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to be called. After him, Agelas for 30 years, Eudemus for 25 years, Aristomedes for 35 years. 210 And he, upon his death, left a son Telestes, a child in age, whose hereditary kingship was taken away by his uncle and guardian Agemon, who reigned for 16 years. After him, Alexander held power for 25 years. Having killed him, Telestes, who had been deprived of his paternal rule, reigned for 12 years. But after he was killed by his kinsmen, Automemes reigned for a year, and the Bacchiadae, descended from Heracles, being more than two hundred, seized power and they all presided over the city jointly, and from among themselves they chose one prytanis annually, who held the rank of king, for 7 years until the tyranny of Cypselus, by which they were overthrown. These then are the kings of the Corinthians: Aletes 38 years. Ixion 38 years. 76. Agelas 37 years. 113. Prymness 35 years. 148. Bacchis 35 years. 183. Agelas 30 years. 213. Eudemus 25 years. 238. Aristomedes 35 years. 273. Agemon 16 years. 289. Alexander 25 years. 314. Telestes 12 years. Total 326. Automemes 1 year. 327. after whom annual prytaneis for 7 years. Total 417. Aletes reigned as the 1st of the Corinthians for 38 years. And it was the year of the world 4423. Ixion reigned as the 2nd of the Corinthians for 38 years. And it was the year of the world 4461. Agelas reigned as the 3rd of the Corinthians for 35 years. And it was the year of the world 4499. 211 Prymness reigned as the 4th of the Corinthians for 35 years. And it was the year of the world 4534. Bacchis reigned as the 5th of the Corinthians for 35 years. from whom the kings after him were called Bacchiadae. And it was the year of the world 4569. Agelas reigned as the 6th of the Corinthians for 30 years. And it was the year of the world 4604.

SPORADICALLY The Pelasgians, 2nd, ruled the sea for 85 years. Neleus of the Peloponnesians and leading the Athenians, coming into Asia, founded the Ionian cities, having driven out the Carians. Homer, the great poet among the Greeks, some say was dominant before the return of the Heracleidae, others, around Eratosthenes, 100 years after the Trojan War, others, around Aristarchus, during the Ionian colonization, 100 years after, others, around Philochorus, at the time of the Ionian colonization, in the time of one of the life-archons at Athens, Archippus, 180 years after the Trojan War. others, around Apollodorus the Athenian, 240 years after the Trojan events. others a little before the Olympiads, about 400 years after the capture of Ilium, and others at the time of Archilochus around the 23rd Olympiad, about 500 years after the capture of Troy; and simply put, the time concerning him is in every way discordant among the ancients. SPORADICALLY Myrina, called Smyrna by some, was founded in Asia. Ephesus was founded in Asia by Andronicus. Cumae was founded in Italy. Carthage was founded by Carchedon the Tyrian, but according to others by Dido his daughter, 133 years after the Trojan War. Before this it was called Origo. Third, the Thracians ruled the sea for 79 years. 212 The Thracians, having crossed from the Strymon, occupied what is now Bithynia, but was then called Bebrycia. The Thracians were ruling the sea. Fourth, the Rhodians ruled the sea, but according to some, fifth, for 23 years. And according to some, Homer flourished. The Phrygians, fifth, ruled the sea for 25 years, but according to some, 6th.

YEARS OF THE WORLD Solomon son of David reigned over Israel for 40 years. And it was the

year of the world 4470. He built the first temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd year of his reign, where David his father had established Zion, building magnificently along with it also royal houses; and he made all the neighboring kings tribute-bearers. This man in divine and human wisdom, and in wealth and glory, surpassed all those before him, appearing great and beloved of God in his youth until he was turned aside to madness for women. The queen of the south came from afar to hear his wisdom, and having tested him with many problems and riddles she found him superior to all; from which, having learned from him the lawful constitution, the one under her wisely

