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St. Jerome translated the tables from Eusebius' Chronicle into Latin, and added some material of his own, for instance about the lives of Roman writers. He also extended the tables up until the year 378 A. D.
Most of the Greek text of Eusebius' Chronicle has been lost, but as well as St. Jerome's Latin translation, we also possess a fairly complete Armenian translation of the Chronicle. Differences between the text of St. Jerome and the Armenian translation (Ar. ) are shown in green.
This translation is based on the old edition by A. Schoene, and it does not attempt to reproduce the original format of the manuscripts. The references in red are the number of years from Abraham.
Olympiads 170 to 203 [= 100 B. C. - 36 A. D. ] →
111th OLYMPIAD [=336-333 B. C. ]:
111. 1 * [1681] Alexander the son of Philippus [became king] of the Macedonians, for 12 years and 6 months.
[not in Ar. ] Manasses, the brother of Jaddus the high priest of the Jews, built a temple on Mount Garizim.
111. 2 * [1682] [1681 in Ar. ] Then Dareius the son of Arsames [became] the 14th [king of the Persians], for 6 years.
111. 3 [1683] [1680 in Ar. ] Alexander fought successfully against the Illyrians and Thracians, and destroyed Thebes. Then he attacked the Persians, and captured Sardis after defeating the king's generals at the river Granicus.
111. 4 [1684] [1686 in Ar. ] The Roman consul Mallius Torquatus flogged and executed his son, because he had disobeyed ordered by fighting against the enemy.
112th OLYMPIAD [=332-329 B. C. ]:
112. 1 [1685] [1680 in Ar. ] Alexander captured Tyre, and entered Judaea, where he was given an enthusiastic welcome. He offered a sacrifice to God, and granted many honours to the priest of the temple. Andromachus, whom he left as governor of the region, was later murdered by the Samaritans. Therefore when he returned from Egypt Alexander punished the Samaritans severely, and handed over their city for the Macedonians to settle in.
112. 3 [1687] [1686 in Ar. ] Alexander founded Alexandria in Egypt in the 7th year of his reign, at the same time as the Romans subdued the Latins.
112. 4 * [1688] [1687 in Ar. ] Alexander started to rule over all of Asia in the 7th year of his reign, and ruled for 12 years.
[1687 in Ar. ] Alexander captured Babylon and killed Dareius, with whom the Persian kingdom came to an end ["after it had lasted for 230 years" - Ar. ]
[1687 in Ar. ] Anaximenes and Epicurus were in their prime.
[1687 in Ar. ] Alexander conquered the Hyrcani and Mardi, and [on his return] founded Paraetonium in Ammon.
113th OLYMPIAD [=328-325 B. C. ]:
113. 1 [1689] [not in Ar. ] Alexander captured the rock of Aornus and crossed the river Indus.
113. 2 [1690] Alexander's war in India against Porus and Taxiles.
113. 3 [1691] [1688 in Ar. ] Harpalus fled to Asia.
113. 4 [1692] [1687 in Ar. ] The Romans conquered the Samnites and founded colonies. ["The Sonii were Arabs from (Arabia) Eudaemon" - Ar. ]
114th OLYMPIAD [=324-321 B. C. ]:
114. 1 * [1693] Alexander died at Babylon, aged 32 years. After his death, his empire was divided amongst many rulers.
* Ptolemy son of Lagus became the first king of Egypt, for 40 years.
* Philippus, also called Aridaeus, the brother of Alexander, became king of the Macedonians, for 7 years.
[not in Ar. ] Appius Claudius Caecus ["the blind"] was in his prime at Rome. He built the Claudian aqueduct and constructed the Appian Way.
[1691 in Ar. ] Lysimachus ruled over Lydia, Thrace and the Hellespont.
The Macedonian leaders fought against each other.
114. 2 [1694] [not in Ar. ] Agathocles became tyrant at Syracuse.
[not in Ar. ] The start of the Lamian War.
Perdiccas attacked the Egyptians.
114. 3 [1695] [not in Ar. ] Ptolemy the son of Lagus gained control of Jerusalem and Judaea by treachery, and brought many captives back to Egypt.
[1698 in Ar. ] Onias the son of Jaddus, the high priest of the Jews, was in his prime.
114. 4 [1696] [1695 in Ar. ] Menander won his first victory, for a play called Orge ["Anger"].
