Georgius Syncellus, Chronographical Selection

Abasileutos reigned 2 years. And it was the year 4807 of the world. The 8th of the Chaldeans, Belibos, reigned 3 years. And it was the year 4809 of the world. The 9th of the Chaldeans, Aparanadisos, reigned 6 years. And it was the year 4812 of the world. The 10th of the Chaldeans, Erigebalos, reigned 1 year. And it was the year 4818 of the world. The 11th of the Chaldeans, Mesesimordakos, reigned 4 years. And it was the year 4819 of the world. The 12th of the Chaldeans, another Abasileutos, reigned 8 years. And it was the year 4823 of the world. The 13th of the Chaldeans, Isarindinos, reigned 13 years. And it was the year 4831 of the world. The 14th of the Chaldeans, Saosdouchinos, reigned 9 years. And it was the year 4844 of the world. The 15th of the Chaldeans, Kineladan, reigned 14 years. And it was the year 4853 of the world. The 16th of the Chaldeans, Nabopalasaros, reigned 21 years, the father of Nebuchadnezzar, but according to others, 25 years. And it was the year 4867 of the world. Alexander Polyhistor calls this man Sardanapalus, having sent to 249 Astyages, satrap of Media, and having taken his daughter Amyitis as a bride for his son Nebuchadnezzar. This man, having been sent as a general by Sarakos the king of the Chaldeans, marches against this same Sarakos at Ninus; terrified by his assault, Sarakos burned himself along with the palace, and this same Nabopalasaros, the father of Nebuchadnezzar, took over the rule of the Chaldeans and of Babylon.

KINGS OF THE EGYPTIANS The 81st of the Egyptians, Nechao, reigned 8 years. And of the world

was the year 4854 of the world. The 82nd of the Egyptians, Psammetichos, reigned 14 years. And it was the year 4862 of the world. The 83rd of the Egyptians, Nechao II Pharaoh, reigned 9 years. And it was the year 4876 of the world. The 84th of the Egyptians, another Psammouthis, also called Psammetichos, reigned 17 years. And it was the year 4885 of the world. The 85th of the Egyptians, Ouaphris, reigned 34 years. And it was the year 4002 of the world. The 86th of the Egyptians, Amosis, reigned 50 years. And it was the year 4036 of the world. Until the year 4086 the kingdom of the Egyptians, having lasted from the cosmic year 2776 in 10 dynasties, with 86 kings, for 2211 years, was overthrown by Cambyses during the reign of the 86th king of the country of Mestraia, that is Egypt, Amosis, starting from their first, Mestraim, who is also Menes. For during his reign, Cambyses subjugated Egypt with arms and mighty battles after it had revolted from its rule over it, where also, having found Pythagoras visiting for the sake of philosophy, he carries him off with the prisoners to Persia, at which time they say he went to the Chaldeans and pursued the wisdom among them, and again departing from there, proceeded to Italy, having fled his homeland Samos because of Polycrates the tyrant, and lived out his life having established the Italic school. 250 And Egypt remained under the Persians still until Darius son of Xerxes. It is therefore the 27th dynasty, during which the Persians ruled from the 5th year of Cambyses. KINGS OF THE ROMANS The 17th of the Romans, Numa Pompilius, reigned 41 years. And it was the year 4780 of the world. Numa, having become king of Rome after Romulus, first introduced laws to the Romans. This same man built the Capitol from its foundations. This same man added two months to the year, both January and February, the year before this having been designated as ten months long. This same man also gave coinage, wooden and leather and clay asses. The 18th of the Romans, Tullus Hostilius, reigned 32 years. And it was the year 4821 of the world. This man is also called Silvius by some. They say that he was the first among the kings of the Romans to wear purple and to hold a staff. When his house was burned down, he died, being burned up by a thunderbolt. But some other historians place him fourth or fifth from Romulus, placing Ancus Marcius after Numa before him, and Priscus Tarquinius and Silvius Tullus, and after these, Tullus Hostilius. KINGS OF THE ATHENIANS The 30th of the Athenians, Alcmaeon, reigned 2 years. And it was the year 4729 of the world. 251 Upon

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ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀβασίλευτος ἔτη βʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωζʹ. Χαλδαίων ηʹ ἐβασίλευσε Βήλιβος ἔτη γʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωθʹ. Χαλδαίων θʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀπαρανάδισος ἔτη ςʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωιβʹ. Χαλδαίων ιʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἠριγέβαλος ἔτος αʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωιηʹ. Χαλδαίων ιαʹ ἐβασίλευσε Μεσησιμόρδακος ἔτη δʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωιθʹ. Χαλδαίων ιβʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀβασίλευτος ἄλλος ἔτη ηʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωκγʹ. Χαλδαίων ιγʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰσαρινδῖνος ἔτη ιγʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωλαʹ. Χαλδαίων ιδʹ ἐβασίλευσε Σαοσδουχῖνος ἔτη θʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωμδʹ. Χαλδαίων ιεʹ ἐβασίλευσε Κινηλαδὰν ἔτη ιδʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωνγʹ. Χαλδαίων ιςʹ ἐβασίλευσε Ναβοπαλάσαρος ἔτη καʹ, ὁ πατὴρ τοῦ Ναβουχοδονόσωρ, κατὰ δὲ ἄλλους ἔτη κεʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωξζʹ. Τοῦτον ὁ Πολυίστωρ Ἀλέξανδρος Σαρδανάπαλον καλεῖ πέμψαντα πρὸς 249 Ἀστυάγην σατράπην Μηδείας καὶ τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ Ἀμυΐτην λαβόντα νύμφην εἰς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ Ναβουχοδονόσωρ. οὗτος στρατηγὸς ὑπὸ Σάρακος τοῦ Χαλδαίων βασιλέως σταλείς, κατὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ Σάρακος εἰς Νίνον ἐπιστρατεύει· οὗ τὴν ἔφοδον πτοηθεὶς ὁ Σάρακος ἑαυτὸν σὺν τοῖς βασιλείοις ἐνέπρησε, καὶ τὴν ἀρχὴν Χαλδαίων καὶ Βαβυλῶνος παρέλαβεν ὁ αὐτὸς Ναβοπαλάσαρος ὁ τοῦ Ναβουχοδονόσωρ πατήρ.

ΑΙΓΥΠΤΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Αἰγυπτίων παʹ ἐβασίλευσε Νεχαῶ ἔτη ηʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου

ἦν ἔτος δωνδʹ. Αἰγυπτίων πβʹ ἐβασίλευσε Ψαμμήτιχος ἔτη ιδʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωξβʹ. Αἰγυπτίων πγʹ ἐβασίλευσε Νεχαῶ βʹ Φαραῶ ἔτη θʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωοςʹ. Αἰγυπτίων πδʹ ἐβασίλευσε Ψάμμουθις ἕτερος ὁ καὶ Ψαμμήτιχος ἔτη ιζʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωπεʹ. Αἰγυπτίων πεʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Οὔαφρις ἔτη λδʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δβʹ. Αἰγυπτίων πςʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἄμωσις ἔτη νʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δλςʹ. Ἕως τοῦ δπςʹ χρόνου ἡ τῶν Αἰγυπτίων βασιλεία διαρκέσασα ἀπὸ τοῦ βψοςʹ κοσμικοῦ ἔτους ἐν δυναστείαις ιʹ, βασιλεῦσι δὲ πςʹ, ἔτεσι βσιαʹ, ὑπὸ Καμβύσου καθῃρέθη ἐπὶ τοῦ πςʹ βασιλεύσαντος τῆς Μεστραίας ἤτοι Αἰγύπτου χώρας Ἀμώσεως ἀπὸ τοῦ αʹ αὐτῶν Μεστραῒμ τοῦ καὶ Μηνέως. ἐπὶ τούτου γὰρ ἀποστᾶσαν τῆς κατ' αὐτὸν ἀρχῆς τὴν Αἴγυπτον ὅπλοις καὶ μάχαις κρατεραῖς ὑπηγάγετο Καμβύσης ταύτην, ἔνθα καὶ Πυθαγόραν εὑρὼν ἐπιξενωθέντα διὰ φιλοσοφίαν σὺν τοῖς αἰχμαλώτοις εἰς Πέρσας τελεῖ, ἡνίκα φασὶν αὐτὸν εἰς Χαλδαίους ἐλθεῖν καὶ τὴν παρ' ἐκείνοις σοφίαν μετελθεῖν καὶ πάλιν ἐκεῖθεν ἀναζεύξαντα εἰς Ἰταλίαν χωρῆσαι, φυγόντα τὴν πατρίδα Σάμον διὰ Πολυκράτην τὸν τύραννον, καὶ διαζῆσαι τὴν Ἰταλικὴν διατριβὴν συστησάμενον. 250 Ἔμεινε δὲ ἡ Αἴγυπτος ὑπὸ Πέρσας ἔτι ἕως ∆αρείου τοῦ Ξέρξου. ἔστιν οὖν κζʹ δυναστεία, καθ' ἣν Πέρσαι ἐκράτησαν ἀπὸ εʹ ἔτους Καμ βύσου. ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Ῥωμαίων ιζʹ ἐβασίλευσε Νουμᾶς Πομπίλιος ἔτη μαʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δψπʹ. Νουμᾶς μετὰ Ῥωμύλον βασιλεύσας Ῥώμης πρῶτος νόμους Ῥωμαίοιςεἰσήγαγεν. ὁ αὐτὸς τὸ Καπετώλιον ἐκ θεμελίων ᾠκοδόμησεν. ὁ αὐτὸς τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ δύο μῆνας προσέθηκε, τόν τε Ἰανουάριον καὶ τὸν Φεβρουάριον, δεκαμηνιαίου τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ πρὸ τούτου χρηματίζοντος. ὁ αὐτὸς καὶ γογγιάριον ἔδωκεν, ἀσσάρια ξύλινα καὶ σκύτινα καὶ ὀστράκινα. Ῥωμαίων ιηʹ ἐβασίλευσε Τοῦλλος Ὁστίλιος ἔτη λβʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δωκαʹ. Οὗτος καὶ Σίλβιος παρά τισι λέγεται. τοῦτόν φασι πρῶτον περιβα λέσθαι πορφύραν ἐν βασιλεῦσι Ῥωμαίων καὶ ῥάβδον κατασχεῖν. οὗτος τῆς οἰκίας αὐτῷ καταφλεχθείσης σκηπτῷ συγκαυσθεὶς τελευτᾷ. Ἄλλοι δέ τινες τῶν ἱστορικῶν τέταρτον αὐτὸν ἀπὸ Ῥωμύλου τάττουσιν ἢ εʹ, Ἀγκῶνα Μαρκίωνα μετὰ Νουμᾶν προτάττοντες αὐτοῦ καὶ Πρίσκον Ταρκύνιον καὶ Σίλβιον Τοῦλλον, καὶ μετὰ τούτους τὸν Τοῦλλον Ὁστίλιον. ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΣ Ἀθηναίων λʹ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀλκμαίων ἔτη βʹ. τοῦ δὲ κόσμου ἦν ἔτος δψκθʹ. 251 Ἐπὶ