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720  ﻿ 1799. Handbuch der Geschichte der Staaten des Alterthums, by A. H. L. Heeren. 1803. Handbuch der alten Geschichte, Geographie, und Chronologie, by G. G. Bredow, with his Historische Tabellen. 1809–1814. New Analysis of Chronology, by William Hales. 1819. Annales Veterum Regnorum, by C. G. Zumpt. 1821. Tableaux historiques, chronologiques, et géographiques, by Buret de Longchamps. 1824–1834. Fasti Hellenici, and 1845–1850, Fasti Romani, by H. Fynes Clinton. Epitomes of these elaborate works were published, 1851–1853. 1825–1826. Handbuch der mathematischen und technischen Chronologie, by Christian Ludwig Ideler; and his Lehrbuch der Chronologie, 1831. 1833. The Chronology of History, by Sir Harris Nicolas. 1852. Fasti Temporis Catholici, by Edward Greswell; and by the same author, 1854, Origines Kalendariæ Italicæ; and 1862, Origines Kalendariæ Hellenicæ. 1865. Fasti Sacri, a key to the chronology of the New Testament, by Thomas Lewin. 1869. Manual of Ancient History, by G. Rawlinson. 1872. Encyclopædia of Chronology, by B. B. Woodward and W. L. R. Cates. 1875. Handbook of Rules and Tables for verifying dates with the Christian Era, by E. A. Bond. 1875. The Assyrian Eponym Canon, by George Smith.

Of the principal events of political and military history, with notices of great men and famous books, and of the most important inventions and discoveries, from the earliest times to the close of the year 875.

Chronological tables, however unattractive to minds whose inclinations or occupations do not lie in the direction of them, are of much value and real interest for those who have knowledge and occasion to make a right use of them. To the historical student they not only serve as a storehouse of individual facts with dates, but by the orderly juxtaposition and sequence of these they indicate relations. They are s on which are delineated or suggested the lines of the main currents in the ocean of. When the student, engaged on any special series of events, desires to find their place and surroundings in -, he has but to turn to such tables, and a glance or two will inform him. In the preparation of the subjoined table great pains have been taken to bring it as closely as possible into agreement with the results of recent and chronological determinations. Events and dates of purely ary character, once accepted as with unquestioning acquiescence, have no place in it; and the whole has been subjected to a searching examination and comparison with the best sources of information. The conflict of the authorities makes absolute certainty in many cases unattainable. The reader will therefore remember in using the table, that, as differences and authorities cannot be given, the dates are necessarily in some cases approximate or probable only.

2234. Alleged beginning of n  observations sent by  to ; the earliest extant is of 720

2200 (circa). The  in  founded.

2000 (circa). probably in use (deciphered by, 1802 undefined)

1582. Beginning of chronology of. (Brought to, 1627 undefined)

1500 (circa). Date of the oldest extant.

1273. Rise of, according to Rawlinson.

1150 (circa). Cylinder inscription of, of  (deciphered, 1857 undefined)

1100 (circa). The  in  founded.

1055.  of.

1012. Building of.

989–959. Capture of by  (Shishak),  of, in this period.

909 Commencement of n, which terminates 640 undefined (Discovered and published by Rawlinson, 1862 undefined)

900. Erection of North-West of, according to Layard.

884 (?). of  at.

776. Olympiad of. The first authentic date in.

770. Invasion of by,  of.

753. Foundation of, according to.

747. independent under.

743–723. First n.

727. reformation under,  of.

721. taken by,  of. Overthrow of the kingdom of. Captivity of the ten tribes.

711 (circa). Invasion of by.

685–668. Second n war, under.

684. ship at made.

667–625. Reign of, of.

659. Foundation of by ns.

640. Religious reformation under, of.

632. Invasion of by.

625 (606 ?). Fall of. independent under.

624. of,  at.

610. of. Death of.

598. and capture of  by. Second captivity.

594. of,  at.

588. The begin to be celebrated every five s.

585. Death of, of  forty s. , predicted by  (?).

579. taken by.

569. 's conquest of.

560.  of  (died, 527).

559. begins to be known (still living in 529).

556. Birth of (died, 467).

554 (?). Conquest of and capture of  by,  of.

549. Death of  of.

540–510 (?). flourished.

538. taken by. The soon after return to.

536. The, under , begin to rebuild the.

535. first exhibits.

532.  of  (, 522).

529. Death of. Accession of.

525. of. Conquest of by. Birth of (died, 456).

521–485. Reign of, of. of (translated by Rawlinson, 1846 undefined)

520. Decree of for rebuilding the  at.

518. Birth of (died, 439).

510. The  from. restored.

508. First between  and.

507, 506. Conquest of, , and by.

500. Burning of by the ns and.

497. of. First authentic date in.

495. Birth of (died, 406).

492. First n expedition, under, against.

490. Second n expedition, under and. Victory of at.

485. Accession of, of. , of.

484. Recovery of by the ns. Birth of (died, after 409).

483. of  by the.

481. Expedition of to.

480. of ,—fall of. of ,—victory of. Occupation of by. First invasion of. Defeat of by  at. Birth of (died, 406). 480–450.   at.

479. Occupation of by. s of and. of. Departure of from.

477. Beginning of supremacy.

471. of. Birth of (died, after 403 ?).

470. Victory of over the ns at the.

469. begins to take part in public affairs at.

468. Birth of. Destruction of by the.

466. Flight of to. of. s at the.

465. Death of. 