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and_o that_o not_o altogether_o without_o reason_n if_o it_o be_v understand_v in_o reference_n of_o its_o total_a destruction_n nevertheless_o jud._n nevertheless_o l._n 8._o c._n 18._o de_fw-fr bell._n jud._n josephus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v take_v five_o several_a time_n before_o it_o be_v destroy_v by_o titus_n jerusalem_n say_v he_o be_v take_v five_o time_n before_o by_o asoch_n the_o egyptian_a king_n and_o after_o he_o by_o antiochus_n then_o by_o pompey_n and_o after_o these_o by_o herod_n and_o sosias_n who_o preserve_v the_o city_n but_o before_o that_o time_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n have_v lay_v it_o quite_o desolate_a which_o sufficient_o contradict_v that_o vainglorious_a inscription_n mention_v by_o 154._o by_o inscr_n ant._n fol._n 154._o justus_n lipsius_n which_o be_v as_o follow_v imp._n tito_n caesari_n divi_z vespasiani_n f._n vespasiano_n aug_n pontifici_fw-la maximo_fw-la trib_o pot_n x._o imp._n xvii_o cos._n viii_o p._n p._n principi_fw-la svo_fw-la s._n p._n q._n r._n quod_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la patris_fw-la consiliisque_fw-la et_fw-la auspiciis_fw-la gentem_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la domuit_fw-la et_fw-la uâ—bem_fw-la hierosolymam_fw-la omnibus_fw-la â—â—â—te_n se._n ducibus_fw-la regibus_fw-la gentibusque_fw-la aut_fw-la frustra_fw-la petitam_fw-la aut_fw-la omnino_fw-la intentatam_fw-la delevit_fw-la §_o 7._o the_o temple_n destroy_v by_o titus_n be_v general_o temple_n the_o temple_n destroy_v by_o titus_n be_v the_o 2_o do_v temple_n call_v the_o second_o temple_n for_o though_o according_a to_o ant._n to_o l._n 15._o c._n 14._o ant._n josephus_n herod_n do_v demolish_v the_o temple_n and_o build_v a_o new_a one_o instead_o of_o it_o yet_o this_o be_v do_v only_o with_o a_o intention_n to_o render_v the_o structure_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o more_o magnificent_a and_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o its_o interior_a part_n be_v therefore_o not_o call_v the_o 3d_o but_o the_o second_o temple_n §_o 8._o josephus_n affirm_v that_o in_o 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highpriest_n for_o which_o reason_n i_o prefer_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o call_v this_o epocha_n the_o aera_fw-la of_o principality_n because_o after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n his_o empire_n be_v divide_v into_o many_o principality_n §_o 3._o the_o arabian_n call_v this_o epocha_n of_o seleucus_n arabian_n this_o epocha_n be_v call_v therick_n dhilcarnain_n â—â—_o the_o arabian_n therick_n dhilcarnain_n and_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o horn_a epocha_n christmannus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o arabian_n and_o greek_n have_v call_v alexander_n the_o horned_a as_o be_v monarch_n both_o of_o orient_a and_o occident_n wilhelmus_fw-la schickardus_n and_o other_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v call_v thus_o because_o he_o vanquish_v darius_n codomannus_n who_o by_o 8._o by_o c._n 8._o daniel_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o ram._n but_o scaliger_n opinion_n seem_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o rest_n who_o derive_v this_o denomination_n from_o thence_o that_o alexander_n be_v repute_v the_o true_a son_n of_o jupiter_n ammon_n and_o the_o supposititious_a son_n of_o philip_n for_o according_a to_o schickardus_n himself_o the_o arabian_n use_v to_o call_v those_o that_o pimp_v for_o their_o wife_n and_o educate_v bastard_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o their_o own_o child_n horn-beast_n §_o 4._o joseph_n scaliger_n and_o temp._n and_o l._n 10._o c._n 43._o de_fw-fr doct._n temp._n dionysius_n petavius_n tisri_n whether_o the_o author_n of_o the_o 2_o book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n begin_v always_o these_o year_n from_o the_o month_n tisri_n maintain_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o 2d_o book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n constant_o begin_v the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n with_o the_o month_n tisri_n but_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 2d_o book_n of_o the_o 37._o the_o c._n 15._o v._n 37._o maccabeans_n that_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o the_o 13_o
