n the_o great_a celebrate_v the_o vicennalia_fw-la at_o nicomedia_n and_o in_o the_o next_o year_n at_o rome_n four_o that_o constantine_n the_o great_a die_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5050_o on_o the_o 22_o do_v day_n of_o may._n if_o therefore_o from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n give_v be_v subtract_v 5018_o year_n and_o 7_o epocha_n to_o investigate_v the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o epocha_n month_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o death_n of_o constantius_n chlorus_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a likewise_o if_o you_o will_v investigate_v the_o year_n since_o the_o death_n of_o maxentius_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n throughout_o the_o whole_a roman_a empire_n subtract_v from_o any_o know_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5024_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n and_o for_o the_o time_n since_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n 5037_o year_n and_o 5_o month_n for_o the_o time_n since_o the_o death_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a subtract_v 5049_o year_n and_o 5_o month_n and_o the_o residue_v will_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o year_n of_o these_o several_a synchronism_n but_o if_o to_o the_o know_a year_n of_o these_o several_a time_n beforementioned_a the_o abovenamed_a number_n of_o year_n and_o month_n be_v add_v the_o product_n will_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o several_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o 226._o 1._o in_o euseb_n p._n 226._o josephus_n scaliger_n speak_v of_o the_o time_n of_o const_n the_o great_a break_v out_o into_o uncertain_a the_o history_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a be_v very_o uncertain_a these_o word_n nothing_o be_v more_o uncertain_a than_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o emperor_n from_o carus_n to_o valentinian_n 16._o valentinian_n ad_fw-la an._n christi_fw-la â—06_n 16._o baronius_n be_v so_o positive_a in_o his_o assertion_n that_o 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constantius_n the_o 6_o time_n and_o maxim_n jovius_n be_v roman_n consul_n with_o who_o agree_v fast_o agree_v in_o fast_o onuphrius_n when_o speak_v of_o the_o year_n when_o fl._n valerius_n constantius_fw-la chlorus_fw-la p._n f._n aug._n vi_o et_fw-la galerius_n valerius_n maximianus_n p._n f._n aug._n vi_o be_v roman_a consul_n he_o say_v further_a thus_o eodem_fw-la anno_fw-la a._n d._n â—i_n kal_n augusti_fw-la imp._n caesar_n constantius_fw-la aug._n mortws_fw-la est._n the_o ancient_a author_n of_o the_o excerpta_fw-la allege_v by_o 69._o by_o p._n 69._o scaliger_n erroneous_o refer_v his_o death_n to_o the_o consulship_n of_o licinius_n and_o crispus_n the_o year_n of_o these_o consul_n mention_v by_o we_o be_v coincident_a with_o the_o year_n since_o the_o building_n of_o rome_n 1058._o but_o 17._o but_o l._n 7._o c._n 17._o orosius_n say_v that_o constantine_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o year_n 1061_o since_o the_o building_n of_o rome_n we_o
have_v prove_v before_o that_o const_n the_o great_a be_v proclaim_v caesar_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 306_o which_o opinion_n be_v approve_v of_o by_o 11._o by_o part_n 2._o l._n â—_o c_o 11._o petau._n in_o ration_n tempor_fw-la nevertheless_o the_o same_o petavius_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr doct._n temp._n deduce_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a from_o the_o 305th_o year_n of_o christ_n have_v read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o socrates_n that_o const_n the_o great_a die_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 271st_o olympiad_n on_o the_o 25_o day_n of_o july_n scaliger_n affirm_v that_o const_n the_o great_a be_v not_o proclaim_v caesar_n till_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 307._o and_o const_n and_o l._n 4._o c._n 53_o de_fw-fr vit._n const_n eusebius_n say_v express_o that_o const_n the_o great_a reign_v 31_o year_n and_o some_o month_n with_o who_o agree_v the_o author_n of_o the_o chron._n alexand._n and_o joh._n monachus_n who_o allot_v 31_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o emperor_n xvii_o emperor_n l._n 2._o n._n xvii_o philostorgius_n affirm_v that_o he_o reign_v beyond_o the_o 32d_o year_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n st._n jerome_n eutropius_n onuphrius_n and_o many_o more_o who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o we_o allow_v no_o more_o than_o 30_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a and_o scaliger_n but_o 29_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n there_o be_v no_o less_o dispute_n about_o the_o age_n of_o const_n the_o great_a eusebius_n say_v he_o be_v not_o quite_o 64_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v there_o want_v a_o few_o month_n and_o day_n but_o socrates_n sozomenus_n ruffinus_n