660s BC

Events and trends

 * — succeeds his father  as king of.
 * — starts to rule.
 * 668 BC —, son of , becomes King of.
 * 668 BC — revolts against.
 * 668 BC — Estimation:, capital of becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from  in.
 * — founded by  colonists under . (traditional date)
 * 667 BC — conquer the.
 * — First in  recorded history, between  and.
 * 664 BC — captures and sacks.
 * 664 BC — succeeds  as king of.
 * 664 BC — appoints his nephew  as his successor of.
 * — conquered.
 * , — Traditional founding date of  by.
 * — First known use of the script.
 * 660 BC — drives the ns out of.
 * 660 BC — Mythical founding of the.

Significant people

 * 668 BC — Death of, king of ; the beginning of 's reign
 * 664 BC — Death of, king of
 * 663 BC — Death of, king of
 * 660 BC — Reign of, first emperor of , begins.