k the epitome of Manetho added to the Chronographeon above-mentioned, and making no scruple to vary from both, if his scheme required it. For, 1. His scheme was to synchronize the last year of Nectahebus, where Manetho's work ended, with the 1667 year from the birth of Abraham; and to fix to the birth of Abraham the beginning of the Egyptian dy nasty." He supposes that dynasty to contain five Theban kings; herein he followed neither the epic tome of Manetho," nor Africanus; however the epitome suggesting that Manetho had ascribed one hundred and ninety years to the xvi dynasty, Eusebius writes to it the same number. Having thus fixed in what part of the Dynasties he should begin his account, and what interval of years he had to fill up with Egyptian reigns, he proceeded as follows e 2. He observed, that the epitome computed one hundred and three years as the contents of the xvii dynasty; and accordingly he ascribes to it the same number of years. The epitome stiles this dynasty Memphite; but Eusebius knowing, that Manetho had mentioned the Pastor kings, and counting down from the birth of Abraham, and computing this dynasty as reaching to the times of the Israelites being in Egypt; and conceiving Euseb. Chron. ad нum. axέ p. 175. 1 Id. ad. num. a. p. 89. Syncell. p. 61. Euseb. Chron. p. 15. - Τανιτων 15 δυναστεια γενεών η ετων ρ γ. Epit. Syncell. p. 51. • Εκκαιδεκατη δυναςεία ποιμενες Ελληνες βασιλεις λβ εβασίλευσαν rn. African. in Syncell. p. 61. ▸ Syncell. p, 51. that some of the Egyptian kings had been called Pastor kings from their receiving and entertaining Jacob and his children, a family of shepherds; he took from hence his title to this dynasty, and called it the Pastor-dynasty. 3. The epitome supposes the XVIII dynasty, to be Memphite, the number of kings fourteen, the sum of their years 348. Africanus' XVIII. dynasty is Diospolitan, the number of its kings 16, the sum of the years of their reigns 284. Here Eusebius, as to the title of the dynasty and number of reigns in it, corrects the epitome by Africanus; but in the sum of years in the reigns, he corrects Africanus by the epitome, making his XVIII. dynasty Diospolitan, and to contain 16 kings, and their reigns to amount to 348 years. 4. In the epitome the xix. dynasty is Diospolitan, the kings in it are 5, the sum of years in their reigns 194: Africanus' xIx. dynasty is likewise Diospolitan, the kings in it are 7, their reigns 210 years ;* but here Eusebius takes the numbers of the epitome, and sets down 5 kings and 194 years: 5. In the xx dynasty his management is remarkable. The epitome supposes this dynasty Diospolitan,' and Africanus 4 Reges Ægyptiorum Pastores conjicimus nuncupatos propter Joseph et fratres ejus, qui in principio pastores descendisse in Ægyptum comprobantur. Chron. Euseb. Lat. p. 64. Syncell. p. 51. s Id. p. 62-72. 8 p. 101. ad num. xμ6. p. 118. r * Euseb. Chron. a num. Syncell. p. 51. * Id. p. 72. Euseb. Chron. a num. xμ6. p. 118. ad num. was. p. 128. E gives it this title." The epitome numbers in it 8 reigns of 228 years; Africanus 12 kings; but has no names of any of them; he supposes their reigns to amount to 135 years. Eusebius here copies after Africanus, both in the number of the kings, and in not having the names of any of them; but differs from him in the sum of their years, which he sets down 178. Eusebius seems to me to have chosen this dynasty to be the closure of his plan. All the other dynasties which he used, have the names of the kings belonging to them; upon which account he was more obliged to fix them a number of years, such as he had some appearance of au thority to justify, either from the epitome or from Africanus. But having here a dynasty without names of kings contained in it, he could affix to it, without hazard of contradiction, such a number of years, as his other dynasties would fall short of 1667, which was the term to be filled up by him. 6. The epitome and Africanus agree to call xxi. dynasty Tanite; the epitome gives it 6 reigns, 121 years, Africanus 7 reigns, 130 years: Eusebius takes here the numbers of Africanus. 7. The epitome calls the xxI. dynasty Tanite, its reigns are 3, years of reigns 48. Africanus makes here a Bubastite dynasty, and supposes its reigns 3, years 49: Eusebius takes the title of the epitome, and the numbers of Africanus. 8, The XXL dynasty in the epitome is Diospolitan, contains c Id. ibid. b Id. ubi. sup. a Syncell. p. 73. d Id. p. 73. p. 144. ad num. apC. p. 147. 2 kings, their reigns amount to 19 years; in Africanus it is Tanite, consists of 4 kings, whose reigns make up 89 years. Eusebius gives it Africanus' title, but describes in it 3 kings, and computes their reigns to be 44 years. 9. The xxiv. dynasty is Saitan both according to the Epitome and Africanus. The epitome supposes it to contain 3 reigns of 44 years; Africanus says, 1 reign of 6 years. Eusebius agrees with both as to the title, but ascribes to it Africanus' 1 reign, with 44, the number of years set down to it in the epitome.* 10. The epitome and Africanus agree that the xxv. dynasty consisted of 3 Ethiopian kings, and their reigns to be 44 years; and herein Eusebius concurs with them." 11. The epitome supposes the xxvi. dynasty to consist of 7 Memphite kings, who reigned 177 years." Africanus represents that it contained 9 Saitan kings who reigned 150 years 6 months., Eusebius gives it Africanus' title and number of kings, but makes the years of their reigns 167.P 12. The XXVII. dynasty is, according to the epitome, Persian, and contains the reign of 5 kings in 124 years. Africanus Syncell. ubi sup. ■ Id. p. 73. Euseb. Chron, a num. agy. p. 147. ad num. œ œ λ 5. p. 149. * Euseb. Chron. a num. ao. p. 149. ad num. a p. 152. σ 1 Syncell. ubi sup. m Euseb. Chron. a num. α σα. p. 152, ad num. «ræð. n Syncell. p. 52. p. 155. • Syncell. p. 75. p. 155. ad num. guba. p. 164. P Euseb. Chron. a num. græk reckons it also Persian, but computes that 8 kings, reigning 120 years, 4 months, belonged to it. Eusebius stiles it Persian, and sets down in it 7 kings, reigning 111 years. But these differences may be accounted for. Egypt came into subjection to the Persians, when Cambyses was king of Persia, and recovered its li berty in the reign of Darius Nothus ;" and some writers not taking into their accounts the Persian kings, who did not reign a full year, might reckon but 5 kings from the one to the other. Others might number, in their lists of Persian kings, Smerdes the magician, who reigned some months, after him Darius Hystaspes, then Xerxes, then Artaxerxes, then the son of Artaxerxes, who reigned but 2 months, then Sogdianus who reigned 7 months, and then Darius Nothus,* and so with Cambyses make 8 Persian kings in this dynasty. In like manner, if the years of this dynasty be computed, from the first year of Cambyses' reign · in Persia to the last year of Darius Nothus, they will amount to 124, the number in the epitome. If they be reckoned from the fourth or fifth year of Cambyses, the year in which the Persians conquered Egypt; they may amount to about Africanus' number, 120 years 4 months. If they be more strictly calculated, from Cambyses' conquest of Egypt, to Amyrteus' being made king upon the revolt of the Egyptians from Da * Consult Dean Prideaux' History of these Time, |