cassiodorus_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o affirm_v that_o const_n the_o great_a die_v in_o the_o 66th_o year_n of_o his_o age._n they_o be_v also_o no_o less_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n concern_v those_o that_o be_v consul_n at_o rome_n when_o const_n the_o great_a die_v those_o who_o refer_v his_o death_n to_o the_o consulship_n of_o felicianus_fw-la and_o titianus_n we_o have_v cite_v before_o but_o in_o the_o consular_a record_n publish_v by_o antonius_n contius_n we_o find_v his_o death_n coincident_a with_o the_o consulship_n of_o vrsus_fw-la lupulus_fw-la and_o polemius_n and_o consequent_o one_o year_n late_a and_o chron._n and_o in_o chron._n magnus_n aurelius_n cassiodorus_n with_o the_o consulship_n of_o constantius_n the_o second_o time_n and_o constans_n and_o consequent_o two_o year_n late_a and_o who_o be_v as_o much_o as_o able_a to_o enumerate_v much_o less_o to_o decide_v the_o different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a our_o beforementioned_a character_n be_v the_o sure_a guide_n to_o extricate_v we_o out_o of_o this_o labyrinth_n §_o 2._o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n be_v of_o opinion_n death_n whether_o constantine_n be_v proclaim_v caesar_n before_o his_o father_n death_n that_o constantine_n be_v proclaim_v caesar_n before_o his_o father_n death_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o eusebius_n when_o he_o allot_v 32_o year_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o emperor_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o chron._n alexandr_n say_v express_o that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o death_n of_o constantius_n be_v the_o second_o year_n of_o constantine_n and_o chron._n and_o in_o chron._n cassiodorus_n speak_v of_o the_o consulship_n of_o dioclesian_n the_o 10_o time_n and_o maximus_n the_o seven_o time_n have_v the_o follow_a word_n constantius_n not_o trouble_v himself_o with_o any_o business_n be_v content_v with_o the_o title_n of_o augustus_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o some_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v include_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o his_o son_n constantine_n who_o as_o it_o be_v report_v be_v bear_v from_o helen_n his_o concubine_n etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o but_o though_o const_n though_o l._n 1._o c._n 16._o de_fw-fr vit._n const_n euseb_n relate_v that_o constantine_n be_v death_n whether_o constantine_n be_v declare_v emperor_n and_o augustus_n immediate_o after_o his_o father_n death_n proclaim_v emperor_n and_o augustus_n at_o the_o time_n of_o constantius_n his_o father_n funeral_n yet_o if_o we_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o ancient_a monument_n of_o these_o time_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o constantius_n either_o immediate_o after_o or_o perhaps_o before_o his_o father_n constantius_n death_n be_v declare_v caesar_n but_o do_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o imperator_n or_o augustus_n till_o after_o his_o marriage_n with_o fl._n maximiana_n fausta_n the_o daughter_n of_o maximianus_n herculeus_n as_o among_o other_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o oration_n of_o the_o panegyrist_n speak_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o maximian_n and_o constantine_n augustus_n where_o among_o other_o he_o have_v these_o word_n tibi_fw-la caesari_n additum_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la and_o further_o as_o follow_v et_fw-la tibi_fw-la constantine_n per_fw-la socerum_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la accreverit_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o dispute_n among_o the_o historian_n emperor_n whether_o constantine_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n whether_o const_n the_o great_a or_o the_o emperor_n philip_n surname_v arab_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n eccl._n emperor_n l._n 5._o c._n 27._o hist_o eccl._n eusebius_n affirm_v that_o already_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v grant_v by_o many_o that_o this_o philip_n have_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o 18._o and_o l._n 7._o c._n 18._o orosius_n say_v express_o that_o this_o philip_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o christian_a emperor_n and_o that_o constantine_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n except_o philip._n on_o the_o other_o hand_n eusebius_n seem_v to_o call_v in_o question_n the_o christianity_n of_o philip_n when_o he_o say_v that_o among_o all_o the_o other_o emperor_n constantine_n be_v the_o only_a one_o who_o be_v initiate_v by_o the_o holy_a baptism_n with_o who_o agree_v in_o opinion_n lactantius_n in_o his_o preface_n when_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o roman_a prince_n who_o have_v lay_v aside_o his_o erroneous_a opinion_n and_o be_v come_v to_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o relate_v of_o this_o philip_n