[1697 in Ar. ] The philosopher Theophrastus was in his prime; Cicero says that he was given this name because of his god-like speech.
115th OLYMPIAD [=320-317 B. C. ]:
115. 1 [1697] [not in Ar. ] Demetrius of Phalerum was in his prime.
[1698 in Ar. ] The Romans completely subjugated the Samnites [or "Saunian Arabs" - Ar. ] , who had fought against them for an exceedingly long time.
115. 3 * [1699] Antigonus became king of Asia, for 18 years.
[only in Ar. ] Antigonus founded the city of Antigoneia on the river Orontes, which Seleucus restored and called Antioch.
115. 4 * [1700] Cassander became king of Macedonia, for 19 years.
116th OLYMPIAD [=316-313 B. C. ]:
116. 1 [1701] The philosophers Menedemus and Speusippus were in their prime.
116. 4 [1704] [1702 in Ar. ] The Hebrew books of Maccabees date the rule of the Greeks from this year; but these books have not been accepted as part of Holy Scripture.
117th OLYMPIAD [=312-309 B. C. ]:
117. 1 * [1705] Seleucus Nicator became king of Syria and Babylon and the eastern regions, for 32 years.
[1708 in Ar. ] The Romans defeated the Marsi, Umbri, and Paeligni.
117. 2 [1706] [not in Ar. ] The inhabitants of Edessa date their years from this point.
118th OLYMPIAD [=308-305 B. C. ]:
118. 1 [1709] [1710 in Ar. ] The Romans founded some colonies.
118. 3 [1711] [1709 in Ar. ] Lysimachia in Thrace was founded.
118. 4 [1712] Ptolemy conquered the island of Cyprus.
119th OLYMPIAD [=304-301 B. C. ]:
119. 1 [1713] [not in Ar. ] Theodorus the atheist was in his prime.
119. 2 [1714] [1710 in Ar. ] Demetrius of Phalerum went to Ptolemy, and persuaded him to restore democracy at Athens.
119. 3 [1715] Seleucus founded the cities of Antioch, Laodiceia, Seleuceia, Apameia, Edessa, Beroea and Pella. The foundation of Antioch occurred in the 12th year of his reign.
119. 4 [1716] [not in Ar. ] Seleucus conquered Babylon.
120th OLYMPIAD [=300-297 B. C. ]:
120. 1 * [1717] Demetrius Poliorcetes [became king] of Asia, for 17 years.
[1716 in Ar. ] Simon the son of Onias, the high priest of the Jews, was in his prime. He was called the Just, because of his great piety towards God and the concern which he showed for his countrymen.
120. 3 * [1719] Antigonus and Alexander the sons of Cassander [became kings] of Macedonia, for 4 years.
121st OLYMPIAD [=296-293 B. C. ]
121. 1 [1721] [1720 in Ar. ] Demetrius Poliorcetes, the king of Asia, destroyed the city of the Samaritans, which Perdiccas had previously built.
121. 3 * [1723] Demetrius [became king] of Macedonia, for 6 years [or "5 years" - Ar. ].
A census was held at Rome, and 270,000 [or "220,000" - Ar. ] Roman citizens were counted.
121. 4 [1724] [not in Ar. ] Envoys were sent from Alexandria to Rome for the first time by Ptolemy, and they arranged an alliance.
122nd OLYMPIAD [=292-289 B. C. ]
122. 1 [1725] [1724 in Ar. ] The death of Menander, the writer of comedies.
122. 2 [1726] The Romans defeated the Gauls and Etruscans [or "Gauls and Sabines" - Ar. ] and split up the territory of the Sabines into allotments.
122. 3 [1727] [1726 in Ar. ] Seleucus moved Jewish settlers into the cities which he had built. He gave them the right of citizenship, and an equal rank to the local Greeks.
123rd OLYMPIAD [=288-285 B. C]
123. 1 * [1729] [1728 in Ar. ] Pyrrhus [became king] of Macedonia, for 7 months.
Eleazar the brother of Simon took over the supervision of the temple as high priest of the Jews, because Onias the son of Simon was still a young boy.
123. 2 * [1730] [1729 in Ar. ] Then Lysimachus [became king of Macedonia], for 5 years.
[not in Ar. ] Seleucus captured Demetrius, and gained control of both Syria and Asia.
