680s BC
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This article concerns the period689 BC – 680 BC.
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Events and trends
[edit]- 689 BC—KingSennacheribofAssyriasacksBabylon.[1]
- 688 BC—Icarius of Hyperesiawins thestadion raceat the 23rdOlympic Games.[2]
- 685 BC—Chalcedonbecame aGreekcolony.[3]
- 684 BC—Spring and Autumn period:Duke Zhuang,ruler of the Chinese state ofLu,defeatsDuke Huan of Qiin theBattle of Changshao.
- 684 BC—Cleoptolemus ofLaconiawins the stadion race at the 24th Olympic Games.[2]
- 684 BC—Taharqagives orders to build a temple toAmun-ReatKawa[4]
- 680 BC—EsarhaddonsucceedsSennacheribas king ofAssyria.[5]
- 680 BC—Thalpis of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 25th Olympic Games.[2]
Deaths
[edit]- 682 BC—Death ofZhou zhuang wang,King of theZhou dynastyofChina.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Haubold, Johannes (2013).Greece and Mesopotamia: Dialogues in Literature.Cambridge University Press. p. 171.ISBN9781107010765.
- ^abcEusebius of Caesarea,Chronicle[1].
- ^Minns, Ellis Hovell (2011).Scythians and Greeks: A Survey of Ancient History and Archaeology on the North Coast of the Euxine from the Danube to the Caucasus.Cambridge University Press. p. 439.ISBN9781108024877.
- ^Macadam, M. F. Laming (1955).The Temples of Kawa II. History and Archaeology of the Site.Oxford University Press. p. 61.
- ^"Esarhaddon - king of Assyria".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved14 April2018.
- ^Li, Xiaobing (2012).China at War: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia.ABC-CLIO. p. 548.ISBN9781598844160.