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Chronology of the Chinese.
8. THE HAN DYNASTY.
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No.
Reign.
B. C.
Year
of Cycle.
Cotemporary Events.
202 40:36 The battle of Zama, 202.
The first Macedonian war begins, 200.
8
2
7 194
40:44
3
8
187.
The luxuries of Asia brought to Rome among the spoils of Antiochus, 189.
423
5 16
654
40:51
:
179 40:59 Numa's books found in a stone coffin at
Rome, 179.
15641:22 After the fall of the Macedonian empire 168, the first library was erected at Rome 140 41: 38 with books from Macedonia, 167.
Restoration of learning at Alexandria,
8642:32 137.
Sylla conquers Athens, and sends its li- 42: 55 braries to Rome, 86.
The reign of the Seleucidæ ends in Sy- 43: 10 ria about 65.
7. 13
8
25
73
9.16
48
101 26 32
11
6
6
12
13
17 6
44:03 Ovid banished to Tomos, 9.
t
14
2
23
44: 20 Augustus dies at Nola, 14.
Alexandria taken by Cæsar, 47. The 43:26 war of Africa, and Cato kills himself, 46.
Egypt reduced into a Roman province. About this time flourished, Virgil, Stra- bo, Horace, Livy, Ovid, &c.
JESUS CHRIST born.
43:52
5 A. D. 1 43: 58
For a pretty full explanation of imperial naines and titles, the reader is referred to our last volume, page 389; those who wish for the kwō haou will find them in Dr. Morrison's View of China, Mr. Gutzlaff's Sketch of Chinese history, and in the introduction to the Kang Keën E Che.
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This dynasty has been more celebrated than any other that ever occupied the throne of China. Its heroes and its literati were nu- merous, and of high and noble character. To be called a Han isze, or a son of Han, even at this day, is regarded as a high- honor.
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As remarkable coincidence is noticable" in the name of the 12th emperor, who ascended the throne in the year of Immanuel's advent, and after a reign of five years received the title of Ping 'te, "prince of peace." In
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