arab_n that_o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n scaliger_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o reality_n he_o be_v a_o pagan_a but_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o christian_n for_o some_o reason_n of_o state_n so_o that_o the_o best_a chronologer_n agree_v in_o this_o point_n that_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o christian_a emperor_n begin_v with_o the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a §_o 5._o augustus_n have_v refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o vicennalia_fw-la the_o origin_n of_o the_o decennalia_fw-la and_o vicennalia_fw-la empire_n any_o otherwise_o than_o for_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o year_n be_v the_o first_o who_o institute_v 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this_o epocha_n be_v coincident_a
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vrbium_fw-la maximarum_fw-la romae_fw-la atque_fw-la constantinopolis_n in_o quibus_fw-la debent_fw-la jura_fw-la differri_fw-la quia_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la nata_fw-la sunt_fw-la second_o because_o this_o occasion_v the_o great_a and_o most_o pernicious_a change_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n three_o because_o by_o this_o innovation_n the_o number_n of_o patriarch_n increase_v this_o give_v birth_n to_o great_a and_o innumerable_a contest_v among_o the_o bishop_n consult_v annal._n consult_v c._n 3._o annal._n zonar_n &_o g._n codinus_n §_o 2._o suidas_n in_o his_o lexicon_n say_v that_o the_o ancient_n encoenia_fw-la the_o derivation_n of_o the_o word_n encoenia_fw-la by_o the_o word_n encoenia_fw-la understand_v any_o public_a solemnity_n or_o rather_o initiation_n in_o which_o sense_n be_v take_v the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n of_o the_o maccabaean_n and_o emperor_n among_o the_o latin_n they_o be_v call_v dedication_n or_o 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be_v son_n of_o neptune_n and_o cornuta_n the_o daughter_n of_o io_n a_o concubine_n of_o jupiter_n and_o that_o he_o receive_v his_o name_n from_o the_o nymph_n bezia_n who_o have_v educate_v he_o in_o thrace_n this_o byzantes_n say_v codinus_n after_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o famous_a by_o his_o exploit_n among_o those_o inhabit_v the_o mountain_n of_o thrace_n found_v the_o city_n of_o byzantium_n §_o 4._o the_o oracle_n of_o delphis_n have_v pronounce_v byzantium_n the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o city_n of_o byzantium_n the_o follow_a word_n concern_v the_o city_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o ancient_n byzantium_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n situate_v upon_o the_o thracian_a shoar_n near_o the_o pontus_n euxinus_n shall_v enjoy_v great_a happiness_n but_o they_o be_v very_o infamous_a for_o their_o intemperance_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o be_v surname_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o hist_o and_o l._n 3._o c._n 14._o hist_o aelianus_n varro_n upbraid_v they_o with_o drunkenness_n prostitute_v their_o wife_n to_o stranger_n and_o cowardice_n and_o menander_n say_v that_o the_o merchant_n of_o byzantium_n be_v so_o much_o addict_v to_o wine_n that_o they_o rare_o use_v to_o stir_v from_o the_o bottle_n all_o night_n §_o 5._o we_o read_v of_o several_a unfortunate_a war_n byzantium_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o ancient_a byzantium_n wage_v by_o the_o byzantine_n in_o the_o ancient_a history_n but_o the_o two_o last_o be_v most_o remarkable_a in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o two_o they_o be_v according_a to_o zonaras_n close_o besiege_v by_o severus_n which_o siege_n they_o endure_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o bravery_n and_o constancy_n for_o three_o year_n when_o after_o a_o most_o obstinate_a resistance_n have_v consume_v all_o their_o provision_n and_o live_v for_o some_o time_n upon_o human_a flesh_n they_o be_v force_v to_o surrender_v to_o severus_n who_o kill_v all_o their_o soldier_n and_o chief_a man_n and_o dismantle_v the_o city_n but_o the_o second_o prove_v the_o total_a destruction_n of_o this_o famous_a city_n under_o gallienus_n who_o as_o trebellius_n pollio_n gal._n pollio_n in_o gal._n relate_v it_o do_v make_v such_o a_o slaughter_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o byzantium_n that_o not_o one_o family_n escape_v his_o wrath_n unless_o it_o be_v perhaps_o such_o as_o happen_v to_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o foreign_a part_n §_o 6._o 2._o 6._o l._n 2._o c._n 2._o sozomenus_n affirm_v that_o const_n the_o great_a have_v take_v a_o resolution_n to_o build_v a_o city_n byzantium_n what_o induce_v constantine_n to_o found_v this_o new_a city_n upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ancient_a byzantium_n after_o his_o own_o name_n first_o attempt_v to_o lay_v its_o foundation_n upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ancient_n troy_n near_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o ajax_n but_o be_v admonish_v in_o a_o dream_n to_o desist_v from_o that_o enterprise_n he_o have_v pitch_v 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constantinople_n partly_o to_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o emperor_n partly_o to_o the_o charity_n and_o liberality_n of_o its_o inhabitant_n to_o
