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The Greeks being taught by their Oracles, that their accuſtomed Sacrifices were to be offered κατά τρία, which they underſtood as if their Year were to be regulated by the Sun, and their Days and Months were to be adjuſted by the motion of the Moon; were always ſolicitous, how by certain Periods they might reduce the diſagreeing motions of the Luminaries to a Third ſomething in which they might agree: Hence in the ancient times they are ſaid to have uſed a Biennium, intercalating every other year: But fault was found with this, and 'twas ſucceeded by a Quadriennium; upon the return of which the Olympic Games were celebrated.
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The
Greeks
being
taught
by
their
Oracles,
that
their
accuſtomed
Sacrifices
were
to
be
offered
κατά
τρία,
which
they
underſtood
as
if
their
Year
were
to
be
regulated
by
the
Sun,
and
their
Days
and
Months
were
to
be
adjuſted
by
the
motion
of
the
Moon;
were
always
ſolicitous,
how
by
certain
Periods
they
might
reduce
the
diſagreeing
motions
of
the
Luminaries
to
a
Third
ſomething
in
which
they
might
agree:
Hence
in
the
ancient
times
they
are
ſaid
to
have
uſed
a
Biennium,
intercalating
every
other
year:
But
fault
was
found
with
this,
and
'twas
ſucceeded
by
a
Quadriennium;
upon
the
return
of
which
the
Olympic
Games
were
celebrated.