ANACHRONISM, in Matters of Chronology, an Error in Computation of Time; whereby an Event is placed earlier than it really happened. See TIME, and CHRONOLOGY. Such is that of Virgil, who places Dido in Africa at the Time of Aeneas; though, in reality, she did not come there till 300 Years after the taking of Troy—An Error on the other side, whereby a Fact is placed later, and lower than it should be, is called a Parachronism. See PARACHRONISM. The Word is compounded of the Greek ἀνά (ana), backwards, higher, and χρόνος (chronos), Time.
ANACLETERIA, in Antiquity, Feasts celebrated in honor of Kings and Princes, when they took upon them the Administration of their State, and made a Solemn Declaration thereof to the People. The Word is formed of ἀνά (ana), and καλέω (kaleo), I call.
ÆACEA, in Antiquity, solemn Feasts and Combats, celebrated in Aegina, in honor of Aeacus; who had been their King, and who, on account of his singular Justice upon Earth, was supposed to have a Commission given him, to be one of the Judges in Hell. See FEAST, etc.
ÆCHMALOTARCHA, in Antiquity, a Greek Term, signifying, Chief or Leader of the Captives. The Jews who refused to follow Zerubbabel, and return with him to Jerusalem, after the Babylonish Captivity; created an Aechmalotarcha, to govern them.—Not that the Jews themselves called him by this Name, as some Authors have asserted; for that People spoke Hebrew, or Chaldean, not Greek. But Origen, and others, who wrote in the Greek Tongue, rendered the Hebrew Name rosh galut, q. d. Chief of the Captivity, by a Greek Name of the like import, aechmalotarcha, formed from aichme, a Point or Pike, and archon, Command. However, the Jews must have had Officers of this kind before the Return from Babylon; Witness the History of Susannah; the two Elders who condemned her, being Aechmalotarchae that Year.—The Jewish Writers assure us, that the Aechmalotarchae were only to be chosen out of the Tribe of Judah.