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Synkellos, Chronographia 109, 117, 124, 142, 171, 176-177, 181, 187, 193:
1. The first king of the Assyrians was was Belus, 55 years, AM 3216
2. The second king of the Assyrians was Ninus, 52 years, AM 3271
3. The third ruler of the Assyrians was Semiramis, 42 years, AM 3323
4. The fourth king of the Assyrians was Ninyas, also known as Zames, the son of Ninus and Semiramis, 38 years, AM 3365
5. The fifth king of the Assyrians was Areios, 30 years, AM 3403
6. The sixth king of the Assyrians was Aralios, 40 years, AM 3433
7. The seventh king of the Assyrians was Xerxes, 30 years, AM 3473
8. The eighth king of the Assyrians was Armamithres, 38 years, AM 3477
9. The ninth king of the Assyrians was Belochos, 35 years, AM 3541
10. The tenth king of the Assyrians was Balaios, 52 years, AM 3576
11. The eleventh king of the Assyrians was Altadas, 32 years, AM 3628
12. The twelfth king of the Assyrians was Mamythos, 30 years, AM 3660
13. The thirteenth king of the Assyrians was Aschalios, 28 years, AM 3690
14. The fourteenth king of the Assyrians was Sphairos, 22 years, AM 3718
15. The fifteenth king of the Assyrians was Mamylos, 30 years, AM 3740
16. The sixteenth king of the Assyrians was Spartheos, 42 years, AM 3770
17. The seventeenth king of the Assyrians was Askatades, 38 years, AM 3812
18. The eighteenth king of the Assyrians was Amyntes, 45 years, AM 3850
19. The nineteenth king of the Assyrians was Belochos 25 years, AM 3895
20. The twentieth king of the Assyrians was Balatores, 30 years, AM 3920
21. The tenty-first king of the Assyrians was Lamprides, 30 years, AM 3950
22. The twenty-second king of the Assyrians was Sosares, 20 years, AM 3980
23. The twenty-third king of the Assyrians was Lampraës, 30 years, AM 4000
24. The twenty-fourth king of the Assyrians was Panyas, 45 years, AM 4030
25. The twenty-fifth king of the Assyrians was Sosarmos, 22 years, AM 4075
26. The twenty-sixth king of the Assyrians was Mithraios, 27 years, AM 4097
27. The twenty-seventh king of the Assyrians was Teutamos (some know him by the name Tautanes), 32 years, Eusebius states that Ilion was taken during his reign, AM 4124
28. The twenty-eight king of the Assyrians was Teutaios, 44 years, AM 4156
29. The twenty-ninth king of the Assyrians was Arabelos, 42 years, AM 4200
30. The thirtieth king of the Assyrians was Chalaos, 45 years, AM 4242
31. The thirty-first king of the Assyrians was Anebos, 38 years, AM 4287
32. The thirty-second king of the Assyrians was Babios, 37 years, AM 4325
This Babios, known among the Greeks as Tithonos, is the thirty-second king of the Assyrians. His son was Memnon, who fought on the side of Priam against the Greeks and was slain by Achilles. A copy of the epistle of Priam is in circulation. This same king is also known as Tautanes II.
33. The thirty-third king of the Assyrians was Thinaios, 30 years, AM 4362
34. The thirty-fourth king of the Assyrians was Derkylos, 40 years, AM 4392
35. The thirty-fifth king of the Assyrians was Eupakmes, 38 years, AM 4432
36. The thirty-sixth king of the Assyrians was Laosthenes, 45 years, AM 4470
37. The thirty-seventh king of the Assyrians was Pertiades, 30 years, AM 4515
38. The thirty-eighth king of the Assyrians was Ophrataios, 21 years, AM 4545
39. The thirty-ninth king of the Assyrians was Ophratanes, 52 years, AM 4566
40. The fortieth king of the Assyrians was Akraganes, 42 years, AM 4618
41. The fourty-first king of the Assyrians was Thonos, the one known as Konkoleros (Sardanapalus in the Greek language), 20 years, AM 4660.
Sardanapalus settled the cities of Tarsus and Anchiale in a single day. The empire of the Assyrians ceased in AM 4675, having lasted 1460 years from AM 3216.
Sources (list of abbreviations)
Synkellos, Chronographia 109
Synkellos, Chronographia 117
Synkellos, Chronographia 124
Synkellos, Chronographia 142
Synkellos, Chronographia 171
Synkellos, Chronographia 176-177
Synkellos, Chronographia 181
Synkellos, Chronographia 187
Synkellos, Chronographia 193
Bibliography
| Adler and Tuffin 2002, 136, 145, 155-156, 177-178, 210, 217-218, 223-224, 230-231, 239 | Adler, W. and P. Tuffin. The Chronography of George Synkellos. A Byzantine Chronicle of Universal History from the Creation translated with introduction and notes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. |
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