8th century BC

The 8th century BC started the first day of and ended the last day of.

Overview
The 8th century BC was a period of great changes in civilizations. In, the 23rd and 24th dynasties led to rule from in the 25 Dynasty. The reaches the peak of its power,  conquering the  as well as nearby countries.

other regions of the and. ] is in, and the  expands in. The 8th century BC is conventionally taken as the beginning of, with the first set at 776 BC, and the epics of  dated to the period. A is recorded in,.

enters the later. is annotated in many in  commentaries, and the earliest  mark the beginning of  philosophy.

Events and trends







 * Late 8th century BC — s, and, from the tomb of Queen  in  (modern , ) are made. They are now at , . Discovered in.
 * c. 8th century BC — ; Woman spinning, from (modern, ) is made. It is now at ,.
 * — becomes king of.
 * 797 BC —, , dies after a reign of 27 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * — succeeds his father  as king of.
 * — Founding of (Էրեբունի) by the orders of King  at the site of current-day.
 * 782 BC — Death of, King of the of.
 * — becomes King of the  of.
 * — The first historic is recorded in.
 * —, , dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * — retrospectively set as the first . The history is believed to reach as far back as the.
 * — End of the reign of king of.
 * — Death of, king of.
 * 773 BC — succeeds his brother  as king of.
 * — End of the Western in  as "western" barbarian tribes sack the capital .  is killed.   escapes and will reign as.
 * — Beginning of the Eastern in  as  becomes the first King of the Zhou to rule from the new capital of  (today ).
 * conquers and.
 * , — A  at this date is used to fix the.
 * — Founding of.
 * — succeeds  as king of.
 * 755 BC —, , dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by.
 * —, , dies after a reign of 2 years. He is replaced by , elected for a ten-year term.
 * , 753 BC- founded by  (according to ). Beginning of the  '' calendar.
 * , —  becomes king of.
 * — becomes king of.
 * — of  seized by, who takes the name.
 * — of the  state of  comes to power.
 * — conquers the city of  in  after two years of siege.
 * — Start of 's reign of.
 * — becomes king of.
 * — King of  invades, forcing it to pay tribute.
 * — in  founded as a  of  in . (traditional date)
 * — becomes the last.
 * — succeeds  as king of the.
 * 730 BC — succeeds his father  as king of the n kingdom of.
 * 730 BC — succeeds  as king of.
 * — invades, conquering , and receives the submission of the rulers of the . He founds the.
 * — makes itself independent of.
 * — The ns start a four-year siege of.
 * — The  footrace introduced at the Olympics.
 * — of 's history begins as King  of the  reigns in name only.
 * — is conquered by  king.
 * — End of the n siege of.
 * —, and  revolt against.
 * — of the  becomes ruler of.
 * — becomes the ruler of.
 * — n king conquers the  stronghold of.
 * 717 BC — founds a new  for  at.
 * — legend marks this as the date that  ended his rule.
 * — Start of the reign of King.
 * — reforms the.
 * — creates the office of.
 * — n immigrants found (, the modern )  in.
 * — succeeds his brother  as king of.
 * — moves the  of  to.
 * — King of, backed by , revolts against king  of .  sacks many  cities, but fails in his attempt to take.
 * — The start settling in  areas, slowly replacing the previous inhabitants.
 * 700 BC — End of the in  and rise of the.
 * 700 BC — The s, a sacred text of, are written around this time.
 * Mid-8th century BC — Model of temple, found in the Sanctuary of Hera,, is made. It is now at ,.
 * colonize and s.
 * influence in.

Significant persons

 * — dies.
 * 760s BC — dies.
 * 760s BC —, , dies.
 * 760s BC — and , , dies.
 * 760s BC —, legendary king of the , dies.
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 * , of the  (–)
 * , of the  (–)
 * , of the  (–)
 * , of the  (–)
 * , king of the ns (–)
 * , king of the ns (–)
 * , king of the ns (–)
 * (king of )
 * of the (reigned –)
 * , and conqueror of  (–)
 * (exact dates unknown, usually dated to the mid to late 8th century BC)
 * — (also known as ) succeeds his father  as king of the
 * , king of (–)
 * —, king of , dies.
 * 723 BC — succeeds  as king of.
 * — succeeds his father  as king of the.
 * — kills , ending the
 * 720 BC — Death of, king of the of
 * — dies, ending the.
 * — Birth of semi-legendary in
 * — Birth of semi-legendary in

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * record.
 * writing appeared in.