123. 3 [1731] [1738 in Ar. ] The entry of Sarapis ["called Sorapis or Sirapis by some" - Ar. ] into Alexandria.
123. 4 [1732] [not in Ar.
] The Romans founded Ariminum and Beneventum.
124th OLYMPIAD [=284-281 B. C. ]
124. 1 * [1733] Ptolemy Philadelphus [became] the 2nd [king] of Egypt, for 38 years.
[1734 in Ar. ] Sostratus of Cnidus ["the son of Dexiphanes" - Ar. ] built the Pharus ["a lighthouse of great height" - Ar. ] at Alexandria.
124. 2 [1734] [not in Ar. ] Demetrius the king of Asia surrendered himself to Seleucus.
[1732 in Ar. ] The Romans captured Croton.
124. 3 * [1735] [1734 in Ar. ] Ptolemy Ceraunus [became king] of Macedonia, for 1 year [or "2 years" - Ar. ].
[1731 in Ar. ] Antigonus Gonatas captured Sparta.
124. 4 * [1736] Meleager [became king of Macedonia] for 2 months. Then Antipater, for 45 days. Then Sosthenes, for 2 years.
Ptolemy granted freedom to the Jews who were in Egypt, and sent votive vessels to Eleazar the high priest at Jerusalem. He ordered 70 interpreters to translate the Holy Scripture from Hebrew into Greek, and kept the translation in the library at Alexandria, which he had filled with every kind of literature.
125th OLYMPIAD [=280-277 B. C. ]
125. 1 * [1737] After Seleucus, Antiochus Soter became king of Syria and Asia, for 19 years.
125. 2 * [1738] Antigonus Gonatas [became king of Macedonia], for 36 years.
125. 3 [1739] [1742 in Ar. ] A [Vestal] Virgin at Rome was found to have been defiled, and was executed.
126th OLYMPIAD [=276-273 B. C. ]
126. 2 [1742] [1737 in Ar. ] Milon handed over Tarentum to the Romans.
126. 4 [1744] [1749 in Ar. ] The Romans conquered Calabria and captured Messana.
127th OLYMPIAD [=272-269 B. C. ]
127. 1 [1745] [not in Ar. ] Aratus was in his prime.
127. 3 [1747] [not in Ar. ] Silver coins were minted at Rome for the first time.
128th OLYMPIAD [=268-265 B. C. ]
128. 1 [1749] [1743 in Ar. ] Polemon the philosopher died, and then Arcesilaus and Crates were in their prime.
128. 4 [1752] [1750 in Ar. ] The Romans founded some colonies, and many cities in Sicily entered into alliance with them.
A Vestal Virgin at Rome was condemned for fornication, and killed herself by hanging.
129th OLYMPIAD [=264-261 B. C. ]
129. 1 [1753] [1748 in Ar. ] Zenon the Stoic died, and was succeeded by Cleanthes.
129. 2 [1754] The Romans captured [or "besieged" - Ar. ] Syracuse.
129. 3 [1755] [1752 in Ar. ] Nicomedes the king of Bithynia enlarged a city and called it Nicomedeia.
129. 4 * [1756] Antiochus Theos became king of Syria, for 15 years.
130th OLYMPIAD [=260-257 B. C. ]
130. 1 [1757] [1756 in Ar. ] The Romans defeated the Carthaginians in a naval battle, and captured a hundred cities in Africa.
130. 4 [1760] [1758 in Ar. ] Erasistratus the doctor was in his prime.
131st OLYMPIAD [=256-253 B. C. ]
131. 1 [1761] Antigonus restored the freedom of the Athenians.
131. 3 [1763] [1760 in Ar. ] After Eleazar, his uncle Manasses became high priest of the Jews.
132nd OLYMPIAD [=252-249 B. C. ]
132. 1 [1765] [1764 in Ar. ] The Carthaginians captured 90 Roman ships off Sicily, and forced the consul Metellus to flee [or "they trapped the consul Metellus, and forced him to flee" - Ar. ]
133rd OLYMPIAD [=248-245 B. C. ]
133. 1 [1769] [1766 in Ar. ] The Parthians rebelled against Macedonian rule. Their first king was Arsaces, the founder of the Arsacid dynasty.
