Georgius Syncellus, Chronographical Selection

YEARS OF THE WORLD Israel, having sinned, was delivered to the Midianites for 7 years. It was the 4108th year of the world. Gideon judged Israel for 40 years. It was the 4115th year of the world. Gideon, who rose up against the foreigners, of the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joash the Abiezrite, by the command of an angel, both tore down the ancestral altar and built a divine one in its place, offering the fatted calf to God as a whole burnt offering with the wood from the grove of Baal which he had cut down. He, having received the spirit of God and having believed the signs of the fleece, which was at one time wet and at another dry, miraculously with three hundred torches routed 12 myriads of men, capturing Oreb and Zeeb, the two great rulers of Amalek, and Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, and slew them with the sword. To this Gideon were born 70 sons from his wives, and besides these, Abimelech from his concubine. Abimelech, 3 years. It was the 4155th year of the world. The Book of Judges clearly states first that this Abimelech and his 70 brothers were sons of Gideon, and then of his brother Jerubbaal, who lived with Gideon around the end of his life, as is written there, and it seems to be somewhat of a difficulty. But Africanus says they are all sons of Jerubbaal. Abimelech, the son of Gideon by his concubine, having killed all his brothers except Jotham the younger, led the people into fornication. But Jotham, going up to Mount Gerizim in Samaria, which is interpreted as holy mountain, told the fable about the trees, foretelling the future destruction from 187 Abimelech for his subjects. He, later besieging Bethel, was struck on the skull by a millstone thrown by a woman and was destroyed, having ruled for 3 years. Tola, of the tribe of Issachar, son of Puah, judged Israel for 23 years. It was the 4158th year of the world.

KINGS OF THE ASSYRIANS The 35th of the Assyrians, Eupacmes, reigned for 38 years. It was the 4432nd year of the world. The 36th of the Assyrians, Laosthenes, reigned for 45 years. It was the 4470th year of the world. The 37th of the Assyrians, Pertiades, reigned for 30 years. It was the 4515th year of the world. The 38th of the Assyrians, Ophrataeus, reigned for 21 years. It was the 4545th year of the world. The 39th of the Assyrians, Ephecheres, reigned for 6 years; Ophratanes for 52 years. It was the 4566th year of the world. The 40th of the Assyrians, Acraganes, reigned for 42 years. It was the 4618th year of the world.

KINGS OF THE EGYPTIANS The 47th of the Egyptians, Ramesses, also called Aegyptus, reigned for 68 years. It was the 4058th year of the world. The 48th of the Egyptians, Amenophis, reigned for 8 years. It was the 4126th year of the world. The 49th of the Egyptians, Thuoris, reigned for 17 years. It was the 4134th year of the world. The 50th of the Egyptians, Nechepsos, reigned for 19 years. It was the 4151st year of the world. The 51st of the Egyptians, Psammouthis, reigned for 13 years. It was the 4170th year of the world. 188 The 52nd of the Egyptians, ***, reigned for 4 years. It was the 4183rd year of the world. The 53rd of the Egyptians, Certos, reigned for 16 years. It was the 4187th year of the world. The 54th of the Egyptians, Rhampsis, reigned for 45 years. It was the 4207th year of the world. The 55th of the Egyptians, Amenses, also called Ammenemes, reigned for 26 years. It was the 4252nd year of the world.

KINGS OF THE ARGIVES The 15th of the Mycenaean Argives, Pelops, reigned for 35 years. It was the 4244th year of the world. Some relate that Pelops reigned not only over the Argives and Mycenaeans, but also over the entire Peloponnese. He presided over the Olympic games and, having marched against Ilium, was defeated by Dardanus. From him the Peloponnese was named. He

σχήμα τος. 186 Ἀχαΐα ὑπὸ Ἀχαιοῦ ἐκτίσθη. Καδμεία ἐκτίσθη καὶ Σίδη ἐν Κιλικίᾳ. ∆ιονύσου γένεσις ἐκ Σεμέλης.