day_n of_o the_o 12_o month_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v which_o month_n be_v call_v in_o the_o syrian_a tongue_n adar_n this_o contradict_v the_o opinion_n of_o scaliger_n and_o petavius_n for_o if_o at_o that_o time_n the_o month_n of_o adar_n be_v the_o last_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la be_v the_o first_o they_o begin_v their_o year_n with_o the_o spring_n for_o the_o rest_n those_o author_n who_o mention_v this_o epocha_n make_v use_v sometime_o of_o the_o nabonassarean_a year_n sometime_o of_o the_o julian_n year_n of_o which_o see_v temp._n see_v l._n 10._o c._n 40._o de_fw-fr doct._n temp._n dionysius_n petavius_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o epocha_n and_o time_n of_o the_o asmonean_n who_o be_v afterward_o call_v maccabeans_n 1._o this_o epocha_n must_v be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o true_a succession_n of_o mattathias_n judas_n maccabeus_n jonathan_n simon_n etc._n etc._n as_o express_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n and_o by_o josephus_n 2._o mattathias_n begin_v to_o be_v famous_a about_o that_o time_n when_o antioc_n epipha_n 3._o the_o same_o mateathias_n die_v in_o the_o 146th_o year_n of_o the_o grecian_a epocha_n 70._o epocha_n 1_o mac._n 2._o v._n 70._o 4._o in_o the_o 148th_o year_n of_o the_o same_o epocha_n judas_n maccabeus_n son_n of_o mattathias_n render_v himself_o famous_a by_o restore_v the_o levitical_a service_n among_o the_o jew_n 52._o jew_n 1_o mac_n 4._o v._o 52._o 5._o in_o the_o 152_o do_v year_n of_o the_o grecian_a epocha_n jud._n maccab._n be_v slay_v in_o the_o battle_n fight_v against_o bacchides_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o brother_n jonathan_n 28._o jonathan_n 1_o mac._n 9_o v._n 3._o 18._o 28._o 6._o jonathan_n be_v murder_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o tryphon_n 48._o tryphon_n 1_o mac._n 12._o five_o 48._o simon_n his_o brother_n be_v make_v prince_n over_o the_o jew_n and_o fight_v with_o such_o success_n against_o the_o gentile_n that_o it_o be_v under_o his_o government_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n 42._o jew_n 1_o mac._n 1â—_n v._o 41_o 42._o in_o the_o 170th_o year_n the_o israelite_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o yoke_n impose_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o heathen_n and_o from_o that_o time_n on_o they_o use_v to_o write_v in_o their_o inscription_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o simon_n the_o chief_z highpriest_n general_z and_z prince_z of_o the_o jew_n 7._o the_o 172_o d_o year_n of_o the_o grecian_a epocha_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 3_o d_o year_n of_o simon_n the_o chief_a highpriest_n 27._o highpriest_n 1_o mac._n 1â—_n v._o 27._o 8._o the_o epocha_n of_o simon_n begin_v with_o the_o ecclesiastical_a year_n or_o in_o the_o spring_n â—1_n spring_n 1_o mac._n 13._o v._o â—1_n 9_o the_o last_o of_o the_o asmonean_a race_n be_v antigonus_n the_o son_n of_o aristobulus_n the_o brother_n of_o hyrcanus_n who_o antonius_n cause_v to_o be_v nail_v to_o the_o cross_n which_o be_v the_o first_o instance_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o execution_n of_o a_o king_n among_o the_o roman_n and_o after_o he_o have_v be_v well_o scourge_v to_o be_v strangle_v see_v 29._o see_v l._n 14._o antiqu._n c_o 29._o jos_n and_o â—9_n and_o l._n â—9_n dio._n 10._o the_o government_n of_o the_o asmonean_n till_o the_o death_n of_o antigonus_n last_v 126_o year_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o herodes_n surname_v the_o great_a see_v jud._n see_v l._n 14._o c._n ult_n l._n 15._o c._n 1._o ant._n l._n 1._o c._n 13_o de_fw-fr bel._n jud._n jos_n and_o hierosol_n and_o l._n 1._o c._n 3._o de_fw-fr excid_n hierosol_n hegesippus_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o asmonean_a race_n flourish_v about_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4548_o cycl_n ☉_o 12._o ☽_o 7._o at_o which_o time_n mattathias_n die_v that_o in_o the_o 4549th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n jud._n maccab._n acquire_v immortal_a glory_n among_o the_o jew_n by_o restore_v their_o public_a service_n and_o that_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4555_o and_o last_o that_o the_o epocha_n of_o simon_n have_v its_o beginning_n in_o the_o year_n 4571_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n how_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n may_v epocha_n how_o to_o find_v out_o any_o year_n of_o these_o epocha_n be_v convenient_o connect_v with_o the_o year_n of_o these_o epocha_n be_v sufficient_o evident_a from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o this_o point_n in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n to_o wit_n for_o the_o year_n since_o the_o death_n of_o mattathias_n must_v be_v subtract_v 4547_o year_n for_o the_o year_n since_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o levitical_a service_n by_o judas_n 4548_o year_n and_o for_o the_o year_n of_o the_o epocha_n institute_v in_o honour_n of_o simon_n must_v be_v subtract_v 4570_o year_n and_o three_o month_n etc._n etc._n §_o 1._o the_o word_n of_o josephus_n where_o he_o relate_v the_o family_n of_o mattathias_n be_v asmonean_n the_o derivation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o asmonean_n ambiguous_a some_o have_v make_v