- go at ', ▁as ▁symbol izing ▁Pers ia ▁and ▁Greece , ▁African us ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 3 0 0 ▁days ▁might ▁be ▁taken ▁form ▁months , ▁total ing ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 ▁years ▁which ▁he ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁from ▁the ▁Capt ure ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁year ▁of ▁Ar tax er xes . ▁ ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁developed ▁this ▁interpretation . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 0 th ▁week ▁ ▁African us ▁begins ▁the ▁sevent y ▁weeks ▁Daniel ▁ 9 ▁with ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁year ▁of ▁Ar tax er xes , ▁in ▁Olymp i ad ▁ 8 3 , ▁year ▁ 4 , ▁( 4 4 4 ▁B . C .) ▁and ▁ends ▁the ▁period ▁in ▁Olymp i ad ▁ 2 0 2 , ▁year ▁ 2 , ▁( 3 1 ▁A . D .) ▁or ▁ 4 7 5 ▁solar ▁years ▁inclus ive , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁equivalent ▁to ▁ 4 9 0 ▁un correct ed ▁lun ar ▁years . ▁ ▁Ver ification ▁of ▁Mos es ▁This ▁work ▁does ▁not ▁surv ive ▁except ▁in ▁fragments , ▁chief ly ▁those ▁preserved ▁by ▁E use b ius ▁and ▁Georg ius ▁S ync ell us . ▁In ▁turn ▁African us ▁pres erves ▁fragments ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁P ole mon ▁of ▁Ath ens ' ▁Greek ▁History . ▁▁ ▁F RA G MENT ▁ 1 3 : ▁From ▁Georg ius ▁S ync ell us , ▁Chron ., ▁Third ▁Book . ▁In ▁E use