Polygraphy and the Seven Secondary Intelligences

After Michael, fifteenth in the sequence, the spirit of Saturn, Orifiel, now for the third time assumed the governance of the world on the final day of the month of September, in the year 4960 of the creation of the universe, in the eighth month; he presided for 354 years and 4 months, until the year of the world 5315.

The Punic War.

Under his governance, the Punic War The series of three major wars fought between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BCE) for dominance in the Mediterranean. began between the Romans and the Carthaginians.

Disaster at Rome.

The city of Rome was almost entirely consumed by fire and water Likely referring to the Great Fire of 210 BCE or frequent devastating floods of the Tiber river..

The Colossus is destroyed.

The Colossus The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World., a cast bronze image 126 feet tall, collapsed in an earthquake. In this period, there was peace in Rome for only one year following the Punic War; for 440 years, the Romans were never without war.

Antiochus Epiphanes.

Jerusalem, along with its temple, was set on fire and destroyed by Antiochus and Epiphanes Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king whose attempts to suppress Jewish customs led to the Maccabean Revolt.. The history and wars of the Maccabees were carried out.

Carthage is destroyed.

In these times, in the year 606 from the founding of the city Original: "anno ab orbe condito 606." Trithemius likely means 606 AUC (years since the founding of Rome), which corresponds to 148–146 BCE, the end of the Third Punic War., Carthage was destroyed and burned for 17 continuous days.

In Sicily, there was a conspiracy of 70,000 slaves against their masters.

Many portents.

Great portents In the ancient world, "portents" or "prodigies" were unusual natural events interpreted as signs from the gods. were seen in Europe during these times: domestic animals fled to the forests, blood flowed Likely "raining blood," a common atmospheric phenomenon recorded by ancient chroniclers involving red dust or algae., and a globe of fire flashed from the sky with a great crash.

Mithridates.

Mithridates, King of Pontus and Armenia, waged war with the Romans for 40 years. The kingdom of the Hebrews was restored, which had been interrupted for 575 years from the time of Zedekiah until Aristobulus Aristobulus I was the first Hasmonean to formally take the title of "King" in 104 BCE..

Teutonic slaughter of the Romans.

Likewise, the Germanic Teutons invaded the Romans, and after many battles, they are said to have been defeated, with 160,000 killed—not counting the innumerable people who killed themselves along with their families—under the consuls Gaius Gaius Marius (157–86 BCE), the Roman general who defeated the Teutons at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae. and Manlius. Nevertheless, many Romans had been wiped out by them before that. Finally...