the_o word_n asmonean_a a_o proper_a name_n other_o a_o appellative_a it_o be_v i_o think_v sufficient_a for_o we_o to_o know_v that_o the_o word_n asmonean_a signify_v as_o much_o in_o the_o hebrew_n as_o great_a man_n and_o governor_n in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v explain_v by_o rabbi_n kimchi_n §_o 2._o many_o who_o insist_v upon_o the_o promise_n of_o descend_v of_o which_o tribe_n the_o asmonean_n be_v descend_v the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n will_v have_v the_o asmonean_n descend_v from_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v genebrardus_n and_o baronius_n but_o the_o last_o of_o these_o two_o have_v change_v his_o opinion_n in_o his_o last_o edition_n of_o his_o annal_n it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n 29._o maccabeans_n 1_o mac._n 2._o v._n 1._o c._n 14._o v._n 29._o that_o the_o asmonean_a family_n be_v descend_v from_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n which_o be_v likewise_o agreeable_a to_o the_o genealogy_n of_o josephus_n 8._o josephus_n l._n 12._o c._n 8._o what_o be_v allege_v by_o some_o of_o the_o asmonean_a race_n to_o be_v descend_v on_o the_o mother_n side_n from_o the_o family_n of_o david_n be_v of_o no_o great_a consequence_n it_o be_v not_o customary_a among_o the_o jew_n to_o let_v the_o succession_n pass_v to_o the_o female_n §_o 3._o judas_n the_o son_n of_o mattathias_n be_v the_o first_o afterward_o how_o they_o be_v call_v maccabeans_n afterward_o who_o be_v surname_v the_o maccabean_a 3._o maccabean_a 1_o mac._n 2._o v._n 3._o but_o concern_v the_o interpretation_n of_o this_o word_n there_o be_v diverse_a opinion_n cab._n opinion_n l._n 3._o art_n cab._n johan_n reuchlinus_n and_o serrarius_n will_v have_v it_o to_o have_v be_v a_o inscription_n in_o the_o great_a standard_n of_o judah_n and_o to_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o god_n and_o that_o judas_n from_o thence_o have_v receive_v the_o surname_n of_o maccabean_a but_o misc_n but_o l._n 2._o 13._o misc_n fullerus_n interpret_v it_o through_o i_o be_v the_o plague_n to_o wit_n in_o reference_n of_o the_o refractory_a gentile_n and_o apostate_n §_o 4._o many_o learned_a man_n be_v of_o opinion_n asmonean_n the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n before_o the_o asmonean_n that_o the_o supreme_a administration_n of_o the_o government_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o lodge_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o asmonean_a family_n but_o contrary_a to_o truth_n for_o 8._o for_o l._n 20._o c._n 8._o josephus_n say_v express_o that_o after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o command_n of_o cyrus_n jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedec_n be_v highpriest_n who_o say_v he_o and_o who_o posterity_n in_o all_o fifteen_o govern_v the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n till_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n eupator_n st._n i_o 21._o i_o in_o jer._n c._n 22._o in_o ez._n c._n 21._o consent_v with_o josephus_n and_o ez._n and_o in_o c._n 1._o ez._n lyra_n have_v the_o follow_a word_n god_n govern_v his_o people_n after_o they_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n by_o three_o different_a form_n of_o government_n first_o by_o the_o judge_n of_o which_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n second_o by_o the_o king_n of_o which_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n three_o by_o the_o high-priest_n from_o their_o return_n out_o of_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n till_o christ_n and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a what_o be_v relate_v by_o 8._o by_o l._n 11._o c._n 8._o josephus_n that_o when_o alexander_n the_o great_a stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o tyrus_n he_o direct_v his_o letter_n write_v for_o that_o purpose_n to_o jaddua_n the_o
then_o highpriest_n chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o antiochian_a epocha_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a character_n of_o the_o antiochian_a epocha_n be_v 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v coincident_a with_o that_o time_n when_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n be_v fight_v where_o pompey_n be_v army_n be_v put_v to_o a_o entire_a rout_n and_o he_o himself_o slay_v soon_o after_o through_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o septimus_n salvius_n and_o achillus_n 2._o the_o 2_o d_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o emperor_n leo_n be_v the_o 506th_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o year_n to_o wit_n on_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o month_n gorpiaeus_n the_o same_o with_o the_o month_n of_o september_n by_o the_o roman_n happen_v a_o great_a earthquake_n which_o shake_v almost_o all_o the_o house_n of_o the_o new_a city_n according_a