Egypt in the fift year of Rehoboam to invade the nations & died 25 years
after Solomon; that the Argonautic expedition was about 43 years after
the death of Solomon; that Troy was taken about 76 or 78 years after the
death of Solomon; that the Phenicians of Tyre were driven from the Red Sea
by the Edomites about 87 years after the death of Solomon, & within two
or three years began to make long viages upon the Mediterranean, sailing
to Spain & beyond under a commander whom for his industry conduct &
discoveries they honoured with the names of Melcartus & Hercules; that
the return of the Heraclides into Peloponesus [sic] was about 158 years after
the death of Solomon; that Lycurgus the Legislator reigned at Sparta &
gave the three Disks to the Olympic treasury Anno 1 Olymp. 18 or 273 years
after the death of Solomon, the Quinquertium being at that time added
to the Olympic games; that the Greeks began soon after to build Trire-
mes, & to send colonies into Sicily & Italy, which gave \the name/ of Græcia magna to those countries; that the first Messenian warr ended about 350 years
after the death of Solomon Anno 1 Olymp. 37; that Phidon was contempora-
ry to Solon & presided in the Olympic games in the 49^th Olympiad, that
is, 397 years after the death of Solomon; that Draco was Archon and
made his laws An. 1 Olymp. 52, & Solon An. 3, Olymp. 54; & that Solon visit-
ed Cræsus Ann. 3 Olymp. 57, or 433 years after the death of Solomon; & Sardes
was taken by Cyrus 438 years, & Babylon by Cyrus 443 years, & Ecbatane
by Cyrus 445 years after the death of Solomon. And these periods being
settled they become a foundation for building the chronology of the an-
cient times upon them: & nothing more remains for settling such a chronology than to make these periods a little exacter if it can be, & to
shew how the rest of the antiquities of Greece, Egypt, Assyria, Chaldæa,
& Media may suit therewith.

Whilst Bacchus made his expedition into India, Theseus left Ariadne
in the Island Naxus or Dia as above, & succeeded his father Ægeus at Athens
& upon the return of Bacchus from India Ariadne became his mistress,
& accompanied him in his triumphs. And this was about ten years after
the death of Solomon. And from that time reigned eight kings in Athens,
viz Theseus, Menestheus, Demophoon, Oxintes, Aphidas, Thymetes,
Melanthus, & Codrus. These Kings at 19 years a piece one with another
might take up about 152 years, & end about 44 years before the
Olympiads. Then reigned twelve Archons for life, w^ch at 14 or 15
years a piece (the State being change unstable) might take up about
174 years & end Anno 2 Olymp. 33. Then reigned seven decennial
Archons, w^ch are usually recconed at y seventy years. But some of
them dying in their regency they might not take up above forty years,
& so end about Ann. 2 Olymp. 43:. about which time began the second
Messenian warr. These decennial Archons were followed by the
Annual Archons, amongst whom were the Legislators Draco & Solon.
Soon after the death of Codrus, his second Son Neleus, not bearing the reign
of his lame brother Medon at Athens, retired into Asia & was followed
by his younger brothers Androcles & Cyaretus & many others. These
had the name of Ionians from Ion the son of Xuthus who commanded
the army of the Athenians at the death of Erechtheus, & gave the name
of Ionia to the country which they invaded. And about 20 or 25 years
after the death of Codrus, these new colonies being now Lords of Ionia
set up over themselves a common Council called Panionium & composed
of counsellors sent from twelve of their cities, Miletus, Myus, Priene,
Ephesus, Colophon, Lebedus, Teos, Clazomene, Phocæa, Samos; Chius, & Ery-
thræa. And this was the Ionic Migration.

1 When the Greeks & Latines were forming their technical thronology,
there were great disputes about the antiquity of Rome. The Greeks made it
much older than the Olympiads. Some of them said it was built by Æneas, o-
thers by Romus the son or grandson of Æneas, others, by Romus the son or grand-
son of Latinus King of the aborigines, others by Romus the son of Vlysses or
of Ascanius or of Italus. And some of the Latines at first fell in with
the opinion of the Greeks, saying that it was built by Romulus the son or grand-