Events from 700 BC

Hezekiah's tunnel completed - 533-meter water tunnel under Jerusalem, Siloam inscription describes construction

Etruscan iron mining in Elba - advanced smelting technology, iron traded throughout Mediterranean

Hesiod's Works and Days - first wine-making manual, describes pruning, harvest timing, fermentation techniques

Roman law forbids women drinking wine - punishable by death, husbands can kill wives for wine drinking (ius osculi - right of kiss to detect)

Greeks cultivate apples - golden apples of Hesperides myth, grafting techniques developed for consistent varieties

Assyrian kings hunt aurochs - royal privilege to hunt wild bulls, depicted in palace reliefs as ultimate display of courage