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883 B.C.E.
Assurnasirapli II, Assyrian
king, uses terror from barbaric punishment to control conquered
peoples.
875 B.C.E.
Sidonian Baal worship is introduced in
northern Israel by Jezebel, wife of king Ahab.
873 B.C.E.
Jehoshaphat is king of Judah.
c.870 B.C.E.
Elijah prophesies against worship
of Baal during reign of Ahab, the king of the ten northern tribes of Israel.
858 B.C.E.
Shalmaneser III is king of Assyria.
854 B.C.E.
Coalition including Ahab of Israel
and Ben Hadad of Syria, supported by Egypt and Jehoshaphat of Judah, fight
Shalmaneser III of Assyria.
850 B.C.E.
Elisha, successor of Elijah, begins
prophetic ministry to Israel. Baal worship introduced in Judah by daughter
of Jezebel, wife of King Jehoram of Judah.
841 B.C.E.
Jehu, spurred by Israel's prophets,
rebels against King Jehoram of the ten northern tribes, destroys Baal worshipers
and purges Israel of Baal worship. Jehu founds a new dynasty in Israel.
836 B.C.E.
Jehoida purges Judah of Baal worship.
814 B.C.E.
Phoenicians found the city of Carthage
near Utica in North Africa.
810 B.C.E.
Sammuramat (Semiramis) rules Assyria.
800 B.C.E.
The Iliad and The Odyssey
by Homer are composed at this time.
790
B.C.E. Uzziah is king of Judah.
776 B.C.E.
First dated Olympic Games in Greece
held.
770 B.C.E.
Eastern Chou dynasty rules in China.
753 B.C.E.
Traditional date Rome is founded
by Romulus and Remus.
c.750 B.C.E.
Writing prophets Jonah, Amos, Hosea,
Isaiah and Micah active in Judah, Israel and other surrounding countries.
745 B.C.E.
Tiglath-Pilser III is king of Assyria
and increases Assyrian power.
743 B.C.E.
Sparta begins the First Messenian
War.
732 B.C.E.
Damascusis conquered by Assyrian
armies.
728 B.C.E.
Hezekiah becomes king of Judah.
722 B.C.E.
Sargon II is king of Assyria. Kingdom
of Israel ends as Sargon II takes Samaria. Many Israelites are deported.
Cushite kings rule over Egypt.
710 B.C.E.
Assyrians destroy Chaldea.
705 B.C.E.
Sennacherib is king of Assyria.
701 B.C.E.
Judah revolts against Assyria and
is invaded and again forced to be a vassal state. Beseiged Jerusalem is
spared destruction when a divine plague annihilates 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.
Babylon is destroyed. Nineveh is made the capital of Assyria.
c.700 B.C.E.
Alphabetic writing is introduced
among the Greeks.
696 B.C.E.
Manasseh is king of Judah and encourages
worship of Canaanite gods and cults. Manasseh erects an idol in the Temple
in Jerusalem.
689 B.C.E.
Babylon is destroyed and flooded
by the Assyrians.
683 B.C.E.
Athens replaces hereditary kings
with "archons" who are chosen each year from the noble class.
682 B.C.E.
Judah surrenders to Assyria.
680 B.C.E.
Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, orders
rebuilding of Babylon.
669 B.C.E.
Esarhaddon conquers Egypt.
668 B.C.E.
Assurbanapal is king of Assyria.
He establishes a library in Nineveh with over 22,000 clay tablets.
663 B.C.E.
Assurbanapal sacks the city of Thebes
in Egypt.
650 B.C.E.
Sparta wages the Second Messenian
war.
c.650 B.C.E.
Raiding invasions of Scythians and
Cimmerians. Coins are introduced among Greeks.
648 B.C.E.
Babylon is conquered by the Assyrians.
639 B.C.E.
Josiah, king of Judah, brings religious
reforms to Judah and controls additional territories in Israel. The city
of Susa in Elamis conquered by the Assyrians.
632 B.C.E.
Cylon's conspiracy in Athens.
627 B.C.E.
The prophet Jeremiah begins several
decades of warning Judah of true faith in God or the terrible consequences
for the lack.
625 B.C.E.
Babylon is declared independent of
Assyria by Nabopolassar, ruler of Babylonia.
621 B.C.E.
Dracon introduces the first written
laws in Athens which were notably harsh, (Draconian).
612 B.C.E.
The Medes, Babylonians, and Scythians
destroy the Assyrian capital Nineveh.
610 B.C.E.
Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, and
Media attack the remnants of the Assyrian forces in Haran. The Assyrians
are defeated.
609 B.C.E.
Assyria seeks Egyptian military aid
in the war with Babylon. King Josiah of Judah tries to prevent Egyptian
forces from reaching the Assyrians. Josiah is killed and Judah is defeated
by Pharaoh Neco at Megiddo. Joint Assyrian-Egyptian forces are unsuccessful
in an assault on the Babylonians at Haran.
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