Preface

triarchal chronology The author is completing the word "patriarchal" from the previous page; "patriarchal chronology" refers to the system of dating events based on the biblical patriarchs. I owe to the Geogeny Geogenie: A 18th-century term for the science of the earth's formation, specifically attempting to reconcile geological findings with the biblical account of Creation. of the very learned and philanthropic O. C. likely Oberconsistorialrath (Supreme Consistorial Councilor) and Building Councilor Silberschlag in Berlin Johann Esaias Silberschlag (1721–1791) was a prominent German theologian and scientist who sought to prove the physical possibility of biblical events., because he has proven its certainty to the point of evidence. The history of Pythagoras has, in my view, been observed by no one with more insight and a more critical eye than Mr. Professor Tiedemann in Kassel Dietrich Tiedemann (1748–1803), a philosopher and historian of philosophy. in the published book titled: Greece's First Philosophers; since I was seeking truth, I have used this book in my work as far as it was useful to the subject.

As for the Eleusinian Mysteries Eleusinian Mysteries: Secret religious rites of ancient Greece held annually for the cult of Demeter and Persephone; they were the most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece. in particular, I do not believe I even need to remind the reader that the works of two learned, thinking men well-versed in antiquity—namely, Mr. Professor Meiners in Göttingen's Christoph Meiners (1747–1810) was a philosopher and historian known for his studies on the history of religions. philosophical writings, and Mr. O. H. Preacher Starck’s Ancient and New Mysteries Johann August von Starck (1741–1812), a controversial theologian and writer often associated with secret societies.—have been in my hands, from which I was able to supplement one with the other. Although the learned Mr. Nicolai in Berlin Friedrich Nicolai (1733–1811) was a key figure of the Berlin Enlightenment, a publisher and writer who investigated the history of secret societies like the Templars. has been attacked by some writers with great insolence, his investigation nevertheless retains