BY ATHANASIUS KIRCHER OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS

THE TOWER OF BABEL,

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THE HISTORY OF ARCHONS The term "Archontologia" refers here to the study of the origins of power, governance, and the first rulers of the post-flood world.

W H E R E I N

F I R S T L Y

The life, customs, and greatness of the deeds of the ancient men after the Flood;

S E C O N D L Y

The construction of the Tower and the building of cities, the confusion of tongues, and the subsequent migrations of the nations, along with a history of the primary languages born therefrom, are described and explained with manifold erudition.

Under the auspices of the Most August and Wise Emperor

LEOPOLD THE FIRST

His Patron.

Africa always brings forth something new. original: "Ἐσαεὶ τί νεαρὸν προσφέρει Ἀφρική." A Greek proverb famously cited by Aristotle and Pliny the Elder.

A detailed botanical woodcut vignette featuring a succulent plant, likely an Aloe or Agave species. The plant has long, thick, serrated leaves that curve upwards and outwards from a central base, which is rooted in a small mound of earth.

A T A M S T E R D A M,

From the Jansson-Waesberg Press. In the year 1679. original: "CIƆ IƆC LXXIX." This is a form of Roman numeral notation where CIƆ represents 1000 and IƆC represents 600.

With Privileges. A "privilege" was an early form of copyright granted by a sovereign or governing body.