1841
No.
Reign.
B. C.
15
25
16
ས
7
1408
17
28
1401
18
20
1373
19
28
20
21
2 2 2 2
59
77
22
33
23
6
Chronology of the Chinese.
4. THE SHang DynasTY.
Year of Cycle.
Cotemporary Events.
131:
1433 20:05 Servitude of the Israelites in Egypt, under
Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia,
20:30 eight years, 1409.
20:37 Othniel delivers them, 1401.
21:05 The Eleusinian mysteries introduced at
Athens by Eumolpus, 1356.
1352 21:26
1324 21:54 Servitude of the Israelites renewed, 1339
and 1321.
1265 22:53 The Argonautic expedition, 1263.
1258 | 22: 60 Gideon delivers Israel, and governs them
during nine years, commencing 1241. 1225 23:33 The Theban war of the seven, heroes
against Eteocles, 1225.
24
21
1219 23:39
25
4
1198 23: 60
Æneas sails to Italy, 1184.
26
3
1194 24:04
The city of Troy taken, 1184. Samuel born, 1151.
27
37
i
1191 24:07 Samson marries at Timnath 1133, and 20 years afterwards kills himself under the
28 32 1154 24: 44 ruins of the temple of Dagon.
sessed of
In
The last of this line of emperors was also remarkable for his crimes and his follies. He was proud, cruel, and debauched. Pos- great strength and good natural abilities, he abandoned him- self to every species of vice, and to the most dreadful cruelties. every thing that was base and wicked, he found a fit companion in the infamous female slave Tanke. “'
They collected a vast concourse of people devoted to pleasure and dissipation; they had made for' them a lake of wine, and surrounded it with meat suspended on trees; to this banquet naked men and women resorted, and passed long nights in drunkenness and debauchery. Profligacy to this ex- tent is more than the common sense of mankind, in the worst of times can approve. The king and court fell into contempt." Most horrible crimes and punishment followed.