ABOUT ECLIPSES, MENTIONED IN PTOLEMY

In Morozov in (1) on p. 431 in chapter  VI-XVII  is going abput solar eclipse mentioned in Ptolemy in (2), (3, № 17).

He speaks that eclipse took place at fifth hour on Arbel and the at the second a hour on carphagen time:

"Alexander the Great has scored a victory near Arbelly moreover the Moon was upstaged in the second  hour a night".

The speech goes about this eclipse is in Arrian, Plutarch , Plinius in "Natural history", Curcius.

No no possibilities uniquely to solve appearing herewith хронологическую problem of its dating.

LITERATURE

1. MOROZOV N.A. Christ. Volume 4. Moscow. KRAFT-Lean, 1998
2. Ptolemeus "Geographia" I, 4.
3. Spezieller Kanon der Sonnen- und Mondfinsternisse fur das Landregebiet der klassische Altertumswissenschaften und ben Zeitraum von 900 vor Chr bis 600 nach Chr von F.K.Ginzel Standigem Mitgliede des Konigl. Astronomische Recheninstitutes, Berlin Mayer & Muller 1899

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