The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-16
THE WORLDS CHRoNolocIEs

The Ezra of Abraham began October
I, B. C. 2O16.
The Chaldean monarchy is believed to
date from 1856 B. c.
The Hebrew figures place the date Of
the flood at B. G. 2340.
The Olympiads consisted alternately OF
fortynine and fifty months
The ancient Mexicans had a year of
eighteen months, of twenty days each.
Caesars reformation of the calendar
was really made by Sosigenes, B. c. 46.
The exact length of our year is 265
days. hours, Is minutes and 1876 seconds.
The HindOO chronology extends to 6174
B. c.; Babylon, 615S B. c.; China, 6157
Until B. c. 432 the Greeks began the
year at the winter solstice; after that,
at the summer.
The orthodox Jews date from the crea-
ton, which event they place in the wear
B. c. 1850.
According to the computation of the
Russian chronologists, the creation took
place B. c. 55OS.
Among the Latin Christians there have
been seven different dates fixed for the
beginning of the year.
The exodus from Egypt, according to
reliable chronology, took place 44O years
after the migration Of Abraham.
The writers on chronology give the til
ties of over 600 books written in Ger
man and French on that subject.
The Egyptians, Chaldeans, Persians,
Syrians, Phoenecians and Carthaginians
began the year in the autumn
The rGegorian calendar was adopted
in Great Britain in September, 1715, the
Sd of that month being called the 14th.
Most civilized nations begin the day at
midnight; astronomers and navigators,
since the time of Ptolemy, begin it at
non.
The Ezra of Bengal is a solar and not
lunar era. 1t is supposed to be deriv-
ed in some way from that of the Hegira.
The ERA of the French Republic or
the French Revolutionary Era" began
September %, 1892, and ended Deem
Der 81, 1905.
The chronology of both the Chinese and
the Hindoos is fairly reliable as far back
as 2200 B. c., before which it becomes
misty.
very important epoch was that of the
commencement of Solomon's Temple, in
May 1015 B. C.
For many centuries the Chinese have
dated all their public acts documents
and chronology from the accessons of
the emperOrs.
What is called the "old style" is that
according to the Julian system; the new
style" is the calendar as reformed by
Gregory.
The Mohammedans of India use the
solar year, and, in virtue of that fact, are
now nine years behind their brethren in
Turkey and Arabia.
The Chinese have singularly compli-
Gated calendar. Their cycles have sixty
years, each year, month and day having
it's own name and by combining these,
the day. month and year are designated.
The spanish Era or the Era of
Spain," began January l, B. c. 3S, and
commemorated the conquest of Spain by
Augustus, the first Roman emperor For
ages this era prevailed in the Imerian
peninsula.
The year of 1854 days was known as
the Sothic year, from the Egyptian name
of the Star Sirius, observations of which
were of great use to the astronomers of
Egypt in their efforts to arrange a cal
endar.
The ERA of Salivahana Saka' began
A. d. Is. He was famous ruler of the
Deccan and a liberal patron Of the arts,
sciences and literature. Throughout the
South Of Hindostan this era is very gen
orally employed.
The earliest year consisted of twelve
months. each having twenty-nine and
thirty days alterna tely thus making 354
days. This being found too short, it was
heightened to $50 days, and afterward to
365.
The rGeeks and Romans had no weeks
until they borrowed this division Of time
from the East. The Greeks divided the
month into three equal periods; the Ro-
mans into three very unequal, the Ka-
lends, Ides and NOneS.
The armenian Era began Tuesday,
July g. A. D. $50. when the Council of the
Armenians formally separated from the
church of the Greeks, thus definitely es
tablishing separate ecclesiastical or
ganzation.
The most ancient inscriptions date
events from the year of the accession of
the monarch under whose direction they
We're prepared, just as at present the laws
of a British sovereign are dated in the
year of the reign.
In the early days of Christianity many
styles of dating were in vogue, and eras
were esta blished with the Annunciation,
the Birth the TRANSPORTATION, the AS
censiOn and other events in the history of
Christ as starting points.
AS division of time, the week has
been used in the East from immemorial
ages. 1t does not seem to be a natural
division of time, though several periods
of animal economy such the ncuba
ton of eggs correspond with weeks.
EclipseS. both of the sun and moon.
have been of great value in chronology.
Thus for instance. great battle between
the Modes and Lydians, during which a
total eclipse of the sun occurred, is fixed
by that fact as in the year $40 B. c.
In forty Olympiads there were four diff
Of 354 days; co the embolsmic year OF
3S4 days: CD the last year of each alter
nate O!ympiad consisting of 3S7 days; ca
the last year of each fortieth Olympad Of
357 days.
The Era Of Diocletan' began with his
proclamation as emperor A. D. 2S4. The
ERA of Diocetan" was commonly used
by Christians until the general adoption
of the Christian era. The bitterness OF
the persecution under Diocletan gave
them good cause to remember his Access
sion.
The "Alexandrian Era" is by some au-
thorities begun with the death and by
others with the birth of Alexander the
Great. For a long time after the death
of Alexander this era was in common use
in Egypt and many of the countries
which had been under his rule. 1t began
November II, 324.
The year of the French revolutionary
had twelve months of thirty days each
and five days at the end, called the
''Sascullolides." The months were divi-
ded into three equal decades. There was
four-year period called a "Franciade,
with six days feast at the end.
The ERA of Constantnopie," extensive
ly adopted in the rGeek empire. like sew
eral others. began with the foundation
of the World, which it fixed at B. C. 55oS.
This era was generally followed by the
adherents of the Greek church. and pre-
vailed in Russia until the reign of Peter
the Great.
The ecclesiastical authorities divide the
history OF man into six ageS-Q from
Adam to Noah: (2) from Noah to Abra-
ham; CO from Abraham to David; a.
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