to_o 12._o to_o l._n 2._o c._n 12._o evagrius_n 3._o in_o the_o 150th_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o trajan_n there_o happen_v another_o most_o terrible_a earthquake_n mention_v by_o the_o same_o evagrius_n 4._o in_o the_o 575th_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o xanticus_n our_o first_o of_o april_n the_o emperor_n justin_n be_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n constitute_v justinian_n his_o sister_n son_n his_o consort_n in_o the_o empire_n according_a to_o the_o same_o 9_o same_o l._n 4._o c._n 9_o evagrius_n 5._o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 1969th_o year_n of_o abraham_n euseb_n upon_o which_o year_n eusebius_n speak_v concern_v the_o antiochian_a computation_n 6._o in_o the_o same_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n begin_v likewise_o the_o first_o indiction_n which_o be_v follow_v afterward_o by_o other_o as_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o scaliger_n so_o that_o the_o antiochian_a year_n divide_v by_o 15_o the_o residue_n show_v the_o true_a character_n of_o the_o cycle_n of_o indiction_n from_o these_o and_o other_o character_n but_o especial_o those_o remark_v by_o evagrius_n it_o may_v be_v conclude_v that_o this_o aera_fw-la begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4665_o cycl_n ☉_o 17._o ☽_o 10._o in_o autumn_n if_o therefore_o 4664_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v epocha_n any_o certain_a year_n give_v of_o the_o julian_n period_n to_o fâ—â—d_n out_o the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o antiochian_a epocha_n §_o 1._o in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o alexandria_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o liberty_n be_v proclaim_v at_o antiochia_n autumn_n this_o epocha_n begin_v in_o autumn_n on_o the_o 20_o day_n of_o may_n which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o antiochian_a liberty_n have_v its_o beginning_n before_o the_o battle_n fight_v betwixt_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n be_v according_a to_o the_o testimony_n g._n testimony_n l._n 3._o b._n g._n of_o caesar_n himself_o fight_v when_o it_o be_v near_o harvest-time_n but_o most_o of_o the_o best_a chronologer_n agree_v in_o this_o point_n that_o this_o epocha_n have_v its_o beginning_n not_o in_o the_o spring_n but_o in_o the_o autumn_n next_o precede_v the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n for_o which_o reason_n scaliger_n and_o calvisius_n appoint_v the_o first_o day_n of_o october_n for_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n which_o in_o my_o opinion_n will_v have_v be_v better_a on_o the_o 22d_o of_o september_n this_o have_v be_v ancient_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o indiction_n §_o 2._o john_n christopherson_n a_o englishman_n a_o famous_a 〈◊〉_d why_o this_o epocha_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interpreter_n of_o the_o ancient_a grecian_n have_v translate_v the_o word_n of_o evagrius_n where_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o year_n in_o which_o antiochia_n receive_v its_o name_n but_o quite_o beyond_o the_o purpose_n antiochia_n have_v receive_v its_o name_n above_o 260_o year_n before_o this_o epocha_n from_o antiochus_n beside_o that_o the_o greek_a word_n do_v not_o admit_v of_o this_o explication_n the_o opinion_n therefore_o of_o scaliger_n appear_v most_o probable_a that_o thereby_o they_o have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o cycle_n of_o indiction_n which_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n chap._n xxxv_o of_o the_o julian_n epocha_n the_o julian_n epocha_n begin_v with_o the_o correction_n of_o the_o calendar_n which_o be_v begin_v 1._o when_o caesar_n then_o high-pontiff_a be_v the_o three_o time_n and_o em._n lepidus_n consul_n of_o rome_n according_a to_o nat_n to_o c._n 2._o de_fw-fr die_fw-fr nat_n cens_fw-la and_o dio._n 2._o the_o julian_n year_n owe_v their_o offspring_n to_o the_o four_o consulship_n of_o caesar_n according_a to_o the_o same_o cen_n loc._n cit._n 3._o the_o 283_o d_o julian_n year_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o same_o year_n that_o ulpius_n and_o ponticanus_n be_v consul_n at_o rome_n and_o with_o the_o year_n since_o the_o building_n of_o the_o city_n 991_o according_a to_o cens_fw-la cap._n 21._o from_o whence_o we_o conclude_v that_o the_o first_o julian_n year_n begin_v on_o the_o first_o of_o january_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4669_o cycl_n ☉_o 21._o ☽_o 14._o and_o that_o consequent_o the_o precede_a 4663th_o year_n be_v the_o year_n of_o confusion_n if_o therefore_o 4668_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o any_o certain_a give_v year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o epocha_n any_o certain_a year_n give_v of_o the_o jul._n period_n to_o find_v out_o