Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC - 770s BC - 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 770s BC - Events and trends. 778 BC - Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus. 776 BC - First recorded Olympic Games. The history of the Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th century BC but no older written record survives. 774 BC - End ...

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