A SELECTION OF EVENTS FROM ANCIENT HISTORY. 721 Artificial Memory first taught by Simonides, . . B. C. 469 . . 264 281 FORMULAS FOR Artificial Memory first taught by Simonides, 4 6 9 made him Rich and Happy. re, che, pe. The Athenian Army, under Nicias, was cap. 4 1 3 tured at Syracuse, during A War Time. re, te, me. The Olympic Era, was established by some 7 7 6 King or Jew. ke, ghe, je. Byzantium or Constantinople was founded, 6 5 7 and cost more than A Shilling. she, le, ghe. Cæsar, who was killed in the Senate-house, 0 4 4 had the reputation of A Wise Warrior. ze, re, re. Cambyses, king of Persia, conquered Egypt, 5 2 5 and took A Sail on the Nile. Cicero was banished at the instigation of Clodius, and he left rather than be A Slave, se, Cyrus captured Babylon, by A Sly Move. le, Socrates was put to death, and slept as quiet. 4 0 0 ly as if on a bed of Roses. re, ze, ze. Dionysius of Halicarnassus completed his 0 7 History, which was celebrated in Song. se, ghe Draco of Athens framed his bloody code of 6 2 1 laws, and acted like a cruel Giant. je, ne, te. The First Eclipse of the Moon on record, 7 2 1 looked like A Sky Window. ke, ne, The Law in Rome against bribery at elec- 1 tions, affected many A Tribe, te, The First Triumvirate, was a coalition of 0 6 three Sages. se, je, Gladiators were first exhibited, and inflicted 2 6 on one another much Injury. ne, je, re. The Grecian System of Education, adopted 1 6 4 at Rome, had many A Teacher. te, che, re. Homer, one of the earliest poets, flourished, 9 0 7 and made Poesy Awake. pe, ze, ke. Lysimachus was defeated and slain, in 2 8 1 A New Fight. ne, fe, te. Marius defeated and captured Jugurtha, 1 after A Hot Siege. te, se, je. Parchment invented by King Attalus, was 2 1 used in writing Notes. ne, te, When the Peloponnesian War commenced, 4 3 every soldier was Armed. re, me, de. Pompey's Pillar, erected at Alexandria, is 0 4 8 higher than A House-roof. se, re, At the Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks, 4. 0 they did not stop to Rest. re, se, At the Rise of the Achæan League, there 2 8 0 were many Knaves. ne, ve, ze. Rome was founded, by a colony from an 7 5 3 eastern Clime. ke, le, me. Sardinia and Corsica were conquered by the 2 3 1 Romans, to gratify their Enmity. ne, me, te. Scipio carried the war into Africa, making 2 0 4 A Noisy War. ne, ze, re. The Second Punic War commenced, by en. 2 1 listing every Native. ne, The Seven Wise Men of Greece flourished, 6 2 and constituted a wise Junto. je, ne, Solar Eclipses were first calculated by 6 Thales, a man of Genius. je, Solon's Laws adopted at Athens, were the 5 9 result of considerable Labor. le, be, The Mausoleum, the 6th. wonder of the world, 3 5 cost more money than A Small Hut. me, le, te. Tiberius Gracchus was put to death, and 1 3 3 denied A Tomb at Home. te, me, me Xerxes, king of Persia, commenced his reign, 4 8 5 before the invention of the Rifle. re, fe, le. 80, Sacred Chronology. 1. Creation of the world, . . . . . B. C. 4004 Birth of Cain, the first born of Adam and Eve, . . 4003 Abel murdered by his brother Cain, . . . . 3875 Enoch translated to heaven, . . . . . 3017 Universal Deluge, in the 600th year of Noah's age, 2348 Babel Tower built by Noah's posterity, . . 2247 Calling of Abraham, . . . . . . . 1921 Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by fire from heaven, . 1897 Isaac offered in sacrifice by his father, . . . 1871 Esau sells his birth-right to Jacob, for a mess of potage, 1816 Jacob married Leah and Rachel, . . . . . 1759 Joseph sold by his brethren, . . . . . 1728 Moses born, . . . . . . . . 1571 Job flourished; famous for his wisdom and patience, 1513 Pharaoh's host drowned in the Red Sea, .. 1491 Moses saw Jehovah in the burning bush, . . 1491 Moses received the Law on Mount Sinai, . . . 1491 Moses wrote the Pentateuch,. . . . 1452 Moses smote the rock, and drew water from it, . . 1452 The Israelites enter Canaan, under Joshua, . Fall of Jericho, under the trumpets of Joshua, . 1451 Boaz married Ruth, . . . . . . . 1312 Jephthah sacrificed his daughter, . . . . 1188 Samson killed 1000 Philistines with a jaw-bone, . 1136 David kills Goliah the Philistine giant, with his sling, 1062 Saul slew himself, and David was elected King of Israel, 1055 Solomon succeeded David, as King of Israel, . . 1015 Solomon laid the foundation of the temple, . . 1012 Division of Israel and Judah, under Jeroboam, . . 975 Elijah the prophet, translated to heaven, . . 896 Jehu King of Israel, destroyed the priests of Baal, 884 Jonah swallowed by a whale, . . . . . 801 Isaiah began to prophecy, . . . . . . 758 Ahaz King of Judah, sets up idol worship, 742 End of the kingdom of Israel, . . . . . 721 Senacherib's army of 185,000 men, destroyed by an angel, 710 Holofernes beheaded by Judith, . . . . 657 Josiah the pious, begins to reign, . . . . 641 1451 Jeremiah wrote the Lamentations, . . . . B. c. 610 End of the Kingdom of Judah, . . . . . 588 Jerusalem taken, and the temple burned by Nebuchadnezzar, 587 The three children saved from the fiery furnace, . . 560 Belshazzar's feast—the hand-writing appears on the wall, 556 Daniel cast into the lion's den, . . . . . 554 Cyrus took Babylon, and put an end to the Jewish captivity, 538 Darius divorces Queen Vashti, and marries Esther, . 517 Haman the enemy of the Jews, hanged on a gallows, . 508 Ezra wrote the Book of Chronicles, . . . . 453 Apollonius defeated and slain by Judas Maccabeus, . 166 Aristobulus becomes King of Judea, . . . Gabinius established the Sanhedrim, . . . . 55 John the Baptist born, six months before our Saviour, . Christ disputed with the doctors, in the temple, . A. D. John the Baptist began his ministry, . . . . 26 Christ's sermon on the mount, . . . . . . 31 Jesus feeds 5,000, with five loaves and two fishes, Christ crucified, and rose from the dead, . . . . 33 St. Paul converted to Christianity, . . Pontius Pilate kills himself, . . . . . . 38 St. Matthew wrote his Gospel, . . . . . St. Peter liberated from prison by an angel, Mary the mother of Jesus, died, . . . . . 45 St. Paul preaches in the Areopagus, at Athens, . St. Paul imprisoned at Rome, . . . . Martyrdom of Peter and Paul, at Rome, . . . . 66 |