stranger_n §_o 8._o but_o the_o chronologer_n be_v divide_v in_o their_o epocha_n the_o author_n differ_v about_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n opinion_n concern_v the_o true_a beginning_n of_o the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o new_a rome_n some_o there_o be_v who_o make_v they_o coincident_a with_o the_o same_o year_n the_o council_n of_o nicâ—a_n be_v finish_v among_o who_o be_v 26._o be_v l._n 8._o c._n 26._o nicephorus_n callisthus_fw-la who_o have_v be_v severe_o reprimand_v upon_o this_o account_n by_o camerarius_fw-la other_o differ_v two_o year_n from_o our_o opinion_n induce_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o cassiodorus_n who_o say_v that_o under_o the_o consulship_n of_o pacatianus_n and_o hilarianus_n the_o city_n of_o byzantium_n be_v call_v constantinople_n after_o const_n the_o great_a but_o 330_o but_o ad_fw-la an._n chr._n 330_o caesar_n baronius_n have_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v that_o cassiodorus_n be_v lead_v into_o this_o error_n by_o his_o wrong_a computation_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n some_o recede_v but_o one_o year_n from_o our_o assertion_n make_v the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o constantinople_n coincident_a with_o the_o year_n 331_o of_o christ_n and_o with_o the_o consulship_n of_o annius_n bassus_n and_o ablabius_n aegyptius_n concern_v which_o cons_n which_o fast_o cons_n onuphrius_n cite_v these_o follow_a word_n hoc_fw-la anno_fw-la ante_fw-la diem_fw-la v._o eid._n mai._n constantinopolis_n nova_fw-la roma_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_n caesar_fw-la constantino_n maximo_fw-la pio_n felice_n augusto_fw-la dedicata_fw-la est._n but_o onuphrius_n opinion_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o ancient_a historian_n deserve_v in_o no_o wise_a any_o preference_n before_o we_o which_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o best_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n §_o 9_o to_o reconcile_v the_o different_a opinion_n difference_n how_o to_o reconcile_v these_o difference_n concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o those_o that_o fix_v its_o beginning_n soon_o than_o we_o have_v begin_v their_o computation_n from_o the_o time_n its_o first_o foundation_n be_v lay_v by_o constantine_n which_o be_v some_o year_n before_o its_o consecration_n whereas_o those_o who_o reduce_v this_o epocha_n from_o the_o 28_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n have_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o time_n of_o its_o full_a perfection_n some_o year_n after_o its_o consecration_n as_o evident_o appear_v from_o the_o word_n of_o 9_o of_o l._n a._n c._n 9_o philostorgius_n who_o relate_v it_o to_o that_o time_n when_o constantinople_n appear_v in_o its_o full_a glory_n so_o as_o to_o contend_v for_o the_o superiority_n with_o rome_n itself_o but_o as_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o georgius_n codinus_n curopalates_n who_o in_o his_o origines_fw-la constantinopolitanae_n publish_v by_o georgius_n doâ—sa_n make_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n coincident_a with_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n it_o do_v not_o deserve_v a_o answer_n §_o 10._o the_o design_n of_o const_n the_o great_a to_o increase_v empire_n concern_v the_o division_n of_o theâ—â—man_n â—â—man_z empire_n the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o old_a and_o new_a rome_n one_o in_o the_o western_a the_o other_o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n prove_v very_o pernicious_a in_o the_o end_n this_o unadvised_a division_n have_v expose_v the_o empire_n to_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n and_o it_o have_v be_v well_o observe_v by_o comit._n by_o c._n 40_o de_fw-fr comit._n onuphrius_n that_o const_n the_o great_a by_o remove_v the_o 15_o legion_n that_o guard_v the_o border_n of_o the_o danube_n and_o rhine_n have_v invite_v the_o barbarous_a nation_n of_o the_o goth_n alan_n burgundian_n and_o frank_n to_o overrun_v the_o western_a empire_n chap._n xlvi_o of_o the_o turkish_a epocha_n common_o call_v the_o epocha_n of_o hegira_n this_o epocha_n begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o mahomet_n from_o meccha_n which_o without_o contradiction_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 602_o or_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5335_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o july_n on_o the_o 6_o feria_n but_o this_o epocha_n be_v compose_v of_o lunar_a year_n consist_v