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The 8th century BC started the first day of 800 BC and ended the last day of 701 BC. The 8th century BC was a period of great changes in civilizations. In Egypt, the 23rd and 24th dynasties led to rule from Nubia in the 25th Dynasty. The Neo-Assyrian Empire reaches the peak of its power, conquering the Kingdom of Israel as well as nearby countries.
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- Events
- 780s BC
- 770s BC
- 760s BC
- 750s BC
- 740s BC
- 730s BC
- 720s BC
- 710s BC
- 700s BC
- Date unknown
- Significant persons
- Inventions discoveries introductions
- Sovereign states
- References
Greece colonizes other regions of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Rome is founded in 753 BC, and the Etruscan civilization expands in Italy. The 8th century BC is conventionally taken as the beginning of Classical Antiquity, with the first Olympiad set at 776 BC, and the epics of Homer dated to between 750 and 650 BC.
Iron Age India enters the later Vedic period. Vedic ritual is annotated in many priestly schools in Brahmana commentaries, and the earliest Upanishads mark the beginning of Vedanta philosophy.
Events
780s BC
770s BC
760s BC
750s BC
740s BC
730s BC
720s BC
710s BC
700s BC
Date unknown
Significant persons
Although many human societies were literate at this time, some of the individuals mentioned below must be considered legendary rather than historical.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Sovereign states
See: List of sovereign states in the 8th century BC.