800 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 800 BC DCCXCIX BC |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXIII dynasty, 81 |
| Ancient Greek era | 24 before 1st Olympiad |
| Assyrian calendar | 3951 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1392 |
| Berber calendar | 151 |
| Buddhist calendar | −255 |
| Burmese calendar | −1437 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4709–4710 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 1897 or 1837 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 1898 or 1838 |
| Coptic calendar | −1083 – −1082 |
| Discordian calendar | 367 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −807 – −806 |
| Hebrew calendar | 2961–2962 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −743 – −742 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2301–2302 |
| Holocene calendar | 9201 |
| Iranian calendar | 1421 BP – 1420 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1465 BH – 1464 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1534 |
| Minguo calendar | 2711 before ROC 民前2711年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2267 |
| Thai solar calendar | −257 – −256 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) −673 or −1054 or −1826 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) −672 or −1053 or −1825 |
Events
- End of the reign of Polydectes, king of Sparta from 830 BC.
- Beginning of the reign of Eunomus, king of Sparta until 780 BC.
- Emergence of the first communities settled in the Chincha Valley (Peru), pertaining to Paracas culture in the south coast of Peru.
- End of Period IVB, Hasanlu is completely destroyed by a fire.[1]
- The Greek Colonization of the Mediterranean & Black Sea.[2]
- Archaic period of Greece ( - 500 BCE).[2]
- Homer of Greece writes his Iliad and Odyssey. ( - 700 BCE)[2]
- Assyrian army makes a use of the new technology by which iron can be hardened into steel suitable for weapons.[3]
- Earliest surviving sundial is in use in Egypt.[3]
- Beginning of Iron Age in Britain (until 43 AD).[4]
Deaths
- Xiong Xun, monarch of the state of Chu during the Western Zhou Dynasty of ancient China.
- Hasanlu Lovers, pair of human remains found at Teppe Hasanlu, possibly a couple.[1]
References
- "The Hasanlu Lovers - Digital Collections - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "Greece Timeline". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "HistoryWorld - World History Timeline". www.historyworld.net. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "BBC - History : British History Timeline". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
Gallery
Greek colonisation in the Archaic period.
Western Zhou States Map.
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