the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n and_o if_o to_o the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n the_o beforementioned_a number_n of_o year_n be_v add_v the_o product_n easy_o show_v the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o jvlius_fw-la caesar_n find_v that_o the_o pontiff_n of_o year_n why_o caesar_n alter_v the_o form_n of_o the_o year_n rome_n who_o care_n it_o be_v to_o intercalate_n the_o year_n which_o be_v to_o be_v lunae-solar_a year_n have_v abuse_v their_o authority_n and_o manage_v this_o intercalation_n according_a to_o their_o own_o conveniency_n and_o to_o oblige_v their_o friend_n according_a as_o they_o be_v incline_v to_o lay_v down_o soon_o or_o late_a their_o magistracy_n resolve_v to_o correct_v this_o corruption_n of_o which_o see_v censorinus_n §_o 2._o gest_n 2._o lib._n 26._o rer._n gest_n ammianus_n marcellinus_n give_v a_o account_n affect_v how_o this_o be_v affect_v at_o large_a how_o caesar_n proceed_v in_o the_o correction_n of_o the_o old_a calendar_n the_o sum_n and_o whole_a basis_n of_o which_o be_v that_o sosigenes_n do_v make_v the_o solar_a tropic_a year_n consist_v of_o 365_o day_n and_o 6_o hour_n but_o that_o the_o 6_o hour_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v till_o all_o together_o they_o make_v up_o one_o day_n which_o be_v to_o be_v add_v to_o the_o four_o year_n on_o the_o 22d_o of_o february_n so_o that_o this_o interval_n of_o 48_o hour_n be_v to_o be_v account_v for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o day_n of_o which_o see_v also_o celsus_n §_o 3._o the_o year_n of_o romulus_n begin_v with_o the_o year_n how_o the_o month_n be_v order_v in_o the_o julian_n year_n month_n of_o march_n according_a to_o the_o poet_n martis_n erat_fw-la primus_fw-la mensis_fw-la venerisque_fw-la secunduâ—_n haec_fw-la generis_fw-la princeps_fw-la ipsius_fw-la ille_fw-la pater_fw-la tertius_fw-la à _fw-la senibus_fw-la juvenum_fw-la de_fw-la nomine_fw-la quartus_fw-la quae_fw-la sequitur_fw-la numero_fw-la turba_fw-la vocata_fw-la fuit_fw-la but_o under_o the_o reign_n of_o numa_n pompilius_n the_o roman_n be_v please_v to_o add_v the_o two_o month_n of_o january_n and_o february_n so_o that_o january_n be_v the_o first_o of_o which_o the_o poet_n have_v the_o follow_a word_n primus_fw-la erat_fw-la jani_fw-la mensis_fw-la quia_fw-la janua_fw-la prima_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la sacer_fw-la est_fw-la imis_fw-la manibus_fw-la imus_fw-la erat_fw-la postmodo_fw-la creduntur_fw-la spatio_fw-la distantia_fw-la longo_fw-la tempora_fw-la bis_fw-la quini_fw-la continuâsse_fw-la viri_fw-la at_o the_o time_n of_o julius_n caesar_n therefore_o the_o same_o order_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o month_n which_o be_v retain_v to_o this_o day_n §_o 4._o the_o motive_n that_o induce_v caesar_n to_o begin_v the_o julian_n year_n with_o the_o first_o of_o january_n or_o january_n why_o caesar_n begone_v the_o year_n with_o the_o first_o of_o january_n the_o hybernal_a solstice_n be_v thus_o represent_v by_o the_o poet_n dic_fw-la age_n frigoribus_fw-la quare_fw-la novus_fw-la incipit_fw-la annus_fw-la qui_fw-la melius_fw-la per_fw-la ver_fw-la incipiendus_fw-la erat_fw-la omnia_fw-la tunc_fw-la florent_fw-la tunc_fw-la &_o nova_fw-la temporis_fw-la aetas_fw
munatii_fw-la planci_fw-la sententia_fw-la cum_fw-la quibusdamcensentibus_fw-la romulum_fw-la appellari_fw-la oportere_fw-la quasi_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la conditorem_fw-la vrbis_fw-la praevaluisset_fw-la ut_fw-la augustus_n potius_fw-la vocaretur_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la novo_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ampliore_fw-la cognomine_fw-la quod_fw-la loca_fw-la quoque_fw-la religiosa_fw-la &_o in_o quibus_fw-la augurato_fw-la quid_fw-la consecratur_fw-la augusta_fw-la dicantur_fw-la ab_fw-la auctu_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la avium_fw-la gestu_fw-la gustúve_v as_o ennius_n likewise_o relate_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n augusto_fw-la augurio_fw-la postquam_fw-la inclyta_fw-la condita_fw-la roma_fw-la est_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n say_v ovid_n l._n 1._o fast_o sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la humanis_fw-la celebrantur_fw-la honoribus_fw-la omnes_fw-la hic_fw-la socium_fw-la magno_fw-la cum_fw-la jove_n nomen_fw-la habet_fw-la sancta_fw-la vocant_fw-la augusta_n patres_fw-la augusta_fw-la vocantur_fw-la templa_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la â—ite_fw-la sacrata_fw-la manu_fw-la from_o hence_o also_o the_o greek_n call_v it_o venerable_a and_o sacred_a according_a to_o 3._o to_o lib._n 3._o dio_n but_o the_o german_n have_v commit_v a_o error_n in_o the_o etymology_n of_o this_o word_n when_o they_o have_v interpret_v augustus_n a_o increaser_n of_o the_o empire_n §_o 