133. 3 * [1771] Ptolemy Euergetes [became] the 3rd [king] of Egypt, for 26 years.
* Seleucus Callinicus [became king] of Syria, for 20 years.
Onias, the son of Simon the Just and high priest of the Jews, was in his prime. He made king Ptolemy angry by failing to pay him the usual tribute. But Josephus, one of the prominent Jews who had been sent as an envoy to Ptolemy, won the friendship of the king by the loyal service which he gave him, and was appointed leader of Judaea and the surrounding regions.
134th OLYMPIAD [=244-241 B. C. ]
134. 1 [1773] [1774 in Ar. ] A census was held at Rome, and 260,000 [or "250,000" - Ar. ] citizens were counted.
134. 2 * [1774] Demetrius [became king] of Macedonia, for 10 years.
134. 3 [1775] [not in Ar. ] The temple of Vesta at Rome was burnt down.
135th OLYMPIAD [=240-237 B. C. ]
135. 1 [1777] [not in Ar. ] The poet Quintus Ennius was born at Tarentum. Cato as quaestor brought him back to Rome, where he settled on the Aventine hill, and lived contentedly on a small income with the help of one servant woman.
136th OLYMPIAD [=236-233 B. C. ]
136. 1 [1781] [1780 in Ar. ] A Vestal Virgin at Rome was defiled by a slave, and killed herself.
136. 4 * [1784] Antigonus [became king] of Macedonia, for 15 years.
137th OLYMPIAD [=232-229 B. C. ]
137. 1 [1785] [1786 in Ar. ] Simon the son of Onias, the high priest of the Jews, was in his prime. In his time, Jesus the son of Sirach wrote the book of wisdom called the Panareton, in which he made mention of Simon.
137. 4 [1788] [1790 in Ar. ] The Romans killed about 40,000 of the Gauls.
138th OLYMPIAD [=228-225 B. C. ]
138. 3 * [1791] Seleucus Ceraunus [became king] of Syria, for 3 years.
139th OLYMPIAD [=224-221 B. C. ]
139. 1 [1793] [1792 in Ar. ] Caria and Rhodes were struck by an earthquake, which caused the collapse of the great Colossus.
139. 2 * [1794] Antiochus the Great [became king of Syria], for 36 years.
140th OLYMPIAD [=220-217 B. C. ]
140. 1 * [1797] Ptolemy Philopator [became] the 4th [king] of Egypt, for 17 years.
The events which are described in the third book of Maccabees took place under this king [Philopator].
140. 3 * [1799] Philippus [became king] of Macedonia, for 42 years.
141st OLYMPIAD [=216-213 B. C. ]
141. 1 [1801] [not in Ar. ] The Jews were defeated, and 60,000 of their soldiers were killed.
141. 2 [1802] Some Vestal Virgins were buried alive at Rome, after they were accused of fornication.
141. 3 [1803] [1802 in Ar. ] Eratosthenes was in his prime.
141. 4 [1804] [1805 in Ar. ] The Romans, with Marcellus as their consul [ or "their general" - Ar. ], captured Syracuse.
142nd OLYMPIAD [=212-209 B. C. ]
142. 1 [1805] [1806 in Ar. ] The Romans captured Capua, and conquered Sicily.
142. 3 [1807] [1808 in Ar. ] Antiochus the king of Syria defeated Ptolemy Philopator and gained control of Judaea.
142. 4 [1808] [not in Ar. ] Laevinus made an alliance with Attalus, the king of Asia.
143rd OLYMPIAD [=208-205 B. C. ]
143. 1 [1809] Onias the son of Simon, the high priest of the Jews, was in his prime, and Areius the king of Sparta sent envoys to him.
144th OLYMPIAD [=204-201 B. C. ]
1441. [1813] [not in Ar. ] Scipio captured many cities in Spain.
144. 2 * [1814] Ptolemy Epiphanes [became] the 5th [king] of Egypt, for 24 years.
Ptolemy Epiphanes appointed Scopas to be general of his army, and conquered Judaea and many cities in Syria.
144. 4 [1816] [not in Ar. ] Naevius the writer of comedies died at Utica, after being forced to leave Rome by a group of nobles led by Metellus.
145th OLYMPIAD [=200-197 B. C. ]
145. 1 [1817] [not in Ar. ] Plautus, who was born at Sarsina in Umbria, died at Rome.
