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EVENTS AND TRENDS
669 BC
-
Assurbanipal
succeeds his father
Esarhaddon
as king of
Assyria
.
668 BC
-
Shamash-shum-ukin
, son of
Esarhaddon
, becomes King of
Babylon
.
668 BC
-
Egypt
revolts against
Assyria
.
, capital of
Assyria
becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from
Thebes
in
Egypt
.
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667 BC
-
Byzantium
founded by
Megaran
colonists under
Byzas
. (traditional date)
664 BC
- First naval battle in
Greek
recorded history, between
Corinth
and
Corcyra
.
664 BC
-
Assurbanipal
captures and sacks
Thebes, Egypt
.
664 BC
-
Psammetichus I
succeeds
Necho I
as king of
Lower Egypt
.
664 BC
-
Taharqa
appoints his nephew
Tantamani
as his successor of
Upper Egypt
.
660 BC
-
February 11
- Traditional founding date of
Japan
by
Emperor Jimmu
.
660 BC
- First known use of the
Demotic
script.
660 BC
-
Psammetichus I
drives the
Assyria
ns out of
Egypt
.
SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE
668 BC - Death of
Esarhaddon
, king of
Assyria
; the beginning of
Ashurbanipal
's reign
664 BC - Death of
Necho I
, king of
Egypt
663 BC - Death of
Taharqa
, king of
Egypt
