130 Revival of learning in China. 130. John Hyrcanus delivers 130. Antiochus IV. defeated

146 years.-Fall of Greece to the Christian Era.

79 Posidonius

calculates the 79. Alexandra, widow of Jan

height of the atmosphere to
be about 800 stadia.

78 Zeno, of Sidon, the Epicurean;
Apellicon of Athens; Alex-
ander Polyphistor, the gram-
marian; Photius Gallus,
rhetorician; Q. Valerius
Antias, Roman historian;
Q. Hortensius, orator.

74 The cherry tree brought to
Europe from Asia by Lu-
cullus. - Terentius Varro
writes three books on agri-
culture.
The Romans possess gold
mines in Asia Minor, Mace-
donia, Sardinia and Gaul;
and productive silver mines
in Spain.
70 The first water mill described
near a dwelling of Mithri-
dates.

66 Ebony introduced at Rome by
Pompey.
Vikramaditya, king of Ozene,
in India, patron of literature
-at his court flourish Ame-
ra Sinka, lexicographer;
Vararuchi, grammarian;
Kalidasa, poet.

neus, governs Judea.

70. Hyrcanus II., High Priest,
deposed by his brother Aris-
tobulus.

67. Aristobulus and Hyrcanus
appeal to Pompey, who en-
ters Judea and takes Jerusa-
lem, and restores Hyrcanus
to the priesthood.

86. Mithridates takes Bythinia and several Roman provinces.

83. Tigranes made king of Syria.

Antiochus XII. defeated by Pompey.-The race of the Seleucidæ becomes extinct. Ariobarzanes II., king of Cappadocia. - An earthquake in Bosphorus lays in ruins several towns. 64. Dejotarus, king of Galatia, seizes Armenia Minor.

63. JUDEA A ROMAN PRO- 63. Pharmaces, king of Pontus.

VINCE.