St. Jerome translated the tables from Eusebius' Chronicle into Latin, and added some material of his own, for instance about the lives of Roman writers. He also extended the tables up until the year 378 A. D.
Most of the Greek text of Eusebius' Chronicle has been lost, but as well as St. Jerome's Latin translation, we also possess a fairly complete Armenian translation of the Chronicle. Differences between the text of St. Jerome and the Armenian translation (Ar. ) are shown in green.
This translation is based on the old edition by A. Schoene, and it does not attempt to reproduce the original format of the manuscripts. The references in red are the number of years from Abraham.
Olympiads 170 to 203 [= 100 B. C. - 36 A. D. ] →
111th OLYMPIAD [=336-333 B. C. ]:
111. 1 * [1681] Alexander the son of Philippus [became king] of the Macedonians, for 12 years and 6 months.
[not in Ar. ] Manasses, the brother of Jaddus the high priest of the Jews, built a temple on Mount Garizim.
111. 2 * [1682] [1681 in Ar. ] Then Dareius the son of Arsames [became] the 14th [king of the Persians], for 6 years.
111. 3 [1683] [1680 in Ar. ] Alexander fought successfully against the Illyrians and Thracians, and destroyed Thebes. Then he attacked the Persians, and captured Sardis after defeating the king's generals at the river Granicus.
111. 4 [1684] [1686 in Ar. ] The Roman consul Mallius Torquatus flogged and executed his son, because he had disobeyed ordered by fighting against the enemy.
112th OLYMPIAD [=332-329 B. C. ]:
112. 1 [1685] [1680 in Ar. ] Alexander captured Tyre, and entered Judaea, where he was given an enthusiastic welcome. He offered a sacrifice to God, and granted many honours to the priest of the temple. Andromachus, whom he left as governor of the region, was later murdered by the Samaritans. Therefore when he returned from Egypt Alexander punished the Samaritans severely, and handed over their city for the Macedonians to settle in.
112. 3 [1687] [1686 in Ar. ] Alexander founded Alexandria in Egypt in the 7th year of his reign, at the same time as the Romans subdued the Latins.
112. 4 * [1688] [1687 in Ar. ] Alexander started to rule over all of Asia in the 7th year of his reign, and ruled for 12 years.
[1687 in Ar. ] Alexander captured Babylon and killed Dareius, with whom the Persian kingdom came to an end ["after it had lasted for 230 years" - Ar. ]
[1687 in Ar. ] Anaximenes and Epicurus were in their prime.
[1687 in Ar. ] Alexander conquered the Hyrcani and Mardi, and [on his return] founded Paraetonium in Ammon.
113th OLYMPIAD [=328-325 B. C. ]:
113. 1 [1689] [not in Ar. ] Alexander captured the rock of Aornus and crossed the river Indus.
113. 2 [1690] Alexander's war in India against Porus and Taxiles.
113. 3 [1691] [1688 in Ar. ] Harpalus fled to Asia.
113. 4 [1692] [1687 in Ar. ] The Romans conquered the Samnites and founded colonies. ["The Sonii were Arabs from (Arabia) Eudaemon" - Ar. ]
114th OLYMPIAD [=324-321 B. C. ]:
114. 1 * [1693] Alexander died at Babylon, aged 32 years. After his death, his empire was divided amongst many rulers.
* Ptolemy son of Lagus became the first king of Egypt, for 40 years.
* Philippus, also called Aridaeus, the brother of Alexander, became king of the Macedonians, for 7 years.
[not in Ar. ] Appius Claudius Caecus ["the blind"] was in his prime at Rome. He built the Claudian aqueduct and constructed the Appian Way.
[1691 in Ar. ] Lysimachus ruled over Lydia, Thrace and the Hellespont.
The Macedonian leaders fought against each other.
114. 2 [1694] [not in Ar. ] Agathocles became tyrant at Syracuse.
[not in Ar. ] The start of the Lamian War.
Perdiccas attacked the Egyptians.
114. 3 [1695] [not in Ar. ] Ptolemy the son of Lagus gained control of Jerusalem and Judaea by treachery, and brought many captives back to Egypt.
[1698 in Ar. ] Onias the son of Jaddus, the high priest of the Jews, was in his prime.
114. 4 [1696] [1695 in Ar. ] Menander won his first victory, for a play called Orge ["Anger"].
