Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC
Decades: 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC - 790s BC - 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC
790s BC - Events and trends.
797 BC - Ardysus I becomes king of Lydia.
797 BC - Thespieus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 27 years and is succeeded by his son Agamestor.
790s BC - Significant people.
Category: 790s BC
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Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC
Decades: 860s BC 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC - 810s BC - 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC
810s BC - Events and trends.
817 BC - Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.
814 BC - Carthage founded by Dido (traditional date)
811 BC - Adad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria.
810s BC - Significant pe ...
Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC
Decades: 870s BC 860s BC 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC - 820s BC - 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC
820s BC - Events and trends.
827 BC - Zhou xuan wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
825 BC - Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies. Crown Prince Osorkon III and Shoshenq III, sons of Takelot, battle for the throne.
825/824 BC - Ariphron, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succee ...
Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC
Decades: 890s BC 880s BC 870s BC 860s BC 850s BC - 840s BC - 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC
840s BC - Events and trends.
845 BC - Pherecles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron.
842 BC - Shalmaneser III devastates the territory of Damascus; Israel and the Phoenician cities send tribute.
841 BC - Death of Zhou Li Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of ...
Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC
Decades: 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC - 800s BC - 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC
800s BC - Events and trends.
804 BC - Hadad-nirari IV of Assyria conquers Damascus.
804 BC - Death of Pedubastis I, pharaoh
800s BC - Significant people.
Category: Years by decade
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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 ...
Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC
Decades: 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC - 740s BC - 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC
740s BC - Events and trends.
February 26 747 BC - Nabonassar becomes king of Assyria
747 BC - Meles becomes king of Lydia
745 BC - Crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III
743 BC - Duke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.
740 BC - Tiglath-P ...
Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC
Decades: 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC - 750s BC - 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC
750s BC - Events and trends.
756 BC - Founding of Cyzicus.
755 BC - Ashur-nirari V succeeds Ashur-Dan III as king of Assyria
755 BC - Aeschylus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by Alcmaeon.
753 BC - Alcmaeon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 2 years. He is re ...
Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC
Decades: 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC - 760s BC - 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC
760s BC - Events and trends.
June 15 763 BC - A solar eclipse at this date is used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history
760s BC - Significant people.
Category: 760s BC
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Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC
Decades: 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC - 780s BC - 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC
780s BC - Events and trends.
789 BC - Nineveh destroyed
780 BC - The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China.
783 BC - Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria
782 BC - Death of Zhou xuan wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
781 BC - Zhou you w ...
