770s BC (2 events)
763 BC
ID: 2800
June 15, 763 BC
Solar eclipse - 'darkness at noon' mentioned by Amos, astronomically dated eclipse visible in Israel
ID: 2800
763 BC
ID: 4635
June 15, 763 BC
Solar eclipse at Nineveh - recorded in Assyrian eponym lists, used to date ancient Near Eastern chronology
ID: 4635
760s BC (4 events)
760 BC
ID: 2799
Great earthquake in Uzziah's reign - mentioned by Amos, archaeological evidence throughout Israel shows destruction layer
ID: 2799
760 BC
ID: 3683
Kashta unifies Upper Nubia - founds Kushite kingdom at Napata, beginning of 25th Dynasty power
ID: 3683
753 BC
ID: 5919
Palladium brought to Rome by Aeneas (tradition) - sacred statue hidden in Temple of Vesta, ensures Rome cannot be conquered while possessed
ID: 5919
753 BC
ID: 2641
April 21, 753 BC
Traditional founding of Rome - Romulus kills Remus, founds city on Palatine Hill, establishes Senate and basic institutions
ID: 2641
750s BC (3 events)
750 BC
ID: 4167
Apollo slays Python at Delphi - massive serpent guarding the oracle, Apollo establishes temple after victory (Greek histories)
ID: 4167
747 BC
ID: 3684
Piye conquers Egypt - Kushite king reunites Egypt, establishes 25th Dynasty 'Black Pharaohs'
ID: 3684
745 BC
ID: 3619
Tiglath-Pileser III seizes power - reforms army, begins systematic deportation policy
ID: 3619
740s BC (2 events)
738 BC
ID: 4636
Tiglath-Pileser III conquers Damascus and receives tribute from Menahem of Israel
ID: 4636
732 BC
ID: 2761
Tiglath-Pileser III invades Israel - deports population from Galilee and Transjordan (Assyrian records confirm)
ID: 2761
730s BC (2 events)
722 BC
ID: 2762
Fall of Samaria - three-year siege ends, Northern Kingdom destroyed, ten tribes exiled by Assyria (Assyrian annals confirm)
ID: 2762
721 BC
ID: 3685
First Kushite pyramid built - Piye buried at El Kurru, begins 1000-year pyramid tradition
ID: 3685
720s BC (2 events)
717 BC
ID: 4637
Sargon II builds new capital at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad) - never completed
ID: 4637
715 BC
ID: 2642
Numa Pompilius becomes second king - Sabine philosopher-king establishes religious institutions, Temple of Janus, priestly colleges
ID: 2642
710s BC (5 events)
705 BC
ID: 3620
Sennacherib becomes king - moves capital to Nineveh, builds 'Palace without Rival'
ID: 3620
705 BC
ID: 3686
Shabaka restores Egypt - repairs temples, copies ancient texts including Memphite Theology
ID: 3686
701 BC
ID: 2763
Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem - Hezekiah pays tribute but city not taken, army destroyed (Sennacherib's prism confirms tribute)
ID: 2763
701 BC
ID: 2801
Siloam Inscription carved - describes meeting of tunnel diggers from both ends, remarkable engineering feat
ID: 2801
701 BC
ID: 4638
Siege of Lachish - Sennacherib captures second most important city in Judah, commemorated in palace reliefs
ID: 4638
700s BC (6 events)
700 BC
ID: 2764
Hezekiah's tunnel completed - 533-meter water tunnel under Jerusalem, Siloam inscription describes construction
ID: 2764
700 BC
ID: 5340
Etruscan iron mining in Elba - advanced smelting technology, iron traded throughout Mediterranean
ID: 5340
700 BC
ID: 5413
Hesiod's Works and Days - first wine-making manual, describes pruning, harvest timing, fermentation techniques
ID: 5413
700 BC
ID: 5419
Roman law forbids women drinking wine - punishable by death, husbands can kill wives for wine drinking (ius osculi - right of kiss to detect)
ID: 5419
700 BC
ID: 5774
Greeks cultivate apples - golden apples of Hesperides myth, grafting techniques developed for consistent varieties
ID: 5774
700 BC
ID: 5892
Assyrian kings hunt aurochs - royal privilege to hunt wild bulls, depicted in palace reliefs as ultimate display of courage
ID: 5892