[1697 in Ar. ] The philosopher Theophrastus was in his prime; Cicero says that he was given this name because of his god-like speech.
115th OLYMPIAD [=320-317 B. C. ]:
115. 1 [1697] [not in Ar. ] Demetrius of Phalerum was in his prime.
[1698 in Ar. ] The Romans completely subjugated the Samnites [or "Saunian Arabs" - Ar. ] , who had fought against them for an exceedingly long time.
115. 3 * [1699] Antigonus became king of Asia, for 18 years.
[only in Ar. ] Antigonus founded the city of Antigoneia on the river Orontes, which Seleucus restored and called Antioch.
115. 4 * [1700] Cassander became king of Macedonia, for 19 years.
116th OLYMPIAD [=316-313 B. C. ]:
116. 1 [1701] The philosophers Menedemus and Speusippus were in their prime.
116. 4 [1704] [1702 in Ar. ] The Hebrew books of Maccabees date the rule of the Greeks from this year; but these books have not been accepted as part of Holy Scripture.
117th OLYMPIAD [=312-309 B. C. ]:
117. 1 * [1705] Seleucus Nicator became king of Syria and Babylon and the eastern regions, for 32 years.
[1708 in Ar. ] The Romans defeated the Marsi, Umbri, and Paeligni.
117. 2 [1706] [not in Ar. ] The inhabitants of Edessa date their years from this point.
118th OLYMPIAD [=308-305 B. C. ]:
118. 1 [1709] [1710 in Ar. ] The Romans founded some colonies.
118. 3 [1711] [1709 in Ar. ] Lysimachia in Thrace was founded.
118. 4 [1712] Ptolemy conquered the island of Cyprus.
119th OLYMPIAD [=304-301 B. C. ]:
119. 1 [1713] [not in Ar. ] Theodorus the atheist was in his prime.
119. 2 [1714] [1710 in Ar. ] Demetrius of Phalerum went to Ptolemy, and persuaded him to restore democracy at Athens.
119. 3 [1715] Seleucus founded the cities of Antioch, Laodiceia, Seleuceia, Apameia, Edessa, Beroea and Pella. The foundation of Antioch occurred in the 12th year of his reign.
119. 4 [1716] [not in Ar. ] Seleucus conquered Babylon.
120th OLYMPIAD [=300-297 B. C. ]:
120. 1 * [1717] Demetrius Poliorcetes [became king] of Asia, for 17 years.
[1716 in Ar. ] Simon the son of Onias, the high priest of the Jews, was in his prime. He was called the Just, because of his great piety towards God and the concern which he showed for his countrymen.
120. 3 * [1719] Antigonus and Alexander the sons of Cassander [became kings] of Macedonia, for 4 years.
121st OLYMPIAD [=296-293 B. C. ]
121. 1 [1721] [1720 in Ar. ] Demetrius Poliorcetes, the king of Asia, destroyed the city of the Samaritans, which Perdiccas had previously built.
121. 3 * [1723] Demetrius [became king] of Macedonia, for 6 years [or "5 years" - Ar. ].
A census was held at Rome, and 270,000 [or "220,000" - Ar. ] Roman citizens were counted.
121. 4 [1724] [not in Ar. ] Envoys were sent from Alexandria to Rome for the first time by Ptolemy, and they arranged an alliance.
122nd OLYMPIAD [=292-289 B. C. ]
122. 1 [1725] [1724 in Ar. ] The death of Menander, the writer of comedies.
122. 2 [1726] The Romans defeated the Gauls and Etruscans [or "Gauls and Sabines" - Ar. ] and split up the territory of the Sabines into allotments.
122. 3 [1727] [1726 in Ar. ] Seleucus moved Jewish settlers into the cities which he had built. He gave them the right of citizenship, and an equal rank to the local Greeks.
123rd OLYMPIAD [=288-285 B. C]
123. 1 * [1729] [1728 in Ar. ] Pyrrhus [became king] of Macedonia, for 7 months.
Eleazar the brother of Simon took over the supervision of the temple as high priest of the Jews, because Onias the son of Simon was still a young boy.
123. 2 * [1730] [1729 in Ar. ] Then Lysimachus [became king of Macedonia], for 5 years.
[not in Ar. ] Seleucus captured Demetrius, and gained control of both Syria and Asia.
