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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.
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