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προσαγορεύεσθαι. μετὰ τοῦτον Ἀγέλας μὲν ἔτη λʹ, Εὔδημος δὲ ἔτη κεʹ, Ἀριστομήδης εʹ καὶ λʹ. 210 Οὗτος δὲ τελευτήσας ἀπέλιπεν υἱὸν Τελέστην παῖδα τὴν ἡλικίαν, οὗ τὴν κατὰ γένος βασιλείαν ἀφείλατο θεῖος ὢν καὶ ἐπίτροπος Ἀγήμων, ὃς ἦρξεν ἔτη ιςʹ. μετὰ τοῦτον κατέσχεν Ἀλέξανδρος ἔτη κεʹ. τοῦτον ἀνελὼν Τελέστης ὁ στερηθεὶς τῆς πατρῴας ἀρχῆς ἦρξεν ἔτη ιβʹ. τούτου δ' ὑπὸ τῶν συγγενῶν ἀναιρεθέντος Αὐτομένης μὲν ἦρξεν ἐνιαυτόν, οἱ δ' ἀπὸ Ἡρακλέους Βακχίδαι πλείους ὄντες διακοσίων κατέσχον τὴν ἀρχὴν καὶ κοινῇ μὲν προειστήκεισαν τῆς πόλεως ἅπαντες, ἐξ αὐτῶν δὲ ἕνα κατ' ἐνιαυ τὸν ᾑροῦντο πρύτανιν, ὃς τὴν τοῦ βασιλέως εἶχε τάξιν, ἐπὶ ἔτη ζʹ μέχρι τῆς Κυψέλου τυραννίδος, ὑφ' ἧς κατελύθησαν. Εἰσὶν οὖν οἵδε βασιλεῖς Κορινθίων Ἀλήτης ἔτη ληʹ. Ἰξίων ἔτη ληʹ. οςʹ. Ἀγέλας ἔτη λζʹ. ριγʹ. Πρύμνης ἔτη λέ. ρμηʹ. Βάκχις ἔτη λεʹ. ρπγʹ. Ἀγέλας ἔτη λʹ. σιγʹ. Εὔδημος ἔτη κεʹ. σληʹ. Ἀριστομήδης ἔτη λεʹ. σογʹ. Ἀγήμων ἔτη ιςʹ. σπθʹ. Ἀλέξανδρος ἔτη κεʹ. τιδʹ. Τελέστης ἔτη ιβʹ. ὁμοῦ τκςʹ. Αὐτομένης ἔτος αʹ. τκζʹ. μεθ' οὓς ἐνιαύσιοι πρυτάνεις ἔτη ζʹ. ὁμοῦ υιζʹ. Κορινθίων αʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀλήτης ἔτη ληʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δυκγʹ. Κορινθίων βʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰξίων ἔτη ληʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δυξαʹ. Κορινθίων γʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀγέλας ἔτη λεʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δυζθʹ. 211 Κορινθίων δʹ ἐβασίλευσε Πρύμνης ἔτη λεʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δφλδʹ. Κορινθίων εʹ ἐβασίλευσε Βάκχις ἔτη λεʹ. ἀφ' οὗ οἱ μετὰ αὐτὸν βασιλεῖς ἐκλήθησαν Βακχίδαι. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δφξθʹ. Κορινθίων ςʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀγέλας ἔτη λʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δχδʹ.