123. 3 [1731] [1738 in Ar. ] The entry of Sarapis ["called Sorapis or Sirapis by some" - Ar. ] into Alexandria.
123. 4 [1732] [not in Ar.
] The Romans founded Ariminum and Beneventum.
124th OLYMPIAD [=284-281 B. C. ]
124. 1 * [1733] Ptolemy Philadelphus [became] the 2nd [king] of Egypt, for 38 years.
[1734 in Ar. ] Sostratus of Cnidus ["the son of Dexiphanes" - Ar. ] built the Pharus ["a lighthouse of great height" - Ar. ] at Alexandria.
124. 2 [1734] [not in Ar. ] Demetrius the king of Asia surrendered himself to Seleucus.
[1732 in Ar. ] The Romans captured Croton.
124. 3 * [1735] [1734 in Ar. ] Ptolemy Ceraunus [became king] of Macedonia, for 1 year [or "2 years" - Ar. ].
[1731 in Ar. ] Antigonus Gonatas captured Sparta.
124. 4 * [1736] Meleager [became king of Macedonia] for 2 months. Then Antipater, for 45 days. Then Sosthenes, for 2 years.
Ptolemy granted freedom to the Jews who were in Egypt, and sent votive vessels to Eleazar the high priest at Jerusalem. He ordered 70 interpreters to translate the Holy Scripture from Hebrew into Greek, and kept the translation in the library at Alexandria, which he had filled with every kind of literature.
125th OLYMPIAD [=280-277 B. C. ]
125. 1 * [1737] After Seleucus, Antiochus Soter became king of Syria and Asia, for 19 years.
125. 2 * [1738] Antigonus Gonatas [became king of Macedonia], for 36 years.
125. 3 [1739] [1742 in Ar. ] A [Vestal] Virgin at Rome was found to have been defiled, and was executed.
126th OLYMPIAD [=276-273 B. C. ]
126. 2 [1742] [1737 in Ar. ] Milon handed over Tarentum to the Romans.
126. 4 [1744] [1749 in Ar. ] The Romans conquered Calabria and captured Messana.
127th OLYMPIAD [=272-269 B. C. ]
127. 1 [1745] [not in Ar. ] Aratus was in his prime.
127. 3 [1747] [not in Ar. ] Silver coins were minted at Rome for the first time.
128th OLYMPIAD [=268-265 B. C. ]
128. 1 [1749] [1743 in Ar. ] Polemon the philosopher died, and then Arcesilaus and Crates were in their prime.
128. 4 [1752] [1750 in Ar. ] The Romans founded some colonies, and many cities in Sicily entered into alliance with them.
A Vestal Virgin at Rome was condemned for fornication, and killed herself by hanging.
129th OLYMPIAD [=264-261 B. C. ]
129. 1 [1753] [1748 in Ar. ] Zenon the Stoic died, and was succeeded by Cleanthes.
129. 2 [1754] The Romans captured [or "besieged" - Ar. ] Syracuse.
129. 3 [1755] [1752 in Ar. ] Nicomedes the king of Bithynia enlarged a city and called it Nicomedeia.
129. 4 * [1756] Antiochus Theos became king of Syria, for 15 years.
130th OLYMPIAD [=260-257 B. C. ]
130. 1 [1757] [1756 in Ar. ] The Romans defeated the Carthaginians in a naval battle, and captured a hundred cities in Africa.
130. 4 [1760] [1758 in Ar. ] Erasistratus the doctor was in his prime.
131st OLYMPIAD [=256-253 B. C. ]
131. 1 [1761] Antigonus restored the freedom of the Athenians.
131. 3 [1763] [1760 in Ar. ] After Eleazar, his uncle Manasses became high priest of the Jews.
132nd OLYMPIAD [=252-249 B. C. ]
132. 1 [1765] [1764 in Ar. ] The Carthaginians captured 90 Roman ships off Sicily, and forced the consul Metellus to flee [or "they trapped the consul Metellus, and forced him to flee" - Ar. ]
133rd OLYMPIAD [=248-245 B. C. ]
133. 1 [1769] [1766 in Ar. ] The Parthians rebelled against Macedonian rule. Their first king was Arsaces, the founder of the Arsacid dynasty.
