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Rh towns by great battles, and he passed again into Gaul.

1. Octavianus reigned 56 years, and in the 42d year of his reign Christ was born: then astrologers came from the Eastern parts that they might worship Christ, and the children of Bethlehem were slain in Herod's search after him.

3. This year Herod died, having stabbed himself, and his son Archelaus succeeded to the kingdom. And the child Christ was brought again out of Egypt.

6. From the beginning of the world until this year, five thousand two hundred years were gone by.

11. This year Herod, the son of Antipater, received the government of Judea.

12. Philip and Herod divided Judea into Tetrarchies.

16. This year Tiberius succeeded to the empire.

26. This year Pilate received the procuratorship over the Jews.