Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC - other centuries) (900s BC - 890s BC - 880s BC - 870s BC - 860s BC - 850s BC - 840s BC - 830s BC - 820s BC - 810s BC - 800s BC - other decades) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Kingdom of Kush (900 BC... (2nd millennium BCE - 1st millennium BCE - 1st millennium) // Overview Events Assyria conquers Damascus and Samaria Nineveh destroyed (789 BCE) First recorded Olympic Games held in Greece (776 BCE) Zhou Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang (771 BC); The Spring and Autumn Period (771-481 BCE) began. ... (8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC - other centuries) (700s BC - 690s BC - 680s BC - 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC - 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC - other decades) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Scythians arrived in Asia Collapse...

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Events and trends

• Judah, Tyre and Sidon revolt against Assyria
• 719 BC - Zhou Huan Wang of the Zhou Dynasty becomes ruler of China.
• 718 BC - Gyges becomes the ruler of Lydia.
• 717 BC - Assyrian king Sargon conquers the Hittites stronghold of Carchemish
• 717 BC - Sargon founds a new capital for Assyria at Dur-Sharrukin.
• 716 BC - Roman legend marks this as the date that Romulus ended his rule.
• 715 BC - Start of the reign of Roman King Numa Pompilius
• 713 BC - Numa Pompilius reforms the Roman calendar
• 712 BC - Numa Pompilius creates the office of Pontifex Maximus

The Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה, Standard Hebrew Malḫut YÉ™huda, Tiberian Hebrew Malḵûṯ YÉ™hûḏāh) in the times of the Hebrew Bible, was the nation formed from the territories of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin after the Kingdom of Israel was divided, and was named after... For a wheel tyre, see the article under the US English spelling of the word, tire. ... Sidon, Zidon or Saida, (Arabic صيدا á¹¢aydā is the third-largest city in Lebanon. ... An Assyrian winged bull. ... King Huan of Zhou (d. ... Alternative meaning: Zhou Dynasty (690 CE - 705 CE) The Zhou Dynasty (周朝; Wade-Giles: Chou Dynasty) (late 10th century BC to late 9th century BC - 256 BC) followed the Shang (Yin) Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China. ... Gyges, was the founder of the third or Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and reigned from 687 to 652 BC (according to H Gelzer. ... Lydia (disambiguation) Lydia is a historic region of western Anatolia, congruent with Turkeys modern provinces of Ä°zmir and Manisa. ... An Assyrian winged bull. ... Sargon II, captor of Samaria, with a dignitary Sargon II (r. ... Relief of Suppiluliuma II, last known king of the Hittite Empire “Hittites” is the conventional English-language term for an ancient people who spoke an Indo-European language and established a kingdom centered in Hattusa (Hittite Hattushash) where today is the village of BoÄŸazköy in north-central Turkey... Carchemish (pr. ... An Assyrian winged bull. ... Human-headed winged bull, found during Bottas excavation. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Romulus and Remus, (c771 BC¹- July 5, c717 BC Romulus) (c771 BC- April 21, c753 BC Remus), the traditional founders of Rome, appeared in Roman mythology as the twin sons of the priestess Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war Mars. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Numa Pompilius (April 21, 753 BC - 674 BC) succeeded Romulus as the second King of Rome. ... Numa Pompilius (April 21, 753 BC - 674 BC) succeeded Romulus as the second King of Rome. ... The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. ... Numa Pompilius (April 21, 753 BC - 674 BC) succeeded Romulus as the second King of Rome. ... Alternate meanings: see Pontifex (disambiguation) In Ancient Rome, the Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the collegium of the Pontifices, the most august position in Roman religion, open only to a patrician, until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post. ...

Significant people

• 715 BC - Osorkon IV dies, ending the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt
• 713 BC - Birth of semi-legendary Zamolxis in Dacia.