669 BC

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Name 669 BC The year 669 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 85 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 669 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Taharqa, king of Kush, invades and reconquers Egypt from the Assyrian Empire.

Esarhaddon dies in Harran while on his way to recover Egypt from the Kushites.

A transit of Venus occurs.

Esarhaddon, king of Assyria

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