660s BC
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Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC
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.
- 668 BC - Estimation: Nineveh, capital of Assyria becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Thebes in Egypt.[link]
- 667 BC - Byzantium founded by Megaran colonists under Byzas. (traditional date)
- 667 BC - Assyrians conquer the Egyptian Empire
- 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.
- February 11, 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
- 660 BC - First known use of the demotic script.
- 660 BC - Psammetichus I drives the Assyrians 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.
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