A.M.

1

There is such a connection between the
events which happened in the four em-
pires formed out of Alexander's, that it is
impossible to separate them. For which
reason I shall dispose them all in one co-
lumn, according to the plan I have fol-
lowed in treating them in the body of my
history. I shall first give a table that
contains only the kings that reigned in
each of those kingdoms.

Ant.
J.C.

A.M.

3704.

3707.

3709.

3710.

SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER.

Seleucus, king of Syria, builds Antioch,

Athens refuses to receive Demetrius Poliorcetes. Death of Cassander, king of Macedon, Philip his son succeeds him. He does not reign one year, and is succeeded by Alexander, his brother, About this time Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, espouses Antigone, of the house of Ptolemy, and returns into his dominions, out of which he had been driven by the Molossi.

Demetrius Poliorcetes retakes Athens, Lysimachus and Ptolemy, almost at the same time, deprive him of all he possessed.

Demetrius puts to death Alexander king of Macedonia, who had called him in to his aid, and seizes his dominions, where he reigns seven years.

Ant. J. C,

300.

297,

295.

294,

3711,

3717.

3719.

Foundation of the city of Seleucia by Seleucus.
Pyrrhus and Lysimachus take Macedonia from Deme-
trius. The latter dies miserably the year following in
prison.
Ptolemy Soter, king of Egypt, resigns the throne to his
son Ptolemy Philadelphus,

293:

287,

285.

3721.

283.

282:

281.

Foundation of the kingdom of Pergamus by Philetarus.
Demetrius Phalerens is shut up in a fort by order of
Philadelphus, and kills himself there.

3722. Seleucus Nicator, king of Syria, declares war against
Lysimachus, king of Macedonia.

3723.

3724.

3725.

3726.

Lysimachus is killed in a battle in Phrygia. Seleucus enters Macedonia to take possession of the kingdom. He is assassinated there by Ceraunus. Antiochus Soter his son succeeds him in the kingdom of Syria,

Ceraunus, to secure the kingdom of Macedonia to him, self, puts the two children of Lysimachus by Arsinoe to death, and banishes her into Samothracia,

The republic of the Achæans resumes its ancient form, which it had lost under Philip and Alexander.

Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, called in by the Tarentines, goes to Italy to make war against the Romans. He gives them battle for the first time near Heraclea, where the advantage is entirely on his side. He is again successful in a second battle fought the year following.

Irruption of the Gauls into Macedonia. Ceraunus gives them battle, in which he is killed, Meleager his brother succeeds him.

280.

279.

Pyrrhus abandons Italy, and goes to Sicily, which he

278.

conquers.

Sosthenes drives the Gauls out of Macedonia. He is made king there, and reigns two years.

Attempt of the Gauls upon the temple of Delphos,