4._o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o it_o will_v be_v of_o no_o augustus_n the_o principal_a head_n of_o the_o history_n of_o augustus_n small_a use_n to_o reduce_v the_o principal_a head_n of_o the_o history_n of_o augustus_n to_o the_o julian_n period_n and_o the_o julian_n year_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4651_o 23d_o of_o september_n octavius_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4670_o in_o the_o 2d_o jul._n year_n in_o the_o 19_o year_n of_o the_o age_n of_o octavius_n on_o the_o 15_o of_o march_n julius_n caesar_n be_v slay_v and_o octavius_n be_v send_v by_o julius_n who_o be_v prepare_v for_o a_o expedition_n against_o the_o daci_n and_o parthian_n towards_o apollonia_n return_v to_o rome_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o understand_v that_o caesar_n have_v make_v he_o his_o heir_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4671_o in_o the_o 3d_o jul._n year_n anthony_n be_v vanquish_v in_o a_o bloody_a battle_n near_o mutina_n in_o the_o same_o year_n on_o the_o 19_o day_n of_o august_n octavius_n then_o but_o 21_o year_n of_o age_n be_v make_v consul_n and_o on_o the_o 27_o day_n of_o november_n octavius_n anthony_n and_o lepidus_n divide_v the_o roman_a empire_n betwixt_o themselves_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4672_o in_o the_o four_o jul._n year_n octavius_n and_o anthony_n fight_v against_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n and_o vanquish_v they_o near_o philippis_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4676_o in_o the_o 8_o jul._n year_n be_v make_v the_o second_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n which_o give_v birth_n to_o the_o spanish_a epocha_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n and_o the_o 10_o jul._n year_n sextus_n pompeius_n be_v vanquish_v by_o caesar_n be_v strengthen_v by_o the_o force_n of_o lepidus_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4681_o in_o the_o 13_o jul._n year_n the_o jealousy_n that_o have_v be_v for_o some_o time_n betwixt_o anthony_n and_o caesar_n break_v out_o into_o open_a enmity_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4683_o in_o the_o 15_o jul._n year_n anthony_n be_v overthrow_v by_o caesar_n near_o actium_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4684_o in_o the_o 16_o jul._n year_n caesar_n conquer_v alexandria_n and_o egypt_n and_o anthony_n and_o cleopatra_n kill_v themselves_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4687_o in_o the_o 19_o jul._n year_n octavius_n caesar_n be_v surname_v augustus_n of_o which_o see_v vellejus_n paterculus_n lib._n 2._o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4711_o in_o the_o 43d_o jul._n year_n in_o the_o 42d_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o augustus_n our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o jul._n period_n 4727_o in_o the_o 59th_o jul._n year_n on_o the_o 19_o day_n of_o august_n die_v the_o emperor_n octavius_n augustus_n in_o the_o 76th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o tiberius_n chap._n xl._n of_o the_o true_a and_o vulgar_a epocha_n of_o christ_n to_o regulate_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n both_o according_a to_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o sacred_a and_o profane_a history_n these_o follow_a character_n must_v be_v observe_v 1._o our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o day_n of_o herod_n the_o king_n who_o be_v succeed_v by_o archelaus_n 22._o archelaus_n mat._n 2._o v._n 1._o 22._o 2._o when_o octavius_n augustus_n be_v emperor_n of_o rome_n 1._o rome_n luk._n 2._o v._n 1._o 3._o by_o who_o be_v send_v out_o a_o decree_n that_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v tax_v ibid._n tax_v ibid._n 4._o and_o this_o decree_n be_v make_v first_o when_o cyrenius_n be_v governor_n of_o syria_n 2._o syria_n luk._n 2._o ver_fw-la 2._o 5._o in_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o tiberius_n caesar_n pontius_n pilate_n be_v governor_n of_o judaea_n and_o herod_n be_v tetrarch_n of_o galilee_n and_o his_o brother_n philip_n tetrarch_n of_o iturea_n and_o of_o the_o region_n of_o trachonitis_n and_o lysias_n the_o tetrarch_n of_o abylene_n annas_n and_o caiaphas_n be_v the_o high-priest_n etc._n etc._n jesus_n himself_o begin_v to_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n be_v as_o be_v suppose_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o heli_n 23._o heli_n luk._n 3._o v._n 1_o 2_o 23._o 6._o in_o the_o 6_o month_n after_o elizabeth_n have_v conceive_v john_n by_o zecharias_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o course_n of_o abia_n after_o the_o day_n of_o his_o ministration_n be_v accomplish_v the_o angel_n gabriel_n be_v send_v to_o announce_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n the_o conception_n of_o christ_n 36._o christ_n luk._n 1._o v._n 23._o 26_o 36._o 7._o thus_o