4.) _The completion of the Old Testament canon._ The prophets after the restoration were Hag'ga-i, Zech-a-ri'ah, and Mal'a-chi; but the author or editor of most of the latest books was Ez'ra, who also arranged the Old Testament nearly, perhaps fully, in its present form. Thenceforward no more books were added, and the scribe or interpreter took the place of the prophet. 2. =The Greek period=, B. C. 330-166. In the year B. C. 330 Al-ex-an'der the Great won the empire of Per'sia in the great battle of Ar-be'la, by which the sovereignty of the East was transferred from A'sia to Eu'rope, and a new chapter in the history of the world was opened. Al-ex-an'der died at the hour when his conquests were completed, and before they could be organized and assimilated; but the kingdoms into which his empire was divided were all under Greek kings, and were all Greek in language and civilization. Ju-de'a was on the border between Syr'i-a and E'gypt, and belonged alternately to each kingdom. We divide this period into three subdivisions: 1.) _The reign of Al-ex-an'der_, B. C. 330-321. The Jews had been well treated by the Per'sian kings and remained faithful to Da-ri'us, the last king of Per'sia, in his useless struggle. Al-ex-an'der marched against Je-ru'sa-lem, determined to visit upon it heavy punishment for its opposition, but (according to tradition) was met by Jad-du'a, the high priest, and turned from an enemy to a friend of the Jews. 2.) _The E-gyp'tian supremacy_, B. C. 311-198. In the division of Al-ex-an'der's conquests Ju-de'a was annexed to Syr'i-a, but it soon fell into the hands of E'gypt, and was governed by the Ptol'e-mies (Greek kings of E'gypt) until B. C. 198. The only important events of this period were the rule of Si'mon the Just, an exceptionally able high priest, about B. C. 300, and the translation of the Old Testament into the Greek language for the use of the Jews of Al-ex-an'dri-a, who had lost the use of He'brew or Chal'dee. This translation was made about B. C. 286, according to Jew'ish tradition, and is known as the Septuagint version.