ΣΠΟΡΑ∆ΗΝ Πελασγοὶ βʹ ἐθαλασσοκράτησαν ἔτη πεʹ. Νειλεὺς Πελοποννησίων

καὶ Ἀθηναίων ἡγούμενος εἰς Ἀσίαν ἐλθὼν τὰς Ἰωνίας ᾤκισε πόλεις ἐκβαλὼν τοὺς Κᾶρας. Ὅμηρον τὸν παρ' Ἕλλησι μέγαν ποιητὴν οἱ μὲν πρὸ τῆς Ἡρακλειδῶν καθόδου φασὶ γεγονέναι περικρατήσαντα, οἱ δὲ περὶ Ἐρατοσθένην μετὰ ἔτη ρʹ τῶν Τρωικῶν, οἱ δὲ περὶ Ἀρίσταρχον κατὰ τὴν Ἰωνικὴν ἀποικίαν μετὰ ἔτη ρʹ, οἱ δὲ περὶ Φιλόχορον ἐπὶ τῆς Ἰωνικῆς ἀποικίας, καθ' ἕνα τῶν διὰ βίου ἀρχόντων Ἀθήνησιν Ἄρχιππον μετὰ τὰ Τρωικὰ ἔτεσιν ρπʹ. οἱ δὲ περὶ Ἀπολλόδωρον τὸν Ἀθηναῖον ὕστερον τῶν Ἰλιακῶν ἔτη σμʹ.ἄλλοι μικρὸν πρὸ τῶν ὀλυμπιάδων ἔτεσι υʹ ἐγγὺς μετὰ Ἰλίου ἅλωσιν, καὶ ἕτεροι κατὰ Ἀρχίλοχον περὶ τὴν κγʹ ὀλυμπιάδα μετὰ ἔτη φʹ που τῆς ἁλώσεως Τροίας· καὶ ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖν ὁ περὶ αὐτοῦ χρόνος πάντη τοῖς πα λαιοῖς ἀσύμφωνος. ΣΠΟΡΑ∆ΗΝ Μυρίνα ἡ παρά τισι Σμύρνα λεγομένη ἐκτίσθη ἐν Ἀσίᾳ. Ἔφεσος ἐκτίσθη ἐν Ἀσίᾳ ὑπὸ Ἀνδρονίκου. Κύμη ἐκτίσθη ἐν Ἰταλίᾳ. Καρχηδὼν ἐπεκτίσθη ὑπὸ Καρχηδόνος τοῦ Τυρίου, ὡς δ' ἄλλοι ὑπὸ ∆ι δοῦς τῆς ἐκείνου θυγατρὸς μετὰ τὰ Τρωικὰ ἔτεσιν ρλγʹ. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ πρὸ τούτου Ὀριγώ. Τρίτοι ἐθαλασσοκράτησαν Θρᾷκες ἔτη οθʹ. 212 Θρᾷκες ἀπὸ Στρυμῶνος διαβάντες κατέσχον τὴν νῦν Βιθυνίαν, τότε δὲ Βεβρυκίαν καλουμένην. Θρᾷκες ἐθαλασσοκράτουν. Τέταρτοι ἐθαλασσοκράτησαν Ῥόδιοι, κατὰ δέ τινας πέμπτοι, ἔτη κγʹ. Κατὰ δέ τινας Ὅμηρος ἤκμαζε. Φρύγες πέμπτοι ἐθαλασσοκράτησαν ἔτη κεʹ, κατὰ δέ τινας ςʹ.

ΚΟΣΜΟΥ ΕΤΗ Σολομὼν υἱὸς ∆αβὶδ ἐβασίλευσε τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ ἔτη μʹ. τοῦ δὲ

κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δυοʹ. Αὐτὸς τὸν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ πρῶτον ναὸν ᾠκοδόμησε τῷ βʹ ἔτει τῆς βασι λείας αὐτοῦ, ἔνθα ὁ ∆αβὶδ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ τὴν Σιὼν ἐπήξατο, σὺν αὐτῷ καὶ βασιλικοὺς οἴκους ἐκπρεπῶς δειμάμενος· πάντας τε τοὺς πλησιοχώ ρους βασιλεῖς δωροφόρους ἐκτήσατο. Οὗτος ἐν σοφίᾳ θείᾳ καὶ ἀνθρωπίνῃ πλούτῳ τε καὶ δόξῃ πάντας τοὺς πρὸ αὐτοῦ ὑπερῆρε, μέγας καὶ θεοφιλὴς ἐν νεότητι φανεὶς ἕως τοῦ παρατρα πῆναι εἰς γυναικομανίαν. οὗ τὴν σοφίαν βασίλισσα νότου πόρρωθεν ἦλθεν ἀκοῦσαι, καὶ πολλοῖς προβλήμασι καὶ αἰνίγμασι τοῦτον πειράσασα πάν των ηὗρεν ἀνώτερον· ὅθεν καὶ τὴν νομικὴν πολιτείαν ἐξ αὐτοῦ μαθοῦσα τὸν ὑπ' αὐτῇ συνετῶς