710s BC
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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.
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