of_o 354_o day_n 8_o hour_n and_o 864_o scruple_n its_o connection_n be_v very_o difficult_a with_o the_o julian_n year_n §_o 1._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o epocha_n owe_v its_o offspring_n to_o hagar_n from_o whence_o the_o epocha_n the_o origin_n â—_o this_o epocha_n turk_n deduce_v their_o origin_n but_o it_o seem_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o same_o have_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o their_o prophet_n mahomet_n from_o the_o city_n of_o meccha_n consult_v hottin_n in_o hist_n orient_n p._n 260._o &_o seq_fw-la §_o 2._o the_o turk_n compute_v their_o year_n by_o 12_o turk_n the_o twelve_o month_n of_o the_o turk_n month_n who_o name_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o moharram_n 2._o safar_n 3._o rabia_n prio_fw-la 4._o rabia_n poster_n 5._o jomada_n prior._n 6._o jom_n posterior_n 7._o rajab_n 8._o schaaban_n 9_o ramadan_n 10._o schawal_n 11._o dulkaadah_n 12._o dulheggiah_n chap._n xlvii_o of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n call_v common_o yezdejerd_v 1._o the_o year_n of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n be_v equivalent_a to_o the_o nabonassarean_a or_o ancient_a egyptian_a year_n 2._o this_o epocha_n derive_v its_o name_n from_o yezdejerd_n the_o son_n of_o schariar_n the_o last_o persian_a king_n 3._o the_o grecian_a epocha_n precede_v the_o persian_a 344324_o day_n and_o the_o arabian_a be_v 3624_o day_n before_o the_o persian_a epocha_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ulug_n beg_v a_o indian_a prince_n on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o river_n ganges_n 4._o the_o persian_a aera_fw-la be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 1379th_o year_n and_o 3_o d_o month_n or_o 90_o day_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n according_a to_o alfraganus_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o aera_fw-la begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o june_n on_o the_o three_o feria_n but_o because_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o year_n with_o the_o julian_n year_n be_v very_o difficult_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o difference_n it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o be_v insert_v here_o §_o 1._o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o epocha_n the_o disposiition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n persian_a epocha_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o nabonassarean_a year_n every_o one_o consist_v of_o 365_o day_n and_o their_o month_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o add_v five_o day_n to_o the_o month_n aban_n which_o the_o astronomer_n common_o insert_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o year_n the_o name_n of_o their_o month_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o fervadin_n 2._o ardabahesht_fw-mi 3._o chordad_fw-es 4._o tir._n 5._o mordad_fw-es 6._o sharivar_n 7._o mâ—her_n 8._o adan_n 9_o abur_fw-la 10._o dî_fw-la 11._o bâ—hmaâ—â—_n 12._o esfandarmod_n §_o 2._o this_o epocha_n have_v beyond_o all_o question_n its_o epocha_n the_o origin_n of_o this_o epocha_n beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o yezdejerd_n or_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345._o the_o only_a question_n be_v whether_o it_o begin_v with_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n or_o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n alfraganus_fw-la scaliger_n christmannus_n and_o several_a other_o be_v for_o the_o last_o to_o wit_n from_o the_o time_n that_o yezdejerd_n be_v vanquish_v and_o slay_v by_o ottoman_a near_o the_o city_n of_o merga_n but_o the_o beforementioned_a vlug_n beg_v cite_v by_o gravius_n deduce_v its_o origin_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n chap._n xlviii_o of_o the_o jellalaean_a or_o gelalaean_a epocha_n otherwise_o call_v the_o royal_a epocha_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o sultan_n this_o epocha_n begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5792_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o march_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aequinox_n it_o be_v compose_v of_o solar_a year_n consist_v of_o 365_o day_n 5_o hour_n 49_o minute_n and_o 53″_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o to_o investigate_v its_o connection_n with_o the_o julian_n period_n you_o must_v subtract_v 5791_o year_n and_o 7_o month_n §_o 1._o this_o epocha_n be_v pure_o astronomical_a invent_v invent_v for_o what_o use_v this_o epocha_n be_v invent_v on_o purpose_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o find_v out_o the_o exact_a time_n of_o the_o vernal_a aequinox_n at_o which_o time_n the_o persian_n celebrate_v a_o most_o solemn_a festival_n of_o which_o see_v 494._o see_v iâ—â—n_n pers_n part_n 2._o p._n 307._o &_o 494._o olearius_n §_o 2._o the_o persian_n make_v use_n of_o three_o several_a calendar_n the_o threefold_a persian_a calendar_n sort_n of_o calendar_n