ΚΟΣΜΟΥ ΕΤΗ Ὁ Ἰσραὴλ ἁμαρτήσας παρεδόθη τοῖς Μαδιναίοις ἔτη ζʹ. τοῦ δὲ

κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δρηʹ. Γεδεὼν ἔκρινε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἔτη μʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δριεʹ. Γεδεὼν ἐπαναστὰς κατὰ ἀλλοφύλων ὁ ἐκ φυλῆς Μανασσῆ υἱὸς Ἰωᾶς τοῦ Ἀβιεζρεὶ ἀγγέλου ἐπιστασίᾳ τό τε πατρικὸν καθεῖλε θυσιαστήριον καὶ θεῖον ἀντῳκοδόμησε, ἀνοίσας τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν τῷ θεῷ ὁλοκαύ τωσιν ἐν τοῖς ξύλοις τοῦ ἄλσους οὗ ἐξέκοψε τοῦ Βαάλ. οὗτος τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ λαβὼν καὶ τοῖς ἐπὶ τῷ πόκῳ σημείοις πεπιστευκώς, ποτὲ μὲν ὑγρῷ, ποτὲ δὲ ξηρῷ γεγονότι, παραδόξως σὺν λαμπάσι τριακοσίοις ιβʹ μυριάδας ἀνδρῶν ἐτροπώσατο, συλλαβὼν τὸν Ὠρὴβ καὶ τὸν Ζὴβ καὶ τοὺς δύο μεγάλους ἄρχοντας Ἀμαλὴκ καὶ τὸν Ζεβεὲ καὶ τὸν Σαλμανά, δύο βασιλεῖς Μαδιάμ, καὶ ἀνελὼν αὐτοὺς ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ. τούτῳ τῷ Γεδεὼν οʹ υἱοὶ γεγόνασιν ἐκ τῶν γυναικῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἀβιμέλεχ ἐπὶ τούτοις ὁ ἐκ τῆς παλλακῆς αὐτοῦ. Ἀβιμέλεχ ἔτη γʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δρνεʹ. Τοῦτον τὸν Ἀβιμέλεχ καὶ τοὺς οʹ ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ἡ βίβλος τῶν κριτῶν πρῶτον μὲν τοῦ Γεδεὼν υἱοὺς λέγει τρανῶς, ἔπειτα δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἱεροβαάλ, ὃς συνῴκησε τῷ Γεδεὼν περὶ τὰ τέλη αὐτοῦ, ὡς αὐτόθι γέ γραπται, καὶ δοκεῖ πως ἄπορον εἶναι. Ἀφρικανὸς δὲ τοῦ Ἱεροβαὰλ αὐτοὺς λέγει πάντας. Ἀβιμέλεχ ὁ ἐκ τῆς παλλακῆς υἱὸς Γεδεὼν ἀποκτείνας πάντας τοὺς ἀδελ φοὺς αὐτοῦ πλὴν Ἰωνάθου τοῦ νεωτέρου ἐξεπόρνευσε τὸν λαόν. Ἰωνάθης δ' ἀνελθὼν εἰς τὸ ὄρος τὸ Γαριζεὶν τὸ ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ, ὃ ἑρμηνεύεται ὄρος ἅγιον, τὸν περὶ τῶν ξύλων μῦθον ἐξεῖπε, προδηλῶν τὴν ἐσομένην τοῖς 187 ὑπηκόοις τῷ Ἀβιμέλεχ φθορὰν ἐξ αὐτοῦ. οὗτος τὴν Βαιθὴλ πολιορκῶν ὕστερον λίθῳ μυλικῷ πληγεὶς τὸ κρανίον ὑπὸ γυναικὸς ῥιφέντι διεφθάρη, κρατήσας ἔτη γʹ. Θωλὰ ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰσσάχαρ υἱὸς Φουὰ ἔκρινε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἔτη κγʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δρνηʹ.

ΑΣΣΥΡΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Ἀσσυρίων λεʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Εὐπάκμης ἔτη ληʹ. τοῦ δὲ

κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δυλβʹ. Ἀσσυρίων λςʹ ἐβασίλευσε Λαοσθένης ἔτη μεʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δυοʹ. Ἀσσυρίων λζʹ ἐβασίλευσε Περτιάδης ἔτη λʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δφιεʹ. Ἀσσυρίων ληʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ὀφραταῖος ἔτη καʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δφμεʹ. Ἀσσυρίων λθʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἐφεχερὴς ἔτη ςʹ Ὀφρατάνης ἔτη νβʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δφξςʹ. Ἀσσυρίων μʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀκραγάνης ἔτη μβʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δχιηʹ.

ΑΙΓΥΠΤΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Αἰγυπτίων μζʹ ἐβασίλευσε Ῥαμεσσῆς ὁ καὶ Αἴγυπτος

ἔτη ξηʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δνηʹ. Αἰγυπτίων μηʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀμενωφὶς ἔτη ηʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δρκςʹ. Αἰγυπτίων μθʹ ἐβασίλευσε Θούωρις ἔτη ιζʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δρλδʹ. Αἰγυπτίων νʹ ἐβασίλευσε Νεχεψὼς ἔτη ιθʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δρναʹ. Αἰγυπτίων ναʹ ἐβασίλευσε Ψάμμουθις ἔτη ιγʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δροʹ. 188 Αἰγυπτίων νβʹ ἐβασίλευσεν *** ἔτη δʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δρπγʹ. Αἰγυπτίων νγʹ ἐβασίλευσε Κῆρτος ἔτη ιςʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δρπζʹ. Αἰγυπτίων νδʹ ἐβασίλευσε Ῥάμψις ἔτη μεʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δσζʹ. Αἰγυπτίων νεʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀμενσὴς ὁ καὶ Ἀμμενέμης ἔτη κςʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δσνβʹ.

ΑΡΓΕΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Μυκηνῶν Ἀργείων ιεʹ ἐβασίλευσε Πέλοψ ἔτη λεʹ. τοῦ δὲ

κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δσμδʹ. Τὸν Πέλοπα τινὲς οὐ μόνον Ἀργείων καὶ Μυκηνῶν ἱστοροῦσι βασιλεῦσαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάσης τῆς Πελοποννήσου. οὗτος Ὀλυμπίων προέστη καὶ στρα τεύσας ἐπὶ Ἴλιον ἡττήθη ὑπὸ ∆αρδάνου. ἀπ' αὐτοῦ Πελοπόννησος ὠνο μάσθη. οὗτος