Parian Chronicle
Preserved but no longer current.
One of the Arundelian Marbles (q.v.\ found in the island of Paros, and bearing an inscription which contains a chronological register of the chief events in the mythology and history of ancient Greece dur- ing a series of 1,318 years, beginning with the reign of Cecrops (about 1580 B.C.), and ending with the archonship of Diognetus (264 B.C.), of which nearly the last hundred years is now lost.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Parian Chronicle” mean?
One of the Arundelian Marbles (q.v.\ found in the island of Paros, and bearing an inscription which contains a chronological register of the chief events in the mythology and history of ancient Greece dur- ing a series of 1,318 years, beginning with the reign of Cecrops (about 1580 B.C.), and ending with the archonship of Diognetus (264 B.C.), of which nearly the last hundred years is now lost.
Is “Parian Chronicle” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.