say_v clem._n alexandrinus_n our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o 28_o year_n when_o the_o fix_a decree_n be_v make_v by_o augustus_n about_o a_o taxation_n which_o doubtless_o be_v say_v in_o reference_n of_o what_o be_v relate_v by_o 1._o by_o lib._n 1._o dio_n cassius_n that_o the_o day_n when_o alexandria_n be_v take_v by_o augustus_n be_v order_v to_o be_v keep_v as_o a_o anniversary_n feast_n from_o whence_o be_v to_o be_v begin_v the_o computation_n of_o the_o follow_a year_n 8._o it_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o 42d_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o augustus_n and_o in_o the_o 28_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o death_n of_o anthony_n and_o cleopatra_n that_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n be_v bear_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o taxation_n by_o cyrenius_n then_o governor_n of_o syria_n in_o the_o city_n of_o bethlehem_n of_o judaea_n pursuant_n to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o prophet_n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o eccles_n of_o l._n 1._o c._n 5._o hist_o eccles_n euseb_n with_o who_o agree_v as_o to_o the_o year_n of_o augustus_n haer._n augustus_n l._n 1._o haer._n clem._n alexandrinus_n epiphan_n 8._o epiphan_n contr._n jud._n c._n 8._o tertullian_n 2._o tertullian_n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o l._n 7._o c._n 2._o paul_n orosius_n euseb_n orosius_n chr._n euseb_n st._n hierome_n isodorus_n jornandes_n zonaras_n etc._n etc._n 9_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n commodus_n happen_v 194_o year_n after_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o emperor_n commodus_n be_v murder_v according_a to_o clem._n alexandrinus_n str._n alexandrinus_n l._n 1._o str._n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o egyptian_a aera_fw-la 222._o his_o death_n be_v describe_v by_o dio_n cassius_n r._n cassius_n l._n 72._o h._n r._n 10._o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o our_o saviour_n lentulus_n and_o messala_n be_v roman_a consul_n though_o there_o be_v also_o some_o who_o refer_v his_o nativity_n to_o the_o consulship_n of_o augustus_n the_o 13_o time_n and_o of_o plautus_n sylu._n see_v aurel._n cassiodorus_n geo._n cedrenus_n haeres_fw-la cedrenus_n lib._n 1._o haeres_fw-la epiphan_n lucius_n dexter_n mar._n scotus_n etc._n etc._n 11_o christ_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a epocha_n 6506_o cycl_n ☉_o graec._n 18._o ☽_o 15._o see_v geor._n cedren_n 12._o christ_n be_v bear_v on_o the_o 23_o do_v day_n of_o december_n according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a opinion_n which_o opinion_n be_v already_o general_o receive_v at_o the_o time_n of_o theophilus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n in_o palestine_n who_o live_v under_o the_o reign_n of_o commodus_n and_o severus_n and_o vict._n pictav_n affirm_v that_o in_o the_o 3_o d_o age_n after_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n the_o same_o be_v celebrate_v among_o the_o christian_n about_o the_o hybernal_a solstice_n which_o custom_n be_v afterward_o retain_v by_o those_o present_n at_o the_o general_a council_n of_o baset_n and_o florence_n as_o also_o the_o ancient_a roman_n
have_v prove_v before_o that_o const_n the_o great_a be_v proclaim_v caesar_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 306_o which_o opinion_n be_v approve_v of_o by_o 11._o by_o part_n 2._o l._n â—_o c_o 11._o petau._n in_o ration_n tempor_fw-la nevertheless_o the_o same_o petavius_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr doct._n temp._n deduce_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a from_o the_o 305th_o year_n of_o christ_n have_v read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o socrates_n that_o const_n the_o great_a die_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 271st_o olympiad_n on_o the_o 25_o day_n of_o july_n scaliger_n affirm_v that_o const_n the_o great_a be_v not_o proclaim_v caesar_n till_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 307._o and_o const_n and_o l._n 4._o c._n 53_o de_fw-fr vit._n const_n eusebius_n say_v express_o that_o const_n the_o great_a reign_v 31_o year_n and_o some_o month_n with_o who_o agree_v the_o author_n of_o the_o chron._n alexand._n and_o joh._n monachus_n who_o allot_v 31_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o emperor_n xvii_o emperor_n l._n 2._o n._n xvii_o philostorgius_n affirm_v that_o he_o reign_v beyond_o the_o 32d_o year_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n st._n jerome_n eutropius_n onuphrius_n and_o many_o more_o who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o we_o allow_v no_o more_o than_o 30_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a and_o scaliger_n but_o 29_o year_n and_o 10_o month_n there_o be_v no_o less_o dispute_n about_o the_o