4. Table IV., Containing the statements of the ancient chronographers relating to the _Fourth age_ of the world—The testimony of Josephus to the extent of this age highly satisfactory—Proof that it was 612 years—Strange errors of Theophilus—Method of rectifying them—Compensating errors of Africanus—His date of the foundation of Solomon’s Temple correct—Errors of Eusebius—His _Præparatio_ correct in amount, his _Chronicon_ wrong—He confutes himself and adopts the Hebrew chronology—Comparison between him and Usher—Errors of the Paschal Chronicle—The author coincides with Josephus—Hesitancy of Mr. Clinton—Table V., The _first four ages_ of the world, and date of Solomon’s Temple according to the different chronographers 254 5. Table VI. Containing the statements of the chronographers relating to the _Fifth age_ of the world—The errors of Josephus peculiar—His elongation of the reign of Solomon—Disagreement of his titulary periods with the summation of the reigns in Books Eighth, Ninth and Tenth—Proof that the former is nearly correct—Table VII. _Monarchal Periods_ of Josephus—Comparison with the True Chronology—Evidence that these periods have been manufactured—The true chronology of this age detected in his works—Table VIII. _True Flavian Periods_, showing the true Extent as originally held by Josephus—Proof that he knew the true epoch of the Captivity—The errors of Theophilus in this age few—He is also mistaken as to the epoch of the Captivity—Africanus diminishes the true extent of this age—He is misrepresented by Syncellus—The Statements of Eusebius taken from the Hieronymian and Armenian Versions of his Canon—Those of the author of the Paschal Chronicle from that work itself—Their errors pointed out—The difference between their Extent of this age and the true Extent only 3 years 274 6. Table IX. _Ethnocratic Eras_ and _Intervals_ according to Ptolemy’s Canon and the ancient Chronographers—Accuracy of the Canon—Josephus erroneous but consistent in the _Sixth age_—His remarkable coincidence with the true Chronology in the Mundane period—Theophilus follows the Roman Chronology in this age—Africanus the prophetic—Both erroneous—Errors of Eusebius, and accuracy of his Extent of this age—Errors of the Paschal Chronicle considerable and unaccountable—Table X. Summation of the _Six ages_ of the world according to the Septuagint and the ancient chronographers—Table XI. Summation of the Periods of the Christian Chronographers, adopted by themselves—_Chronological Table_ of the Principal Epochs and Events from the Creation to the Advent of Christ 287 A DISSERTATION