710s BC

Centuries: 9th century BC – 8th century BC – 7th century BC

Decades: 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC – 710s BC – 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC

Events and trends

• Judah, Tyre and Sidon revolt against Assyria
• 719 BC – Zhou Huan Wang of the Zhou Dynasty becomes ruler of China.
• 718 BC – Gyges becomes the ruler of Lydia.
• 717 BC – Assyrian king Sargon conquers the Hittites stronghold of Carchemish
• 717 BC – Sargon founds a new capital for Assyria at Dur-Sharrukin.
• 716 BC – Roman legend marks this as the date that Romulus ended his rule.
• 715 BC – Start of the reign of Roman King Numa Pompilius
• 713 BC – Numa Pompilius reforms the Roman calendar
• 712 BC – Numa Pompilius creates the office of Pontifex Maximus

Significant people

• 716 BC – Shabaka succeeds his father Piye as king of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt
• 715 BC – Osorkon IV dies, ending the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
• 715 BC – Shabaka kills Bakenrenef (Bocchoris), ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt
• 713 BC – Birth of semi-legendary Zamolxis in Dacia.