133. 3 * [1771] Ptolemy Euergetes [became] the 3rd [king] of Egypt, for 26 years.
* Seleucus Callinicus [became king] of Syria, for 20 years.
Onias, the son of Simon the Just and high priest of the Jews, was in his prime. He made king Ptolemy angry by failing to pay him the usual tribute. But Josephus, one of the prominent Jews who had been sent as an envoy to Ptolemy, won the friendship of the king by the loyal service which he gave him, and was appointed leader of Judaea and the surrounding regions.
134th OLYMPIAD [=244-241 B. C. ]
134. 1 [1773] [1774 in Ar. ] A census was held at Rome, and 260,000 [or "250,000" - Ar. ] citizens were counted.
134. 2 * [1774] Demetrius [became king] of Macedonia, for 10 years.
134. 3 [1775] [not in Ar. ] The temple of Vesta at Rome was burnt down.
135th OLYMPIAD [=240-237 B. C. ]
135. 1 [1777] [not in Ar. ] The poet Quintus Ennius was born at Tarentum. Cato as quaestor brought him back to Rome, where he settled on the Aventine hill, and lived contentedly on a small income with the help of one servant woman.
136th OLYMPIAD [=236-233 B. C. ]
136. 1 [1781] [1780 in Ar. ] A Vestal Virgin at Rome was defiled by a slave, and killed herself.
136. 4 * [1784] Antigonus [became king] of Macedonia, for 15 years.
137th OLYMPIAD [=232-229 B. C. ]
137. 1 [1785] [1786 in Ar. ] Simon the son of Onias, the high priest of the Jews, was in his prime. In his time, Jesus the son of Sirach wrote the book of wisdom called the Panareton, in which he made mention of Simon.
137. 4 [1788] [1790 in Ar. ] The Romans killed about 40,000 of the Gauls.
138th OLYMPIAD [=228-225 B. C. ]
138. 3 * [1791] Seleucus Ceraunus [became king] of Syria, for 3 years.
139th OLYMPIAD [=224-221 B. C. ]
139. 1 [1793] [1792 in Ar. ] Caria and Rhodes were struck by an earthquake, which caused the collapse of the great Colossus.
139. 2 * [1794] Antiochus the Great [became king of Syria], for 36 years.
140th OLYMPIAD [=220-217 B. C. ]
140. 1 * [1797] Ptolemy Philopator [became] the 4th [king] of Egypt, for 17 years.
The events which are described in the third book of Maccabees took place under this king [Philopator].
140. 3 * [1799] Philippus [became king] of Macedonia, for 42 years.
141st OLYMPIAD [=216-213 B. C. ]
141. 1 [1801] [not in Ar. ] The Jews were defeated, and 60,000 of their soldiers were killed.
141. 2 [1802] Some Vestal Virgins were buried alive at Rome, after they were accused of fornication.
141. 3 [1803] [1802 in Ar. ] Eratosthenes was in his prime.
141. 4 [1804] [1805 in Ar. ] The Romans, with Marcellus as their consul [ or "their general" - Ar. ], captured Syracuse.
142nd OLYMPIAD [=212-209 B. C. ]
142. 1 [1805] [1806 in Ar. ] The Romans captured Capua, and conquered Sicily.
142. 3 [1807] [1808 in Ar. ] Antiochus the king of Syria defeated Ptolemy Philopator and gained control of Judaea.
142. 4 [1808] [not in Ar. ] Laevinus made an alliance with Attalus, the king of Asia.
143rd OLYMPIAD [=208-205 B. C. ]
143. 1 [1809] Onias the son of Simon, the high priest of the Jews, was in his prime, and Areius the king of Sparta sent envoys to him.
144th OLYMPIAD [=204-201 B. C. ]
1441. [1813] [not in Ar. ] Scipio captured many cities in Spain.
144. 2 * [1814] Ptolemy Epiphanes [became] the 5th [king] of Egypt, for 24 years.
Ptolemy Epiphanes appointed Scopas to be general of his army, and conquered Judaea and many cities in Syria.
144. 4 [1816] [not in Ar. ] Naevius the writer of comedies died at Utica, after being forced to leave Rome by a group of nobles led by Metellus.
145th OLYMPIAD [=200-197 B. C. ]
145. 1 [1817] [not in Ar. ] Plautus, who was born at Sarsina in Umbria, died at Rome.
