The Lantern

Chronicon · Book 1 translated from Latin33

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Laomedon, for 40 years.

Sicyon, for 45 years.

During his reign, the kingdom of the Argives came to an end, after lasting for 540 years.

Polybus, for 40 years.

Inachus, for 40 years.

Phaestus, for 8 years.

Adrastus, for 4 years.

Polypheides, for 31 years.

During his reign, Troy was captured.

Pelasgus, for 20 years.

During his reign, Aeneias was king of the Latins.

Zeuxippus, for 31 years.

In all, there were 26 kings of Sicyon, who reigned for 959 years. After Zeuxippus, there were no more kings, and instead there were priests of [Apollo] Carneius.

The first priest was Archelaus, for one year.

Automedon, for one year.

Theoclytus, for four years.

Euneus, for six years.

Theonomus, for nine years.

[p177] Amphigyes, for (?) twelve years.

Lastly, Charidemus for one year. He could not bear the expense, and went into exile. He was priest (?) 352 years before the first Olympiad [i.e. 1128 B.C.] .

The total duration of the kings and priests of the Sicyonians was 998 years.

After the rulers of the Sicyonians, it will be fitting to give a summary of the kings of the Argives, as far as can be established from the ancient histories. Castor mentions them in these words.

Castor, about the kings of the Argives:

Next we will list the kings of the Argives, starting with Inachus and ending with Sthenelus the son of Crotopus. These kings reigned for a total of 382 years, until Sthenelus was driven out by Danaus, who seized control of Argos. The descendants of Danaus ruled Argos for 162 years, ending with Eurysthenes, the son of Sthenelus, the son of Perseus. After Eurysthenes, the descendants of Pelops ruled Argos for (?) 105 years, starting with Atreus, and ending with Penthilus, Tisamenus and Cometes (?) the son of Orestes, in whose time occurred the invasion of the Heracleidae. The dates of each of the Argive kings are as follows.

The kings of the Argives