age_n of_o const_n the_o great_a eusebius_n say_v he_o be_v not_o quite_o 64_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v there_o want_v a_o few_o month_n and_o day_n but_o socrates_n sozomenus_n ruffinus_n cassiodorus_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o affirm_v that_o const_n the_o great_a die_v in_o the_o 66th_o year_n of_o his_o age._n they_o be_v also_o no_o less_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n concern_v those_o that_o be_v consul_n at_o rome_n when_o const_n the_o great_a die_v those_o who_o refer_v his_o death_n to_o the_o consulship_n of_o felicianus_fw-la and_o titianus_n we_o have_v cite_v before_o but_o in_o the_o consular_a record_n publish_v by_o antonius_n contius_n we_o find_v his_o death_n coincident_a with_o the_o consulship_n of_o vrsus_fw-la lupulus_fw-la and_o polemius_n and_o consequent_o one_o year_n late_a and_o chron._n and_o in_o chron._n magnus_n aurelius_n cassiodorus_n with_o the_o consulship_n of_o constantius_n the_o second_o time_n and_o constans_n and_o consequent_o two_o year_n late_a and_o who_o be_v as_o much_o as_o able_a to_o enumerate_v much_o less_o to_o decide_v the_o different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a our_o beforementioned_a character_n be_v the_o sure_a guide_n to_o extricate_v we_o out_o of_o this_o labyrinth_n §_o 2._o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n be_v of_o opinion_n death_n whether_o constantine_n be_v proclaim_v caesar_n before_o his_o father_n death_n that_o constantine_n be_v proclaim_v caesar_n before_o his_o father_n death_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o eusebius_n when_o he_o allot_v 32_o year_n for_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o emperor_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o chron._n alexandr_n say_v express_o that_o the_o year_n of_o the_o death_n of_o constantius_n be_v the_o second_o year_n of_o constantine_n and_o chron._n and_o in_o chron._n cassiodorus_n speak_v of_o the_o consulship_n of_o dioclesian_n the_o 10_o time_n and_o maximus_n the_o seven_o time_n have_v the_o follow_a word_n constantius_n not_o trouble_v himself_o with_o any_o business_n be_v content_v with_o the_o title_n of_o augustus_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o some_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v include_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o his_o son_n constantine_n who_o as_o it_o be_v report_v be_v bear_v from_o helen_n his_o concubine_n etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o but_o though_o const_n though_o l._n 1._o c._n 16._o de_fw-fr vit._n const_n euseb_n relate_v that_o constantine_n be_v death_n whether_o constantine_n be_v declare_v emperor_n and_o augustus_n immediate_o after_o his_o father_n death_n proclaim_v emperor_n and_o augustus_n at_o the_o time_n of_o constantius_n his_o father_n funeral_n yet_o if_o we_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o ancient_a monument_n of_o these_o time_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o constantius_n either_o immediate_o after_o or_o perhaps_o before_o his_o father_n constantius_n death_n be_v declare_v caesar_n but_o do_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o imperator_n or_o augustus_n till_o after_o his_o marriage_n with_o fl._n maximiana_n fausta_n the_o daughter_n of_o maximianus_n herculeus_n as_o among_o other_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o oration_n of_o the_o panegyrist_n speak_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o maximian_n and_o constantine_n augustus_n where_o among_o other_o he_o have_v these_o word_n tibi_fw-la caesari_n additum_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la and_o further_o as_o follow_v et_fw-la tibi_fw-la constantine_n per_fw-la socerum_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la accreverit_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o dispute_n among_o the_o historian_n emperor_n whether_o constantine_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n whether_o const_n the_o great_a or_o the_o emperor_n philip_n surname_v arab_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n eccl._n emperor_n l._n 5._o c._n 27._o hist_o eccl._n eusebius_n affirm_v that_o already_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v grant_v by_o many_o that_o this_o philip_n have_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o 18._o and_o l._n 7._o c._n 18._o orosius_n say_v express_o that_o this_o philip_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o christian_a emperor_n and_o that_o constantine_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n except_o philip._n on_o the_o other_o hand_n eusebius_n seem_v to_o call_v in_o question_n the_o christianity_n of_o philip_n when_o he_o say_v that_o among_o all_o the_o other_o emperor_n constantine_n 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